Articles tagged with: Indy 500
Paul Newman: Behind Blue Eyes
For a world-famous multiple award-winning actor, Paul Newman kept a low profile at the race track. He was just ‘one of the team’.
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Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, dies aged 83
Jim Rathmann, the winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, has died at the age of 83.
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Greg Moore: Part 5, from the heart.
“In honour of their collective ‘bad’ days, Greg renamed his Hard Rock party “The Vancouver Losers Club.”
After many requests from our growing number of readers, some brilliant rewarding comments, responses and reactions, here is the …
“I’ll remember that day for the rest of my life” – How Dan Wheldon won the 2005 Indy 500
This story ran in the IndyCar Series magazine that the RACER group produced for IndyCar in 2005. I did these interviews a few days after Dan Wheldon’s first Indy 500 win, when the dust had …
Video: Clive Wheldon pays tribute to his son Dan, who was “born to be a racer”
Dan Wheldon’s Dad thanks the fans and pays tribute to his son, ” a gentleman on and off the track”.
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Dan Wheldon, 1978-2011, tributes flow
Dan Wheldon: 1978-2011
Social media burst into life on Sunday Oct 16 after the horrifying crash that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon.
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270 Photos: Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011
I’ve run out of superlatives to describe this event, each year the anticipation builds as the weekend draws closer and each year the festival surpasses all my expectations. This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed has …
Photo Gallery: Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011 – Day 1 and 2
Enjoy these pics from Thursday and Friday at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
This year’s overall theme is ‘Racing Revolutions – Quantum leaps that shaped motor sport’ and Goodwood is showcasing automotive icons that trumpeted …
1911 Indy 500 newsreel footage
When a race is 40 years older than the Formula 1 World Championship, the newsreels have to both show the race highlights and explain how an auto race works. “Cars remain in platoon …
Video: When Indycars went to England 1978
This year’s Centennial Indianapolis 500 has garnered a lot of ink already in the build-up to what is always one of the season’s biggest events. There is a lot history to be retold, but …
Video: Rear Engine vs Roadster – Change at the Indy 500
The mid sixties was a time of massive change at the Indy 500. Jack Brabham shocked the establishment when he debuted a rear engined car at the Speedway in 1961, and from then on nothing …
1971 Indy 500: Al Unser dodges multiple crashes including the pace car.
The Indianapolis 500 tends to be an action packed and grueling race. In 1971, however, it was something else.
It got off to a hot start when Roger Penske turned up with the new, and …
Rick Mears: “You have to have a healthy fear”
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears knows a thing or two about the skills of oval racing, and the psyche that racing drivers need to be at the top of their game.
Since he hung up …
Link: British Bullet at Indy – Brabham’s Cooper Climax shocks at Indy 500, 1961
I came across this great piece written by Kenneth Rudeen, which originally appeared in Sports Illustrated back in 1961. It’s the story of Jack Brabham and the impact he made by taking the first rear …
Happy Birthday Mario Andretti
Happy Birthday Mario Andretti!
As we all know, Mario is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, …
