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Now, McLaren has become a force in sports car racing with its GT3 (650S) and GT4 (570S) models.

Not exact matches

A lifelong adrenaline junkie, the Ottawa - born software pioneer fell in love with the fastest and most dangerous sports there are: professional race car and motorcycle driving.

But what really makes Busch so formidable on flat tracks such as New Hampshire (those with little or no banking in the corners) is that he can control a loose race car (meaning the rear end slides up the track through the corners) as expertly as anyone in the sport.

«I think with the competition — the race cars are very cool - there's diversity in the sport with the drivers from 14 different countries, nine different winners this year...,» Frye said.

Tagliani has been competing in Grand - Am since his departure from Barracuda Racing in early August and the sport's relatively short off - season could mean that he remains in sports cars next season, with the newly merged United Sports Car Champiosports cars next season, with the newly merged United Sports Car ChampioSports Car Championship.

He's also inquired with teams about potential opportunities in Brazil and in sports car racing, after making his debut in the Grand - Am Rolex Series at the Brickyard Grand Prix in July.

I never know what to put in this box but i am 21 male I have short black hair green eyes slim and I love going out clubbing have a good time I love my extreme sports and I race motorcycles on the track I drive a very modified car on the road I am still living with my step dad at the moment but hoope...

We catch up with legendary race car Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) in a changing sports world.

Back in the 1970s, two Formula One (a form of car racing much more popular in Europe than in the US) competitors, the Englishman James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda, livened up the «sport» (OK, I'll stop putting that word in quotes now) with their intense rivalry.

Beginning in 1965, Shelby and Ford led an all - out American assault on European sports car racing with the Daytona Coupe and GT - 40, culminating in the GT - 40's historic 1 -2-3 finish at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour, humbling the mighty Ferrari juggernaut as Henry Ford II proudly looked on.

The car is remarkably light too; just over 1500 kg at the kerb (a 599 weighs 1688 kg), and this despite what must be a fairly sizeable contribution from the massively strong steel box - section chassis with honeycomb flooring and a couple of heavy duty roll - hoops designed by race - car engineer Max Boxstrom whose credits include the Aston Martin AMR - 1 sports racer that raced at Le Mans in» 89.

This is the English automobile that invented the sports car in America, as many examples found a home with former World War II servicemen on both coasts of the U.S.. By the 1950s everyone had to have one, including Automobile's David E. Davis Jr., who drove an MG TF 1500 with a 1.75 - inch straight - pipe exhaust to California right after he got married in June 1955 and then raced it that October with disastrous consequences.

VW Group is also scaling back its sports car racing programs to save money, with both Audi and Porsche running one less car in the WEC series.

McKenzie cars — The history of this small Birmingham manufacturer by Ian McKenzie / Sunny Silverstone — Tom Threfall's report on the VSCC race meeting / Rescue of a 30/98 Vauxhall — The story of «the lady of the lake» by Dennis Harrison / Nesseldorfer to Tatra — Michael Worthington - Willaims recounts the history of a remarkable series of car from Czechoslovakia / 1937 A.C. 16/70 — The editor enjoys his excursion no. 2 in this sports tourer with a pedigree / Commercial London - Brighton Run — The annual pilgrimage for historic commercials / About registration numbers — David Hales explains their origins and diversity / Mille Miglia 1989 — Toby Ross describes the «fantastic atmosphere» of this unique event.

Paul Chudecki dons goggles and gauntlets / Atlantic Alliance — If Austin's A90 could talk it would be with a pronounced mid-Atlantic accent / The Greatest Race — Marc Douzey uncovers some astounding pictures of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France / Cars in My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road cCars in My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road carin My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road carIn our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road carscars.

This time we travelled to rural North Yorkshire with a group of like - minded readers / Auto - biography: Joy Rainey — Matthew Bell talks to one of the fastest women in motor sport about her life behind the wheel and her epic transcontinental journeys / Brasier, part two — Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges concludes his Brasier study, focussing on the racing cars, powerboats and tractors of the marque's later years / St James's Concours of Elegance — This concours in the heart of London continues to grow in popularity and quality.

This U.S. debut also marks the first time we've seen the Project 7 in white, which will be one of two standard colors offered for this limited - run sports car along with French Racing Blue — British Racing Green, Ultimate Black, and Caldera Red colors are also offered as optional upgrades.

VSCC Lakeland — Trial Tom Threfall reports / Business and pleasure — Meet a happy Danish enthusiast who makes a living out of his hobby / Keeping the flag flying In the early 30s — John Black gave Standard a new image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body styleIn the early 30s — John Black gave Standard a new image — and saved the company / Lost in the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body stylein the Wash — Michael Ware tells of Malcolm Campbell's ill - starred plans for a rival to Brooklands / Sit - up - and - beg - sort - out The pre-war and early post war Ford Eights were similar but... Bill Ballard sorts them out / A sports car by accident — M.W - W on the legendary Prince Henry Vauxhall / The Freehollow Flyer — Chris Edwards concludes his story of the Gordon England Austin 7 found in an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body stylein an American barn / «For ordinary usage and for racing» — Keith Clare found a 1913 Singer Ten with a chequered history in New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body stylein New Zealand / The Geelong Sprints — Australia's answer to the Brighton Speed trials / Rallying to Ballarat — Peter May reports on the VCC of Ausralia's Melbourne to Ballarat Rally / Body language — The final part of Mike Worthington - Williams» magnum opus on body styles.

Stefan Bellof did indeed drive a Porsche 956 to the fastest ever lap of 6:11:13 for a motorised vehicle in 1983... but it was for qualifying for the 1000 km Sports Car race, so technically it was never a production car... Admittedly some of the cars near the top of this list blur the definition of production car... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockeCar race, so technically it was never a production car... Admittedly some of the cars near the top of this list blur the definition of production car... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockecar... Admittedly some of the cars near the top of this list blur the definition of production car... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockecar... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockecar as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockets.

Notable cars to not reach reserve included a 1960 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione, a model commonly referred to as not only one of the best - looking Ferraris but also the last of the true dual - purpose sports / racing cars that could be driven with equal aplomb in both competition and on the daily commute to the office.

Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Twin Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War TwIn 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Twin a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Twin Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War TwIn his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

Fitted with a monster 5.4 - litre V8 engine producing over 500bhp, it's set to compete in Touring Car and sports car races across the globe beginning later this yeCar and sports car races across the globe beginning later this yecar races across the globe beginning later this year.

Production - car - based customer racing is a giant part of the game in sports - car competition, with Audi Sport — it's responsible for the RS street cars and customer racing programs — so far delivering more than 200 R8 GT3 - spec cars worldwide (60 in the U.S.).

In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford SporIn this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sporin a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sporin his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford SporIn Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sporin the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford SporIn this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

So we made it to Daytona Beach in the Camaro ZL1, if not quite to Daytona International Speedway, where — since the Daytona 500 is a restrictor - plate race — we would have arrived with more horsepower than any car NASCAR had at the track this weekend, and for that matter, at least as much horsepower as any entry in the Rolex 24 at Daytona sports - car endurance race a few weeks ago.

In fact, since the late 1960s the lower echelons of the Le Mans grid had been awash with 911s, Porsche's iconic sports car rapidly becoming the default choice for the amateur racing driver and independent racing team.

Shortly afterward, the rules of sports car racing turned away from futuristic prototypes toward cars with the silhouettes of production models, so BMW racing director Jochen Neerpasch persuaded the company in 1975 to embark on a plan to build a mid-engine car.

Cadillac has rapidly reinvented itself in the past few years, selling SUVs and crossovers that star in music videos, as well as sports cars that can keep up with the best from Europe on a race track.

Motoring Memories — 1930's motoring style is captured on the CK Bowers & Sons archive / Fifty Years On — Malcolm Green salutes the quintessentially British sports car on its half century / The Bradley Tapes — Steady Barker resumes his legendary interview with WF Bradley / Country Garage — Alan Marsh concludes his childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Austin Minor — The editor has been out and about in Austin's answer to the Morris Minor / New Horizons — Michael Worthington - Williams charts the progress of Humber from their takeover by Rootes / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard concludes the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Australian Pioneer — Gavin Farmer recounts the story of the Hartnett — a car that was before its time.

With body - on - frame construction and a fairly agricultural 1.3 - liter overhead valve engine, the MG was far from modern or refined in post-war America, but it gave thousands of people their first taste of what a sports car should feel like and served as a gateway drug to both racing and more expensive, more powerful sports cars.

It became Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year and also made Car and Driver's 10 Best, plus it was introduced at the same time Toyota partnered with Dan Gurney's All American Racers to win a string of championships in IMSA sports car raciCar of the Year and also made Car and Driver's 10 Best, plus it was introduced at the same time Toyota partnered with Dan Gurney's All American Racers to win a string of championships in IMSA sports car raciCar and Driver's 10 Best, plus it was introduced at the same time Toyota partnered with Dan Gurney's All American Racers to win a string of championships in IMSA sports car racicar racing.

I'm on Ross Lake in the small Michigan town of Beaverton to go ice racing with the local Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) chapter.

Combined with a track full of other cars sporting decent AI (or a track full of real players in the game's online modes) it gives you almost as much to think about as you would in a real race.

Beginning with a victory at Daytona in February 1966, Ford and Shelby dominated sports car racing.

With well - to - do citizens racing up and down streets in high - priced sports cars, the question is: how do you catch them?

Taking 15 wins from 16 races, it's the most dominant car in the sport's history, with Ayrton Senna taking eight of those victories to finish the year ahead of teammate, Alain prost.

Launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, AMR amplifies and accentuates the sporting prowess of the British marque's road cars, by taking inspiration or direct influence from Aston Martin Racing's participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship; a series with which the marque tasted world championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last season.

In addition, Chevrolet will pace the two highest - profile races of the Sebring weekend — the 12 Hours of Sebring and Friday's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge — with an arctic white Chevrolet Corvette Z06.

Lone stop north of the U.S. border is one of team's most successful venues Eleven class victories at CTMP in 16 appearances Heading to Canada with GTLM Driver's, Manufacturer's and Team championship leads Both Corvette C7.Rs with GTLM victories in 2017 Combined 12 victories for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP DETROIT (July 5, 2017)-- Winning sports car races around the world is nothing new for Corvette Racing.

Garcia, 28, of Barcelona, Spain, has raced with distinction in the European Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

Helping the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to celebrate the Corvette and the 50th anniversary of the exceptional Stingray model will be various luminaries, including Corvette Racing team driver Tommy Milner, who will take part in Saturday's popular Picnic in the Park discussions along with three - time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, comparing the past of long - distance sports car racing with the prRacing team driver Tommy Milner, who will take part in Saturday's popular Picnic in the Park discussions along with three - time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, comparing the past of long - distance sports car racing with the prracing with the present.

Luxury automakers are also out in force, with McLaren's P1, which races from zero to 300km / h in less than 17 seconds, a highlight, while Spyker unveiled a new compact, 2 - door, mid-engine sports car called the B6 Venator.

Audi's first hard - core RS (RennSport: German for racing sport) model didn't appear until 1994 with the RS 2 Avant, which was developed with Porsche, and since then Audi Sport — as it was renamed in November 2016 — has churned out a series of stellar performance cars.

Its sports car soul creates unique driving sensations, both on the road and when racing, where velocity and transverse accelerations offer even the most expert driver unrivalled driving thrills: from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4.5 seconds flat, 258 km / h of top speed, deceleration peaks in the range of 1.2 g and lateral acceleration peaks over 1.1 g. All this is also achieved with a balanced weight distribution, with 40 % on the front axle and 60 % on the rear.

America's premier sports car team has made winning America's oldest sports car race almost routine with 10 victories, nine pole positions and six fastest race laps in 18 appearances.

«After 10 amazing years with Corvette Racing as part of one of the best American sports car teams in history, I am extremely flattered that Cadillac selected me for this very important program,» said O'Connell.

FOX Sports 1 will air the race live starting at noon with live audio coverage from IMSA Radio and a Corvette Racing In - Car feed available on IMSA.com.

MONTEREY, Calif. — Corvette Racing ended its final full season in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series with Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta claiming victory in the season - ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Designed by Alfa Romeo engineers and made at the Maserati plant in Modena, this captivating coupé with two racing bucket seats uses materials and design solutions like carbon, aluminium, and rear - wheel drive derived from the 8C Competizione along with technologies from Alfa Romeo's latest models, all thoroughly revised to maximise the new car's sporting appeal.

In the early days, sports cars raced through the streets and county roads surrounding the village of Elkhart Lake on temporary circuits until enthusiasts found an enduring home with the opening of the permanent Road America track in 195In the early days, sports cars raced through the streets and county roads surrounding the village of Elkhart Lake on temporary circuits until enthusiasts found an enduring home with the opening of the permanent Road America track in 195in 1955.