BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

West Virginia Motorsports History


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Grassroots and bootstraps strategies were used by early racing pioneers in West Virginia beginning in the 1930s.  Tom Adamich, co-author of the auto racing entry in the West Virginia Encyclopedia and other related articles/publications will profile several events and individuals who innovated and dominated on the dirt tracks, ball diamonds, and other unique race courses that dot the hills and valleys of the great state of West Virginia.

Tom Adamich has been a vehicle/motorsports historian since the early 1990s. He served as the project archivist at the Wills Sainte Claire Auto Museum (Marysville, Michigan) from 2009-2016.  He has been a frequent presenter at the Argetsinger Symposium – including presentations on Strategic Air Command (SAC) racing history, Cuban motorsports history, and Formula Vee.

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00:00 Meet Tom Adamich: Motorsports Historian
00:43 Early Racing in West Virginia
01:09 Tom Adamich's Background and Passion
01:51 Grassroots Racing Culture
04:12 Historical Racing Venues
06:54 Post-War Racing Boom
08:47 Dave Kurtz: A Racing Legend
13:13 Modern Racing and Future Prospects
16:46 Conclusion and Acknowledgements

 

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  • This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.

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