https://velocetoday.com/the-birth-of-road-america-1955/ The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://velocetoday.com/the-birth-of-road-america-1955/comment-page-1/#comment-96827 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:44:11 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=172754#comment-96827 I see Birmingham occasionally. He is an encyclopedia of local sports car history. He once told me that he and his new wife celebrated there honeymoon at Nassau speed week.

]]> https://velocetoday.com/the-birth-of-road-america-1955/comment-page-1/#comment-96826 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:57:39 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=172754#comment-96826 Wonderful picture of Stan “Wacky” Arnolt (“the man who saved Bertone”) sitting proudly in his new Scaglione-designed endeavour, complete with “Wacky” on his driver’s suit.

]]> https://velocetoday.com/the-birth-of-road-america-1955/comment-page-1/#comment-96825 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:57:18 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=172754#comment-96825 It must have been quite the risk of coincidence being the tragedy of Le Man’s that year when 88 perished. Non racing public condemned racing of all kinds. Yet, the spirit of racers of all genres realize the perpetual cloud of danger looming over the sport that is unlike all others. The racing goes on with all due respect to the fallen.

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