Tuesday October 30th, 2018

Ericsson signs for SPM

Tuesday October 30th, 2018 Jens Jensen

Marcus Ericsson will be a new Indycar driver at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. The Swedish Formula 1 driver was without a seat, when the 2018 closes. So that made him and his investor group start hunting a new team outside Formula 1. Ericsson will be teammate with James Hinchcliffe at SPM. Hinchcliffe continues in the Arrow Electronics Honda #5, while Ericsson will drive in car number 7 – another number that belongs to the SPM team. Car 6 will be open for now. That is the car that Robert Wickens drove…

Savannah Speed Classic 2018

Tuesday October 30th, 2018 Jim Casey

This past weekend saw the return of the Savannah Speed Classic to the track on Hutchinson Island in Savannah, Georgia. Over 100 cars, ranging from a 1919 Ford Model A Speedster to a pair of 2018 Ferrari 488’s. The event is sanctioned by Historic Sportscar Racing, and the cars are grouped together for races based on weight and engine size. As at any vintage event, there are always lots of Porsches, and this year’s event was typical, with several 356’s, many variations of 911’s, and a few 914’s. Lots of…