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Why We Love Willy T. Ribbs

Why We Love Willy T. Ribbs

Just one week into F1's summer break, we've found ourselves rewatching some of the 2022 season's highlights.  One of the most memorable moments so far has to be Willy T's podium interviews after the Miami GP.

By Winding Road Staff | August 08, 2022
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By a Racer, For Racers: Finding Target Brands for Sponsorship
By a Racer, For Racers: Finding Target Brands for Sponsorship

For young racers looking to make the step into racing professionally, a singular topic is always at the forefront: sponsorship.  Current Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup challenger Aidan Fassnacht dives deep into the prospect of finding funding to secure a racing seat; the first of a four part series - By a Racer, For Racers.

By Winding Road Staff | September 27, 2022
The Start: Ten Seconds That Can Make… Or Break Your Race
The Start: Ten Seconds That Can Make… Or Break Your Race

The old saying goes, “No race has ever been won in the first corner, but many have been lost there." Well if that’s true, then why do so many drivers go for it at the start?

By Winding Road Staff | August 29, 2022

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Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Ten

Ten rounds into FRGP we’re returning to the Formula One series and the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo.

By Winding Road Staff | May 15, 2014
Features , Racing
Gallery: Nine of the Greatest Jaguar Race Cars Ever Built

Our friends at Motorsport Retro brings us this gallery of the most legendary Jags built to attack a road course. A decade ago, Jaguar decided to bow out of the F1 series, exiting worldwide motorsport indefinitely. Regardless, Jaguar’s 50-year racing history still stands, and it includes some of the most incredible racing machines each era of competition had to offer. While Jaguar might be more well known for their road-going sportscars, racing icons like the XJR-9 and D-Type still hold special places within the hearts of motorsport fans worldwide. Here’s a look at some of the most notable racing Jags ever to grace the race track.

By Winding Road Staff | May 06, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Nine

Heading into our ninth round of FRGP, we turn out our attention to the Pirelli World Challenge series and the upcoming race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

By Bradley Iger | May 02, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Eight

Now into our eighth round of FRGP, we turn out our attention back to the Formula One series and upcoming race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

By Winding Road Staff | May 01, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Seven

Already heading into our seventh week of FRGP, this weekend we’re heading to Laguna Seca for the next event in the United Sports Car Championship.

By Winding Road Staff | April 28, 2014
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Ten Shirt Pocket Tips

We all want to go faster, safely, don’t we? The following dos, don’ts, and tips have served my coaching clients well over the years, and I hope they will for you as well.

By Ross Bentley | April 24, 2014
Features , Racing
Winding Road Racing’s Contingency Sponsorship Program

We are excited to introduce the 2014 Winding Road Racing Contingency Sponsorship Program. Our objective, as always, is to support amateur road racing in the United States. And we want to introduce our brand to as many racers as possible.

By Winding Road Staff | April 23, 2014
Features , Racing
WR TV: Indoor Karting at Kart2Kart

Recently multimedia editor Chris Amos headed out to Kart2Kart in Sterling Heights, Michigan for some wheel to wheel action with a few fellow racers.

By Winding Road Staff | April 22, 2014
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Simulation Software and Hardware

In my last article, I wrote about how sim racing can help you drive your real race car. Now I’ll tell you what’s out there today, as far as the actual software and hardware are concerned. These are only some of the possibilities, but the majority of sim-racers would point to the following as the best in terms of physics.

By Ross Bentley | April 18, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Five

Entering our fifth round of Fantasy Racer GP, we’re turning our attention back to the Formula One series and the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit.

By Winding Road Staff | April 14, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Four

Round four of FRGP takes us to Southern California, where both the United Sports Car Championship and the Pirelli World Challenge are bringing the racing action to the streets of Long Beach.

By Winding Road Staff | April 07, 2014
Features , Racing
WR TV: SCCA Spec Miata Divisional Race at Willow Springs Raceway

After completing Driver School and a race the following day, we set our sights on the next local SCCA race: a two day divisional event at Willow Springs International Raceway. With class in the rear view and racing season in full swing, the training wheels were coming off and it was time to build upon what was learned thus far and expand from there.

By Bradley Iger | April 01, 2014
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Preparing Your Body for a Race Weekend

My last article dealt with aspects of driver (physical) training. This time, my focus will be on suggestions for how to prepare your body for the rigors of the race weekend, whilst at the track. Flexibility is defined as “range of movement and mobility around a joint.” From the racer’s perspective, preparation of the body before entering the car can have many implications to performance. These considerations for flexibility and physiological preparation will be in my mind when I prepare David Cheng and his fellow Oak Racing Team drivers during this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

By Ross Bentley | March 29, 2014
Features , Racing
Gallery: 10 Intriguing Formula One Cutaways

Our friends at Motorsport Retro bring us another set of very cool cutaway images, this time chronicling Formula One engineering throughout the years. There’s something truly fascinating about getting a peek underneath the skin of some of the most technologically advanced machines of their day. The level of detail is incredible from both artistic and engineering perspective – it’s hard to imagine how they managed to pack everything into such a small amount of space.

By Winding Road Staff | March 25, 2014
Features , Racing
Happy Birthday, Ayrton Senna: Remembering a Formula One Icon

Today would have marked the 54th birthday of Brazilian F1 marvel, Ayrton Senna. Heralded as one of the greatest drivers of all time, Senna won three World Championships during his career, which was tragically cut short by a fatal accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. But Senna’s legacy didn’t revolve around the number of titles he won – it was the incredible races he was involved in that made him a legend.

By Winding Road Staff | March 21, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Two

Last week we brought back Winding Road Racing’s Fantasy F1 game in our new and improved format, now known as the Fantasy Racer GP. As we mentioned during the announcement, one of the key differences this year is that you can now play at any time during the race season and win cool prizes, and the contest now spans across many different road racing disciplines instead of sticking only to F1.

By Winding Road Staff | March 18, 2014
Features , Racing
American Endurance Racing Series Provides Another Option in Amateur Endurance

A few weeks ago we reported about the founding of a new sanction dubbed the World Racing League, which is designed to bridge the gap between the informal style of ChumpCar and the 24 Hours of LeMons endurance leagues and the more exacting approach of sanctions like SCCA and NASA. Interestingly, the WRL isn’t alone in their desire for a “middle ground” amateur endurance racing series option, as the American Endurance Series looks to offer much of the same straightforward, “race what you’ve got” atmosphere promised by the WRL.

By Bradley Iger | March 12, 2014
Features , Racing
WR TV: 1994 LS1 Mazda Miata POV at Gingerman Raceway

This week Chris Amos goes for a ride in a Mazda MX-5 that’s gained some serious motivation by way of an LS1 V8 sourced from a 2004 Pontiac GTO. Shortly after this stripped out beast was built, the owner came out to Gingerman Raceway to do some testing and get a feel for the car. We take you along for this slightly terrifying, but awesome, ride.

By Winding Road Staff | March 04, 2014
Features , Racing
The Guide to Road Racing, Part 4: Getting Started – Race School

After choosing a path toward a racing license, acquiring the necessary safety gear, and prepping for race school, we’ve finally arrived at day one of Cal Club Super School at Buttonwillow Raceway. Super School is an intensive two-day training program which, upon completion, would qualify us to race in the SM class the day after we completed the program. Pen in one hand and a large cup of strong coffee in the other, we stepped into class as a fairly normal person and left as an amateur race car driver. Here in Part IV we’ll fill in some of the blanks as far as what you’ll come across in between those two phases.

By Bradley Iger | March 03, 2014
Features , Racing
WRR’s Fantasy Racer GP Contest: Round Six

Round six sees both IndyCar and Pirelli World Challenge series back in action at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Whoever correctly predicts the pole sitters and winners of the Indycar event and the PWC GT class will win a package of Rescue Tape – a must have for anyone who races.

By Winding Road Staff | March 01, 2014
Features , Racing
Speed Secrets: Big Boy Driving Simulators

A few issues ago in Speed Secrets Weekly, Ryan Hieronymus talked about the value of iRacing and Playstation type simulators for drivers and how these affordable devices can help drivers practice and program their brains to new tracks and behaviors. What about us, the engineers? What can we use to hone our craft when we’re not at the track? Simulators, but with a twist. And a much bigger price tag.

By Ross Bentley | February 25, 2014

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