A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers. In 1967 chisholm flew down to bristol motor speedway and met with nascar cofounder bill france, sr. Sebring international raceway ist eine rennstrecke in sebring im us bundesstaat florida. Riverside international raceway opened in 1957 and heralded in the new era of permanent road racing circuits in the 1950s. A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers by pete lyons 20150317.
No prep kings and the 39th annual citrus nationals. Make a reservation for nascar racing experience at the daytona international raceway or book a nascar ride along. This new book explains why the indycar and nascar venue. Riverside international raceway sometimes known as rir or riverside raceway was a race track or road course in riverside, california. Riverside international raceway was a race track or road course in riverside, california. A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers uk buy riverside international raceway. Riverside international speedway, antigonish, nova scotia. The racetrack did recive changes to turn 9 in 1969 and was in use until 1989 when racing ceased at rir. Mail to tommy mullins, 1496 laughter rd, nesbit, ms 38651 or bring the money to.
Riverside international raceway rir disclaimer this is a work in progress. Riverside international raceway stock car racing wiki fandom. Its your turn to get behind the wheel of our fleet of exotic cars portland international raceway. In 2010, it is a tribute to dan gurney and the team of capable people he assembled to engineer, manufacture and win races with this terrific machine. Feb 02, 2016 riverside international raceway was a road course that was first opened in 1957 in riverside, california. The history of riverside international raceway riverside international raceway 1957 to 1988 born from grand prix style racing that started in 1953 at the nearby march air force base. Between the years of 19571988 it hosted many great racing series such as canam, imsa, nascar, scca, indycar, and even formula 1. Riverside raceway riverside international automotive museum. Now on display at the riverside international automotive museum the 1972 olsonite gurney eagle indy car. The first nascar sprint cup race was held at riverside in 1958 and was won by driver eddie gray. Riverside international raceway in southern california opened in 1957 and quickly established itself as a difficult course to navigate. Riverside raceway international automotive museumclosed note. Palm beach international raceway pbir and clean eatz, a healthy lifestyle restaurant, have teamed up to thank healthcare workers and first responders by providing a free grab n go meal and either fruit infused water or splenda sweetened fruit beverage on wednesday april 22 from 11 a. A few months ago someone emailed me an image of a 1960s poster.
Right from the back dust jacket of the book we are told that even diehard riverside raceway fans will admit the environment was usually too hot, sometimes too cold, extremely dry or depressingly wet, often. A look at riverside international raceway beyond the. Grand prix riverside international raceway october 10 11, 1959. A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers by pete lyons 20150317 lyons, pete on.
In september, 2001, he took a stroll through this hallowed ground. The riverside international automotive museum, or riam, was a nonprofit corporation, located in riverside, california, dedicated to preserving the memory of californias rich motorsports heritage. The track was built to accommodate several different configurations, depending on the type of car and race length. Riverside international raceway site moreno valley. Riverside international raceway archives nascar talk. Palm beach international raceway pbir, south floridas premier destination for race fans, release an actionpacked schedule for 2020 highlighted by the return of discovery channels street outlaws. The riverside international raceway or rir was one of the most iconic racetracks of the 20th century and proved to be the blastoff point for some of the most influential people in automotive culture. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers, is a celebration of a time and place, an era in racing when records were set and the experience of getting behind the wheel was raw, visceral and exhilerating. The track was in operation from september 22, 1957, to july 2, 1989. Tracks riverside international raceway racedepartment. You are in control as you drive a nascar race car on the speedway of your choice. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. The facility, a favourite with fans from all over canada, will see events over four weekends from earlyjune through lateaugust. Racing classics contains videos and books related to riverside raceway. Riverside international raceway stock car racing wiki. Riverside international raceway documents the history of a track now gone it is now a subdivision in beautiful pictures and words. Please use the support section if there are any issues that you find. James river, ns management for riverside international speedway are pleased to announce event dates for the 2020 race season.
See more ideas about riverside raceway, vintage racing and race cars. Media in category riverside international raceway the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Primary museum exhibits included memorabilia and artifacts from the riverside international raceway, the ontario motor speedway, and local racing champion dan gurney. Riverside international raceway sometimes known as rir or riverside.
Riverside international raceway book and contest riverside international raceway was an important part of the landscape for those who loved speed in southern california, and author pete lyons takes a look back at the track, the drivers, and the legends born at this road course in the desert. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969. Riverside is one of few former formula one tracks to have been demolished. Riverside international raceway stock pictures, royalty. In 1972, this was the fastest indy car money could buy. Riverside international raceway documents the history of a track now gone it is now a subdivision. Riverside international raceway riverside, california.
Richmond international raceway, ism raceway, talladega superspeedway. Riverside international raceway archives nascar talk nbc. Stickers are cut to shape, the white square that you see is backing paper. Portland international raceway racetrack driving experience. Long regarded as the most demanding road course track on the major racing circuits, the legendary track saw its share of race icons challenge its 9turn, 3. See more ideas about riverside raceway, racing and shelby daytona. Aug 28, 2016 riverside international raceway was a race track or road course in riverside, california. A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers lyons, pete on. Covers riverside international raceway canam championship. Signed by phil hill, lloyd ruby, chas parsons, ak miller on the front cover and a full page firestone ad that chuck daigh signed. Nascar racing experience daytona international speedway. A driver died during the first weekend after the opening and several more drivers perished while the track was in operation from 1957 to 1989 1969 to 1989 version of riverside international raceway rir, the 1957 to 1968 version is shown below. Apr 12, 2020 stp debuted on pettys car for the 1972 season opener at riverside international raceway.
Dave macdonald driving his corvette special at riverside 1962. Doug magnon passed away in 2015 and all of the museums cars will be sold off later this year and the museum will be closed. Click on any car to view this collection as a slideshow. The 1965 shelby gt350 rmodel mustang was a ripsnortin, firebreathing racing machine.
Stp debuted on pettys car for the 1972 season opener at riverside international raceway. The key is for size comparison only and is not included. Riverside international raceway the book pete lyons new book on riverside raceway is a photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers. What bill saw and photographed in 2001 no longer exists. Today, nothing is left of rir and the property is now home to the moreno valley mall at towngate, a fritz duda property. The riverside international raceway rir operated from september 22, 1957 to july 2, 1989.
Riverside international speedway nascar home tracks. V,267 con centinaia di illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo ed alcune a colori. Riverside international automotive museum wikipedia. Riverside international raceway was a motorsports race track and road course established in the edgemont area of riverside county, california, just east of the.
From september of 1957 to 1989, the former site of the riverside international raceway rir hosted everything from nascar to the 1960 united states grand prix. The season starts june 6 with the first of three championship points races for the. The track was in operation from september 22, 1957. For most of its life, the rir was located in an unincorporated area of riverside county, california, just outside the city limits of riverside, and about ten miles 16 km from the current location of the museum. Riverside international speedway started out as a dream antigonish businessman john chisholm, who was an avid racing fan and was determined to advance his favourite sport in his home province. Author pete lyons spent the epoch of his childhood days at this revered racetrack, which would become the subject of this book. A look at riverside international raceway beyond the flag. A photographic tour of the historic track, its legendary races, and unforgettable drivers usa. A singular, riverside international raceway sticker. Racing to riverside tells the tale of one of those iconic american sports cars, 5r103 and of its driver, walt hane, who strove to reach the pinnacle.
Explore the riverside international raceway, llc business page in riverside, ca. He couldnt remember where he found it, and i seem to have lost it. Riverside international raceway book and contest hotrod hotline. Riverside international raceway sometimes known as riv, rir, or riverside raceway was a race track or road course in riverside, california. Five early auto racing drivers autographs from 1959. V,267 con centinaia di illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo ed alcune a. Riverside raceway international automotive museumclosed. Riverside international speedway antigonish nova scotia. Be here to see the ntt indycar series drivers prepare their cars for the return of the series for the first time in 11 years. Riverside international raceway the book redlands, ca patch. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Riverside today circa 2001 in 2001, website visitor bill wilkman lived near the site of riverside raceway. Forget everything you thought you knew about stardust international raceway.
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