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and your sponsorship does far more than just keep the lights on.
It funds research and the cataloguing and preservation of important
records. Please consider supporting the Center by becoming part
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Karl Ludvigsen is behind the wheel of Gus Andrey's T61 Maserati
for a Sports Car Illustrated track test in the April 1961 issue.
at Research Center April 13
Renowned automotive industry insider and
author/historian Karl Ludvigsen will speak about "A Lifetime
on Wheels" at the Center on Saturday, April 13.
The talk, an illustrated presentation based on
his experiences in the world of cars and racing over the
years, is free and open to all. It is part of our Center
Conversations series.
For complete details, see the story on our
website by clicking here.
To learn a bit more about our honored guest,
read Pete Vack's story appearing at VeloceToday.com on
May 13, 2008.
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Add a Center Visit to Your
WGI Opening Weekend Plans
Watkins Glen International is hosting its
annual Opening Weekend festivities on April 20-21, and the
Center has special plans for the weekend, too.
Fans are invited to drive their personal
vehicle on the famed WGI road course for $25, with proceeds
benefiting The Food Bank of the Southern Tier during Opening
Weekend.
Tickets for Opening Weekend are available at
the WGI gate on Saturday and Sunday only. Gates open at 9:30 a.m.,
with the first laps starting at 10 a.m.
The Center will be open for extended hours of
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
We'll be showing short racing films for our
monthly "Movie Memories" feature and serving coffee and
doughnuts throughout both days.
Come visit us.
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The Center is organizing an outing to The Simeone
Automotive Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 27.
"Racing Solutions for 1954" is the
theme of this "Demonstration Day." The featured cars
will be a 1952 Cunningham C4R, a 1955 Mercedes Benz Gullwing,
a 1953 C-Type Jaguar and a 1954 Ferrari 375MM. After the
demonstration runs, we'll have lots of time to tour this
magnificent museum, voted 2011 "Museum of the Year."
Center Historian Bill Green will give a talk
en route about the cars we will be viewing.
Our tour bus will leave from Horseheads, NY,
at 6:30 a.m. An additional pick-up stop in Binghamton, NY, will be
planned if needed.
The price for Sponsorship Team supporters as
of June 15 will be $75. For those who aren't Sponsorship Team
members, the price will be $110. The prices include admission to
the museum.
Full payment is due at the time of making
a reservation. The deadline for reservations is June 15.
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Center volunteer J.T. Coupal
organizes photos from the National Speed Sport News archives.
Research Center Volunteers Busy, Happy Helpers
"How much do I have to pay to work
here?"
It's a question from visitors we have heard
more than once. Race fans, especially those with a passion for the
history of the sport, envy our day-to-day immersion in
the books, the photos, the films, the artwork and the everything
else spanning decades and decades of racing around the world.
One way to get your fix and do a good deed at
the same time: volunteer.
We have a long list of tasks that volunteers
can lend a hand with, ranging from helping with mailings to
organizing collections to staffing our outreach tables at Watkins
Glen International.
Our youngest volunteer is J.T. Coupal of
Bloomfield, NY. He's a racer himself - go-karts - and has an eye
for stunning cars. J.T. is also a writer, and
he wrote about a visit to the Center on his blog, Skeeter
Carz. Read it by clicking here.
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~ A friend of the Center shared this link to BBC
News In Pictures, which noted the start of the 2013 Formula
One season by digging into some photo archives.
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~ Toyota Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen
International, April 19, sponsored in part by the Racing
Research Center. Individuals, colleges and universities, car
clubs and manufacturers are invited to participate. For all the
details, visit the Green Grand Prix website at www.greengrandprix.com.
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