After surviving racing's most dangerous decade, Clay Regazzoni's #F1 career ended with a 150-mph brake failure at Long Beach that left him paralyzed.
But he didn't let that stop him.
#formula1 #clayregazzoni #motorsporthistory
Did you know that Sebring actually SAVED American road racing?
Back in the 1950s, racing on public roads was banned in the USA. Sebring was one of the few tracks built on private property!
#sebring #motorsport #motorsporthistory
March 10, 1991: Ayrton Senna won the U.S. Grand Prix in Phoenix, leading from pole in his McLaren and beating Alain Prost by 16.3 seconds. The race also marked the F1 debut of Mika Häkkinen and the Jordan team.
#F1 #AyrtonSenna #OnThisDay #MotorsportHistory
A mechanic ran onto a LIVE F1 track to restart a stalled car. 😳 1981 Belgian GP. Other cars flying past. This is the wildest thing in motorsport history.
#F1 #Formula1 #MotorsportHistory #BelgianGP #F1History
#OnThisDay in 1940, a legend was born. Happy birthday, Mario Andretti!
#indycar #f1 #motorsporthistory #marioandretti
If Charles Leclerc drops an album anything like Jacques Villeneuve's…
In 2007, #F1 champion Villeneuve released ‘Private Paradise,’ a bilingual acoustic rock album that instantly became one of motorsport's weirdest deep cuts.
#formula1 #jacquesvilleneuve #motorsporthistory #f1lore
Around this time in 1949, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was founded.
#nascar #nascarhistory #motorsporthistory
Back in the 1940s, a bunch of racers, hustlers, and dreamers packed into a Daytona Beach hotel to tame stock car racing's Wild West. What emerged was the sport we know as #NASCAR today.
#NASCARhistory #motorsporthistory #daytona
Still active — but not for long.
Midland Circuit Lelystad will close in the coming years. I filmed the track in operation and spoke with the circuit manager about what’s coming next.
Watch: buff.ly/tHNvpj1
#motorsporthistory #racecircuit #drifting
Did you know… even Enzo Ferrari's birthday is up for debate?
Believe it or not, the founder of the iconic Scuderia has THREE different birthdates listed in the record books!
#ferrari #enzoferrari #scuderiaferrari #motorsporthistory
This circuit is still active — but not for long.
New Circuits of the Past documentary tonight about Midland Circuit Lelystad, a Dutch oval that is scheduled to close in the coming years.
Full story goes live later today. Preview below.
buff.ly/dyjWwbX
#motorsporthistory #racecircuit #drifting
In 1929, Ray Keech stormed to victory at the #Indy500 driving for Maude A. Yagle, the race's first winning female owner! Keech took the lead late after Louis Meyer’s pit stop drama, securing his place in history just 16 days before his tragic passing. Legend. 🏆🏁 #MotorsportHistory #SportHistory
Picture this: You're snowed in, channel surfing, and suddenly, you witness the fight heard ‘round the world.
That's exactly what happened at the 1979 Daytona 500, the first #NASCAR race aired live flag-to-flag.
#nascarhistory #motorsporthistory
Sunday, February 4, 1979 🏁
Danny Ongais, Hurley Haywood, and Ted Field won the Daytona 24 Hours in a Porsche 935, averaging 109.409 mph over 684 laps. A legendary endurance racing victory!
#Daytona24 #MotorsportHistory #Porsche935 #RacingLegends #OnThisDay
Rajo Jack never set out to be a racing driver, but when he fell in love with driving thanks to a marketing ploy to sell aftermarket car parts, he found his path into the history books blocked by segregation.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing #blackhistorymonth
Cheryl Glass is a name that every motorsport fan should have known.
#motorsport #racing #motorsporthistory #blackhistorymonth
#OnThisDay in 1907, Parisian newspaper Le Matin announced that it would sponsor an event that would come to be known as the Peking-to-Paris race — an 8k-mile competition across uncharted territories of Asia & Europe that changed the car scene forever.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #pekingtoparis
The moment the con began…
In 1982, unknown driver L. W. Wright debuted on the #NASCAR scene and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and plenty of mystery behind him.
#nascarcupseries #motorsport #motorsporthistory #lwwright
Bernd Rosemeyer was the darling of Nazi Germany's motorsport scene — a favorite of Adolf Hitler, and the propaganda-perfect face of an Aryan future.
His death in the midst of a land-speed record run changed everything.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #autounion #berndrosemeyer
The Force India 2007 winter test livery was a beautiful in-between moment. White & burgundy, with gold accents. Short-lived and oddly absent in the annual testing liberty discussions, despite being one of the best.
#ForceIndia #F1Testing #Formula1 #F1 #MotorsportHistory
It's #Rolex24 week, and that means the racing season is BACK!
Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell.
#imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory
The driver has always been the key factor in the motorsport scene, but in the earliest days, every driver needed a passenger to serve as their riding mechanic — one of racing's most dangerous jobs.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #indy500
Discover motorsport’s lost worlds! 🏁
Motorsport’s Greatest Lost Circuits | Top 10 Countdown takes you through abandoned, forgotten & altered tracks from F1 legends to hidden gems. Rare footage, on-site exploration & full countdown.
▶️ Watch live: buff.ly/cw485iZ
#lostcircuits #motorsporthistory
The first man to win the #MonacoGP was a British driver named William Grover-Williams… but that might actually be the least interesting part of his bio.
That's because Grover-Williams was a SPY fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
In the mid-1920s, Mercedes-Benz was only just beginning its groundbreaking foray into the motorsport scene — and much of its success had to do with its impressive young driver, Rudi Caracciola.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #f1 #grandprix
Europe’s abandoned circuits come alive! 🏁 Discover forgotten F1 corners, lost kart tracks, and hidden motorsport legends from across Europe. Join the livestream now and explore these forgotten racing worlds: buff.ly/pf7ibKU
#abandonedcircuits #motorsporthistory #lostracetracks
Pedro Rodriguez made history #OnThisDay by becoming the first driver from Mexico to win a #Formula1 Grand Prix… but that victory also resulted in one of the most embarrassing #F1 moments of all time.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
Preserve racing history with Circuits of the Past! From Brooklands to lost corners of Spa, we uncover stories behind legendary and abandoned tracks. Support us on Patreon to keep rare footage alive: buff.ly/4va3jeh
#motorsporthistory #classiccircuits #circuitsofthepast
🏁 Premiere LIVE! 🏁
“Speed, Danger & Spectacle: The Evolution of F1 Circuits” is starting now!
Join me, Herman, in the live chat and explore 100+ years of motorsport history.
Watch here: youtu.be/UywztYuVHOk
#f1 #motorsporthistory #formula1
🚦 Premiere Alert! 🚦
“Speed, Danger and Spectacle: The Evolution of F1 Circuits”
📅 Fri, Dec 19 | 20:00 CET
Join me live in chat as we explore 100+ years of motorsport and 75 years of F1 — from Brooklands to Baku!
⏰ Set your reminder: buff.ly/W99enG5
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