Racing history from a first-hand perspective

Some blogs out there like to talk about the good ol’ days of racing. Some like to post photos and videos of historic races, attempting to take writer and reader alike back in time, with the racing experience filtered through multiple re-tellings. That’s okay, but Gary Grant’s The Garage Blog brings to the forefront stories from the guys who were there, the guys who raced and the guys who worked on the cars in the pits.

Take, for example, something as simple as a driver’s fireproof suit. Gary Magwood recently related a story of how his suit was inspected and prepared for the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1967. Gary’s Edsel-as-tow-car story highlights the everyday trials a racer had to face just getting to a race in the mid-1960s. Leighton Irwin recently contributed a couple interesting stories – on the details of corner marshalling at Mosport and on the time he got to work with fellow racer Ron Dennis’s team.

And if you’re into vintage racing pics, Gary Grant’s been posting plenty of those, such as the above photo of Robert Barg at Mosport in June 1969.  Or a group of photos from the Formula 5000 race at Harewood Acres the next year. Or even of a mystery dune buggy racing in the 1970 Sundown Grand Prix.

We’d say Gary Grant’s definitely found his niche with The Garage Blog, and we certainly hope he continues to provide great content along those lines, which we’ll highlight here from time to time.