Emerson Fittipaldi

The Jigger Award

January 6, 2024 by Leave a comment

Jigger Sirois is immortalized in Indianapolis 500 history as having bad luck during qualifying. So much so, there is an award named after him…the Jigger Award.

May 17, 1969, dawned with an overcast sky. It was Pole Day, the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500.  Soon it began ...

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Book Review: Rapid Response: my inside story as a motor racing life-saver by Dr. Stephen Olvey

January 5, 2024 by Leave a comment

On September 15, 2001, CART had scheduled a race at the Eurospeedway Lausitz. After the terrorist attack on the United States, questions abounded about whether to hold the race. A decision was made to hold the race which was re-named the German Memorial.

As the end of the race neared, ...

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