http://motorsportsracinglegacies.wordpress.com The drivers, the cars, the races Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:10:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://motorsportsracinglegacies.wordpress.com/pete-hylton/indy-carchamp-carfrom-the-beginning/#comment-54 The Gentlemens Club · IRL/Champ Car…from the beginning Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:10:50 +0000 http://motorsportsracinglegacies.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-54 [...] Marsha asked me a while back for a “simple” explanation of the lineage that led to the two different sanctioning bodies that have been players in the Indy Car / Champ Car fiasco of the past few years.  The recent, and long hoped for, merger back into one series was the impetus for the conversation. The whole long and sorry tale has some interesting dovetails with the story I am writing right now for our upcoming book on the beginnings and transition of American Sports Car Racing, entitled “The Gentlemen’s Club.” Read more of Pete Hylton’s comments. [...] [...] Marsha asked me a while back for a “simple” explanation of the lineage that led to the two different sanctioning bodies that have been players in the Indy Car / Champ Car fiasco of the past few years.  The recent, and long hoped for, merger back into one series was the impetus for the conversation. The whole long and sorry tale has some interesting dovetails with the story I am writing right now for our upcoming book on the beginnings and transition of American Sports Car Racing, entitled “The Gentlemen’s Club.” Read more of Pete Hylton’s comments. [...]

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