“Racers, Save Your Hearing!” Said Indy 500 Rookie of the Year

“Racers, Save Your Hearing!” Said Indy 500 Rookie of the Year

The Stephen Cox Blog is presented by “Corvette Miracle: The 1970 24 Hours of Daytona” Larry Rice was one of the finest men in auto racing, but I never quite understood why he always wanted to drive my rental car. It was 1999 and Larry and I were co-hosting what then known as the Championship Off Road Racing series (CORR) on EPSN2 for racing announcer extraordinaire and motorsports entrepreneur Marty Reid. I was in awe of Larry. In addition to his twin USAC Silver Crown titles and USAC national midget championship, he had also won the co-Rookie of the Year Read More

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.
Why Won’t Anyone Examine My Helmet?

Why Won’t Anyone Examine My Helmet?

 

March 6, 2013
 
Have you ever had one of those enlightening moments when a truth really dawned on you? Call it an epiphany. Or maybe a revelation. Whatever it was, I just had one the other day.
SHORT TRACK: The Great Helmet Scam

SHORT TRACK: The Great Helmet Scam

July 1, 2012

The majority of auto racing sanctioning bodies mandate safety equipment for drivers. Like all regulations, these mandates have become increasingly burdensome over time.