Sorry, The Racers didn’t make the grade!
From the Archives, March, 2023
At the tender age of 19, Harry Hurst was track photographer for the Sebring 12-Hour race in Florida. Hurst also photographed races at Daytona and Road Atlanta during, what many think, were the “glory days of racing.” Hurst has published two books on the Sebring 12-Hour endurance race. In 2007, he helped Dr. Fred Simeone launch the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, twice selected as the best automotive museum in the world, and still assists the museum with communications and special events. Most recently, Hurst created the Glory Days of Racing Facebook group, and asked his audience to select the top racing movies of all time. We are pleased to republish the results in VeloceToday with permission from Harry Hurst. The direct link to Harry’s Group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/527146584145263
Ed.
Philadelphia, February 28, 2023 — The members of the Facebook Group, Glory Days of Racing, have selected the top racing and car movies in a poll that included 100 overall nominees. The group, with 75,000 members from all over the world, chose their top five favorite movies from 25 nominees in each of four categories: Racing Theatrical, Racing Documentary, Car Centric, and Car Chase.
Crane negotiates Turn 9 (now Turn 11) with Arutunoff and the Cooper closing for the exit pass. The 166 would choke at the exit.