After a gestation period that spanned three decades, RACER magazine was finally a go in April 1992 with a May cover date. A launch party at the Grand Prix of Long Beach unveiled that first issue on April 11 -- 33 years ago today.Founding editor John Zimmermann and founding art...

The wait for racing cars to return to the streets of Long Beach is a little longer than usual this time around. But in the decades since the inaugural event, enough stories have sprung up around the race to fill a book – which is exactly what Gordon Kirby has...

Continuing our 25th anniversary retrospective series on the 25 most important RACER Magazine issues, the second installment examines RACER’s premier issue and it includes a link to allow you to download a complete PDF version of this May, 1992 edition.After a gestation period that spanned three decades, RACER magazine was...

As we approach the 25th anniversary of RACER Magazine's debut in April 1992, we will be posting a retrospective series on the 25 most important issues out of the 283 we've published during our first quarter century. We begin with the issue that preceded all those and which very few...

Lime Rock Historic Festival 34 Honored Collector Wayne Carini is making a late addition to the field for this weekend's event. He's bringing the 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible from the movie "Rain Man" to display all four days of the Festival.The car is owned by the film's director Barry Levinson;...