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Lost Tracks and Found Stories: Unearthing the Forgotten Glory of Bay Area Midget Racing
This episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports series, covers Jonathan Summers' exploration of midget and big car racing in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1945 to 1951. The research was sparked by a magazine archive gifted to the Society of Automotive Historians. Summers discusses how this grassroots racing scene, which featured prominent racers like Curtis and Vukovich, rapidly rose in popularity post-WWII but vanished within a decade. The archive provides a detailed glimpse into the racing history, highlighting races, personalities, technological advancements, and the…
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