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310 Motoring was an automotive customization garage based in Los Angeles, California, founded by Marc Laidler in 1999. The name is based on area code 310, for its original location in L.A. The company grew and now has shops across the United States, including 45 in California. Since its beginnings the company has reached wide recognition as the ...
After the construction of a 5 ⁄ 8-mile dirt oval near Lincoln Park had been announced in early December 1923, [5] the new Ascot speedway, which was built by promoter George R. Bentel and his publicist Bill Pickens, [3] opened on January 20, 1924, when 35,000 spectators attended the inaugural event, which featured both auto and motorcycle racing.
[1] [2] [34] [11] American firm Hinchman had manufactured specialized racing suits since the mid-1920s, worn by drivers Babe Stapp and Pete DePaolo. [30] [35] In the 1950s, NASCAR Grand National (NASCAR Cup Series) driver Tim Flock began wearing a specialized racing suit, which became popular in the 1960s. At this time, the suits were designed ...
NASCAR teams have done what once seemed impossible, building a track inside L.A.'s Coliseum. This is how they did it and how drivers feel about it.
In the paperwork filed at the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District, it shows that Irwindale Speedway LLC owed creditors $331,773.11. The largest amount is $150,000 owed on a personal-injury claim. Irwindale Speedway LLC owed Nu-Way Industries Inc., the company that owns the property where the track and offices are built, $55,000 in ...
The current IndyCar sanctioning body ran a 400-mile race from 2002 to 2005 and a 500-mile race from 2012 to 2015, which was usually the season finale. Its last IndyCar race was the 2015 MAVTV 500 . In 2023, the track was closed for reconstruction as part of the Next Gen California project and demolition started in October 2023.
Among them were Peter Brook of Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company, and Gordon Davidson, founding artistic director of L.A.'s Center Theatre Group, who commissioned "Zoot Suit" believing that it ...
Simpson demonstrated the suit's effectiveness in 1987, when he was set on fire while wearing a suit. [4] To this day, drivers in the NHRA refer to their fire suits as the "Simpson Suit," primarily due to the fact that Simpson Performance Products is synonymous with the fire suit, and also, even to this day, the Simpson name still appears on ...