This endeavor is as unusual and worthy as the book that inspired it. The book is entitled Racers at Rest, a history assembled by National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Buzz Rose, a well-traveled driver enshrined for his tireless effort to document the sport’s past. Racers at Rest documents the 1,500 drivers and riding […]
Barrett-Jackson has gone a long way as the No Reserve auction company, but that wasn’t the case in Palm Beach last weekend, where for the first time in seven years they accepted a reserve on certain consignments (those they valued at over $50,000). They’re not completely happy with the results, however, as the sale came […]
By the time 2011 is flipped off the calendar, the Marmon Wasp that won the first Indianapolis 500 will justly be one of its storied images. There’s the race centennial, and the U.S. Postal Service put the car’s image on a stamp. Then there’s this re-creation of the car, done in 1/8 scale, by race […]