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A Gentleman's Club: The Growth and Transition of American Sports Car Racing

When the Sports Car Club of America was founded in the 1940’s, it was quite a different club than it is today. Early members came from the social elite. They were all men and they viewed themse… more →

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Ray Heppenstall

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: Born in Pittsburg, PA in 1931, Ray Heppenstall is the great-grandson of the founder of Heppenstall S … more →

Indy Car/Champ Car...from the beginning — 2 comments

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: From Pete Hylton Author “Ghost Tracks” and “The Gentlemen’s Club” SCC … more →

Tags: Pete Hylton, Racing History, vintage racing, AAA racing history, IRL, Indy Car, cart, Champ Car

Teague and the Hudson Hornet

legacydevelopment wrote 6 months ago: February 11 was a big day for the car and the driver. Marshall Teague, who would go on to race in … more →

Tags: AAA racing history, Dayton Speedway, Ghost Tracks, Hudson Hornet, Marshall Teague, nascar history, Pete Hylton, USAC racing, vintage racing

Chaparrals in the Petroleum Museum

legacydevelopment wrote 6 months ago: I visited the The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum  this month. Well, it was a virtual visit, actuall … more →

Tags: chaparrals, Chapparal, Jim Hall, Motorsports, Sports Cars, vintage race cars, vintage racing

Confessions of a Racing Rookie

legacydevelopment wrote 6 months ago: Marsha Newsom racingeditor@legacyinkpublishing.com Last year about this time,we started this little … more →

Tags: Ghost Tracks, Motorsports, Pete Hylton, Race Tracks, Sports Cars, vintage race cars, vintage racing

Ghost Track at ....the Watercress Capital of the World?

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: Pete Hylton In an attempt to escape the cold and snow of an Indiana winter, I took a trip to Alabama … more →

Tags: Ghost Tracks, Heart of Dixie race, Howmet TX turbine, Huntsville National Race Track, Motorsports, Race Tracks, Racing History, vintage racing

The history of the Howmet TX turbine car of 1968, still the world's only turbine powered race winner

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: The American Howmet TX turbine was pieced together by a group of SCCA drivers led Ray Heppenstall … more →

Tags: Ghost Tracks, Heart of Dixie race, Howmet TX turbine, Huntsville National Race Track, Pete Hylton, Race Tracks, Racing History, Ray Heppenstall

A Gentleman's Club: The Growth and Transition of American Sports Car Racing

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: When the Sports Car Club of America was founded in the 1940’s, it was quite a different club … more →

Confessions of a Racing Rookie — 1 comment

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: Racingeditor@gmail.com Last month, the racing news was all about the of IRL/Champ Car merger.  In … more →

Indy Car/CHAMP Car...from the beginning

legacydevelopment wrote 4 months ago: Pete Hylton, Author The Gentlemen’s Club Marsha asked me a while back for a “simple … more →


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