Five Things You Won’t Expect When Your Race Car Catches Fire

Five Things You Won’t Expect When Your Race Car Catches Fire

Stephen Cox Blog Presented by McGunegill Engine Performance It was exactly one year ago that my race car caught fire at Circuit of the Americas during an endurance event. You can read more about it here. Suffice to say that as fires go, this one was bad. Perhaps the following thoughts from that experience will be helpful to my fellow racers. 1. You won’t be able to see a thing, and it’s worse than you think. If you’re racing in daylight, your eyes will adjust to the ambient outdoor light as you drive. When you glance down inside the cockpit, you Read More

Cox Returns to Racing This Weekend

Cox Returns to Racing This Weekend

May 30, 2016
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Racing driver and Mecum Auction co-host Stephen Cox will return to auto racing on June 4th after being sidelined for three months with burns suffered in a racing incident. Cox's comeback takes place when the Super Cup touring stock car series comes calling at Ohio's Midvale Speedway for the Frontier Tool & Equipment 75 Presented by Performance Fiberglass.
TRAPPED IN A BURNING RACE CAR, PART 2: New Video of the Fire

TRAPPED IN A BURNING RACE CAR, PART 2: New Video of the Fire

March 7, 2016
 
 
The fire that ended my race at Circuit of the Americas last month and sent me to the intensive care unit of the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio (details here) also destroyed our on-board cameras. We were convinced that no video of the event existed, but last week's article drew over 50,000 readers and several previously unknown videos surfaced quite by surprise.
Six Questions About the US Formula One Grand Prix

Six Questions About the US Formula One Grand Prix

November 3, 2014
 

  1. When is the last time we saw a race with only one meaningful pass for the lead that was this enjoyable? Watching eventual winner Lewis Hamilton stalk Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for the lead was a sight to behold and well worth the price of admission. Everyone knew it was going to be a Mercedes race, but few expected such a classic dogfight between their drivers.

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