1965 Film—The Hot Rod Story, Drag Racing
I was possibly in the crowd that day.
Chaparral Exhibit at the Petroleum Museum, Midland, Texas
In 2005 I had the opportunity to visit the Chaparral Exhibit at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas—hollowed ground for Chaparral enthusiasts.
Steve McQueen’s view—Porsche 917K
From the movie, LeMans. This is the same car driven by John Thomas that is featured in the sound files recorded by Mike Parris at Riverside International Raceway in 1980. The first audio file was posted before, but the second one, Four hot laps around Riverside, was recently acquired from driver John Thomas. Great in-car…
1965 Corvette Coupe Resto-Mod, Part One
I had a 1965 Corvette Coupe follow me home in March, 2010. A shiny red disaster.
MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe
Interesting how the esthetics of aerodynamics have changed.
Mike Parris with Otis Chandler’s Porsche 917s at Riverside
By lap four, Thomas was bringing it hard through the esses, down to first in turn six and on the throttle to the off-camber turn seven. He was laughing out of seven and kept both of us grinning from ear to ear, just hearing the big twelve rev.
Riverside International Raceway Photos from the ’80s
Can Am, Trans Am and NASCAR photos from the ’80s by Mike Parris.
Sounds of a Porsche 917K
Mike Parris had a several lap ride in a Porsche 917 at the Riverside International Raceway before it became a shopping mall.
Racing Movies from the ’60s and ’70s
Over an hour of racing excitement if you can tolerate old 8mm home movies
Corvair Monza GT brochure
The Monza GT tipped me over the edge.