There’s an old racing adage that asks, “How fast do you want to go?” The answer begs another question, “How much money do you have?” SPEED SPORT Insider recently profiled IMSA racer Ben Keating, a well-heeled Texas car dealer who is just one of many “Am” (amateur) drivers participating in…
Tommy Kendall’s racing career was one for the ages. Most people don’t realize how amazingly short and remarkable it was, as the California native raced full time for only 12 years. “We hit it hard and fast,” said Kendall, who has picked up a few one-off rides here and there…
Sports car racing is home turf for those who prefer a sport more vigorous than golf, and gentlemen racers have been around longer than one may think. It began when British aristocrats started showing up at race tracks during the 1930s. These Brits paved the way for drivers such as…
Andretti, Unser, Elliott and Snow. The first three names are legendary, but Snow? That name may be a mystery to some, but they all have the same thing in common — a passion for racing that’s all in the family.
IMSA President John Doonan recently called the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship “an appetizer” for 2023, but that’s not to say they’re cooking up a bland bill of fare in the coming year that kicks off with the Jan. 29-30 Rolex 24 At Daytona. One cannot close the book on…
Robby Foley didn’t get the cryptic one-word advice (“plastic”) Dustin Hoffman did in the epic movie “The Graduate.” If he did, it might just be “racing.” Foley is still in college and is also learning graduate-level racing lessons from Will Turner and Bill Auberlen. It might not have happened were…
