Roger Maynor – Bay Shore, New York This icon of Figure 8 racing from the east will be making his third appearance in the annual Three Hour Endurance Race® at the Speedrome. His experienced team has built a unique machine designed with this event in mind. Maynor is the all-time crossover main event win’s [...]
What’s In A Name? Throughout the history of auto racing, whether it be NASCAR, IRL, NHRA, C.A.R.T., or F-1, there have been individuals that solidified their name, in their respective sport, as being great. They won races, championships, or had some type of significant impact in their era or genre of motor-sports. [...]
Why The Fuel Cell? Back in 1981-83 the top American auto-makers in Detroit, Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge decided to begin phasing out the huge, long and heavy cars of the 60′s and 70′s and replace them with a much smaller, compact mid-size vehicle, NASCAR had to follow suit. After all, they ran “stock-cars”, they should [...]
When Winning Is All That Matters; Since 1985, fans of NASCAR’S Sprint Cup Series have been treated to a double dose of excitement at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, also referred to as Lowe’s Motor Speedway, in Concord North Carolina. For an amazing two weeks in a row, Sprint Cup’s finest drivers battle it out on [...]
Left And Right Road Trips Twice a year the boys of NASCAR take themselves a little road trip of sorts. After turning left every lap of every race for so many consecutive weeks, some drivers look forward to the change of pace and scenery offered by NASCAR’S two road course events. Those drivers are usually [...]
Long Before They Flew In Jets; Everyone is familiar with NASCAR Racing on the weekends. Every weekend, thousands of fans pour into the huge events while media networks and reporters from all around the country pack the garage area, pit road and the lot where drivers park their multi million dollar moterhomes, in hopes of [...]
What Is Sandblasting? Sandblasting is a technique used in the process of cleaning layers of paint and/or rust from surfaces using compressed air to blast minerals such as silica sand over the object at an extreme velocity. The technique has been around since a man named Benjamin Chew Tilghman, patented the first device on October [...]
William France Sr. commonly referred to as Bill France, was born in Washington DC where he lived up until his late teens. France was a Mechanic. He moved to Daytona in 1935 when the Great Depression began to bite. Back then, Daytona was famed for speedy cars. A group of drivers used to gather at [...]
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