I came across an interesting on-line magazine article by respected auto racing historian Karl Ludvigsen that describes the early racing history of Fiat in America. In light of the company's current relationship with Chrysler, America might be seeing a lot more of Fiat and premium brand Alfa-Romeo.
 

I reached a milestone in my archive of primary research on the 1905 James Gordon Bennett Cup auto race. What I can offer now is not only the world's largest archive of primary research on this event, but a synopsis to help you understand the value of each 1905 newspaper article in the collection. Check it out.

This is a very interesting video about last year's centennial celebration of the 1908 French Grand Prix. The race was an embarrassment to the French as a German Mercedes won with German Benz cars taking second and third. The race pre-dated the 1926 merger of Mercedes and Benz. The video is a mix of current day images and those from 1908 as a host of restored vintage cars appeared on the scene.

Harry Knight was called the "hero of Indianapolis" after his quick thinking to save the life of mechanic Charlie Anderson in the first Indianapolis 500. Sadly, he lost his life just two years later in a Columbus, Ohio dirt track race. Read about this interesting young man here.