In October, 1972, dirt-track stock car racing came to the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse for a year-end championship event, and this October, the 44th annual “Super Dirt Week” will take place there. For the last time. That is, for the last time at the New...
On September 19, 1970, 45 years ago, the Ford Pinto made its debut. The second round in Ford’s compact car volley, following the Falcon of 1960 and ahead of the Escort in 1981, the Pinto was a drab but very successful product, with more than three million sold over...
Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr., better known to racing fans as Buddy Baker, died this week at age 74, taken down by lung cancer. Baker was one of NASCAR’s early superstars, scoring dramatic victories on NASCAR fastest tracks, including the 1980 Daytona 500. His average speed...
Not long ago, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced a plan to spin off Ferrari, and part of that plan was to sell ten percent of the iconic automaker via a stock sale. This week, that phase drew closer with FCA having filed for an initial public offering on the New...
The world of Formula One racing has been rocked by it’s first in-race driver death since the passing if Ayron Senna in 1994. Jules Bianchi, who crashed during last year’s Japanese Grand Prix, has died from his injuries nearly nine months later. Bianchi was far from a...
