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Category Archives: Racing

Steve McQueen’s view—Porsche 917K

From the movie, LeMans. This is the same car driven by John Thomas that is featured in the sound files recorded by Mike Parris at Riverside International Raceway in 1980. The first audio file was posted before, but the second one, Four hot laps around Riverside, was recently acquired from driver John Thomas. Great in-car…

August 11, 20102 CommentsAudio, Porsche 917, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith

Jim Ray’s 1965 Corvette 396 4-speed Coupe

Nothing turns heads like that anymore. Nothing.

April 1, 20102 CommentsCorvette, Racing, StoriesBy Gary Smith

Mike Parris with Otis Chandler’s Porsche 917s at Riverside

By lap four, Thomas was bringing it hard through the esses, down to first in turn six and on the throttle to the off-camber turn seven. He was laughing out of seven and kept both of us grinning from ear to ear, just hearing the big twelve rev.

September 29, 200914 CommentsPhotography, Porsche 917, RacingBy Gary Smith

Riverside International Raceway Photos from the ’80s

Can Am, Trans Am and NASCAR photos from the ’80s by Mike Parris.

September 13, 2009Leave a commentPhotography, RacingBy Gary Smith

Buick Camel GT, Buick PPG Staff Car, Olds Calais Kelly Challenge Car

For you performance Buick enthusiasts, sketches and photos of the Buick Camel GT car.

August 14, 20092 CommentsBuick, Buick Promotional Vehicles, RacingBy Gary Smith

Corvette Racing History Videos

Great Corvette Videos.

August 7, 2009Leave a commentCorvette, Racing, VideosBy Gary Smith

Racing Movies from the ’60s and ’70s

Over an hour of racing excitement if you can tolerate old 8mm home movies

April 27, 20093 CommentsRacing, VideosBy Gary Smith

1977 Michigan 500—Junior and Cale

An unforgetable day.

April 5, 20091 CommentRacingBy Gary Smith

Pete Klain’s SCCA Trans Am Group I Corvette

Stories from the pits.

April 3, 20094 CommentsCorvette, RacingBy Gary Smith
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