International Motor Racing Research Center
The International Motor Racing Research Center is an archival and research library dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the history of motorsports, all series and all venues, worldwide. The IMRRC is located in Watkins Glen, N.Y., the home of American road racing, where the first post-World War II road race was organized in the United States on Oct. 2, 1948. The IMRRC charges no admission to isitors. We are open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Research requests may be submitted via email.
The Renaissance of Watkins Glen in the 1980s
Digitization Strategies for Preserving Motorsports History
The Evolving Relationship Between Motorsports and Its Fans
Symbolic Significance: A Grand Opera and a Grand Prix
Sports Cars, Salt Flats, and...Studebaker?
Presente! Dead Race Car Drivers as Fascist Martyrs
The International Motor Sports Association: 55 Years of Motorsports Influence and History
Lessons Learned, Roads Traveled: Advancing Motorsport History Education at Belmont Abbey College
Regional Aces, Memorable Races, and Disrupting History: The NASCAR Winston West Series (1975-1979)
Preserving Institutional Memory: Latimore Valley Fairgrounds and the Birth of Vintage Racing at EMMR
Memorable Motorsports Moments: Meaning and the Year 1965
Driving Innovation in Automotive Archives
What Mascots Taught Me About Museums
The “Watkins Glen Effect”: Was There One? What Was It? So What?
EMMR - Dirt Legends Promotional Video - About the Museum
EMMR - Williams Grove Old Timers - Race 1986
The Life of Tazio Nuvolari (Part 3)
The Life of Tazio Nuvolari (Part 2)
The Life of Tazio Nuvolari (Part 1)
The story behind "The Last Open Road" (Part 2)
The story behind "The Last Open Road" (Part 1)
Niagara Dragway Slideshow Photo Collection
Racing through the Trees (Part 1) - Pro Rally
IMRRC Award Dinner honoring Jim France (FULL)
IMRRC Award Dinner honoring Jim France (Part 3)
IMRRC Award Dinner honoring Jim France - BONUS
IMRRC Award Dinner honoring Jim France (Part 2)
IMRRC Award Dinner honoring Jim France (Part 1)
IMRRC Award Dinner honoring Roger Penske (Part 3)