March 31, 2014
Sopwith Motorsports will significantly increase its on-track activity for 2014 with 19 races spread over 10 weekends, compared to 11 races in 2013. The team's schedule includes 6 road course races and 13 oval events spanning Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Illinois.
March 24, 2014
The Stephen Cox Blog is Presented by McGunegill Engine Performance
Get your hot rod out of your garage and enjoy it with a clear conscience. No matter what anyone tells you, driving your classic muscle car does not cost any more today than it did in 1969.
March 10, 2014
The Stephen Cox Blog is presented by McGunegill Engine Performance
Stephen Cox's new book, "Against All Odds" tells the incredible story of a small race team so destitute that it had to drive its own L88 Corvette nearly 2,000 miles to compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona. Below is an excerpt from the first chapter. The entire book is free and available here.
The hands on both stopwatches were still in place after the final practice laps at Daytona International Speedway. Unexpectedly low temperatures had turned their stainless steel casings ice cold, but Jeri Gottlob had no gloves. She wouldn't have worn them anyway over her freshly painted red fingernails.
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March 10, 2014
The Stephen Cox Blog is presented by McGunegill Engine Performance
After the release of my column last week asking whether Indycar was still a viable career goal for American racing drivers, I received a very interesting quote from a member of a site called TrackForum.com (which, upon inspection, turned out to be a great site with some excellent commentary and debate).
March 3, 2014
The Stephen Cox Blog is Presented by McGunegill Engine Performance
“It's all about money nowadays. I don't think it matters about how much talent you've got. It seems like if you've got more money, you get the shot. People like Oriol Servia, he's out of a ride and a talented guy. You've got Alex Tagliani... me... people who could do it. It's really difficult to get funding.”
- Katherine Legge, 2-time Indy 500 starter, to Autoweek magazine