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Blog #353- 50th Shadow Racing Anniversary at the Brian Redman Vintage Festival at Road America 2020
August 3, 2020
What a crazy, busy and fun weekend at Road America! It was the 50th Anniversary of the Shadow Racing Team and all of the magnificent cars!
George Follmer, one of the original Shadow drivers, was there to sign things and to say hi. Plus it was the release of the Shadow book. I have a photo in it of James Hunt driving Jackie Oliver's Shadow in 1973. It's on page 203, just in case you need to check it out!
I'll let the photographs do the rest of the work here because I've gotta get ready for IMSA at Road America!!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
July 20, 2020
What a great weekend at Road America on July 11th and 12th!!
The Vintage Indy Car Registry brought about twenty cars from the 1930's to 1990's. They basically do exhibition laps without any racing because the cars are so valuable.
Indy Car had two races to run just to catch up for missed events due to the COVID-19 virus. There was one race Friday afternoon and one on Sunday. It was a full 48 hours or more of work for these teams.
They were great Indy Car races for both Scott Dixon and Felix Rosequist!!
The new aeroscreen for Indy Car is good to see but it makes photographing the guys a little more challenging! It's worth it though to keep these guys safe.
Enjoy 92 photos of the fun!!!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
July 6, 2020
Last weekend I experienced MotoAmerica in action at Road America! These guys on motorcycles are fearless and or crazy!!!
Five different classes ran races plus some great historic classic old race bikes drove the track for exhibition.
1000hp Superbikes doing wheelies at the start and almost every lap coming out of turn two is something to see. Mathew Scholtz is seen here doing an off track excursion before the race in practice!
Cameron Beaubier on his Yamaha Superbike has been dominant at both visits this year at Road America except for the second race last weekend. He had his bike slip away on a bump in turn one. That gave the race to Bobby Fong on his Suzuki if he could hold on.
Jake Gagne, Kyle Wyman and Mathew Scholtz gave him a good run but Bobby Fong got the win on Sunday's Race 2!
Check out some of the bikes that were at the track with a nice Wisconsin State Patrol group of motorcycles leading them off for the final race Sunday. I heard one of the State Patrol guys was retiring after his ride that day. Nice way to end your career!
First time seeing these guys and they are just something to witness!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
