Economaki’s legacy, to the highest bidder

Trust us, we’d be happier if we didn’t have to report this. Most everyone involved in the world of motorsports already knows that National Speed Sport News, the weekly newspaper founded by Chris Economaki in 1934, has ceased publication. The fruits of Chris’s storied life as a founder of American racing journalism are going under […]

Mystery Special, Palm Springs, March 1955

Erich Schultz is looking for a bit of help identifying a mystery racer spotted in a video of the March 1955 Palm Springs races that The Chicane posted last year. (Worth checking out – ever seen an Alfa Romeo B.A.T. in action?) The car, 192c, first appears at about the 4:36 mark, taking a corner […]

The Porsche Museum’s Competitive Road Show

The Porsche Museum is not one of those stuffy museums where people can look at pretty, if lifeless, automobiles that, in their immobility, are shells of their former selves. Indeed, and as you might expect from an automaker like Porsche, these beautifully restored cars are often called back into duty in the name of historic […]