KEEPING THE SPIRIT ALIVE SINCE 1999
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23-Sep-20 /historicracing.com
Dale Whittington died on this day in 2003, 18 years ago, he was 44. He would have been 62 this year.
The youngest of the three brothers, Dale avoided the drugs scandal and went on to race in ALMS often driving with his brother Don.
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Henry Banks 1913 - 1994
Banks was the first driver to pass a rookie test at Indianapolis in 1936 and won the 1941 ARDC Championship and the National Driving Championship in 1950.
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Hans Heinrich Steinemann 1939 - 2003
Rico Steinemann was a Porsche sports car driver and race team manager for the factory taking over from Huschke von Hanstein in 1969.
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John Miles 1943
John Miles was a very successful club racer who joined the Lotus works team. Promoted to the full F1 team in 1970 he quit after the death of Jochen Rindt.
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Jack Miller 1961
Known as the 'racing dentist' Dr. Jack Miller competed in the Indy Racing League and in the Indy 500 from 1997 until 2001.
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Don Dahle 1927
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W. W. Brown 1886 - 1958
W. W. Brown was a noted car owner and engine builder as well as a driver. Later he worked on the AAA technical committee and owned the W.W.Brown Machine Works on Grand Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri. -
Herb Ardinger 1910 - 1973
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Johnny Shackleford 1913 - 1948
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George Fonder 1917 - 1958
One of the top midget drivers in the 1940's and 50's, raced at Indy three times. Sadly came out of retirement in 1958 to race at the Hatfield Speedway and was killed in an accident. -
Bobby Grim 1924 - 1995
American racing driver who won four sprint car champions. Rookie of the Year at Indy in 1959 and the last person to qualify a front engined car for the race in 1966. -
Valdir Del Grego 1948 - 1987 -
Carlos Pardo 1975 - 2009
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29-Jun-20 /SALON PRIVÉ
From the globally renowned Concours d’Elégance to the presentation of the Club Trophy, this year’s Salon Privé is set to be another unforgettable celebration of the very best that the motoring world has to offer.
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MICHELIN STAR DINING COMES TO SALON PRIVÉ
Salon Privé raises the bar again, introducing Michelin star dining through celebrity chef and car enthusiast Phil Howard18-Jun-20/ Salon Privé
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1970
Porsche scored their first overall win at Le Mans when Hans Hermann and Richard Attwood took victory in their Porsche 917.
