Roger Penske commissioned Geoff Ferris to create a new car for the 1981 season, the Penske 9-B. It was a modification of the Penske PC-9 racer which effectively utilized ground effects. Ground effects increase the downforce on the car which helps to hold the car to the track.
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Between January 1 and June 30, 1955, auto racing killed ninety-one and injured over 100. The American Automobile Association, the sanctioning body for championship series, sprint car racing and midget racing, decided its mission of better automobile safety was inconsistent with auto racing. On August 3, 1955, AAA president Andrew ...
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, ...