In a post on its Facebook page late Friday evening, Historic Sportscar Racing announced that racing champion Jim Pace died today (Nov. 13) at the age of 59.Photo: Scott PaceleyPace got his start in the Barber Saab Pro Series in 1988. His prestigious wins included overall and GT class victories...

Another very significant car that will be competing at Historic Sportscar Racing's upcoming Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta on April 26-29 is this 1976 IMSA GTU Championship-winning Datsun 240Z now owned and campaigned by David Martin.In 1974, Brad Frisselle made the decision to compete professionally. He formed a company...

Ride with factory Mazda pro racer Tom Long as he laps Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a 1989 Mazda MX-6 IMSA GTU machine with its bellowing twin-rotor 13B engine.

Enjoy the great diversity of sounds produced by IMSA GTP, GTO, GTU, Trans-Am, and related sports car machinery from the 2016 edition of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

If you ask 1989 IMSA GTU champion Bob Leitzinger why, at age 77 and after 52 years of racing, he is still in the auto racing game, he has a simple explanation."I never wanted to quit," he says flatly – but with a smile.Bob is driving the wheels off his...

1990 IMSA GTU champ still enjoys the thrill of racing, and of racing a Mazda. Lance Stewart, the 2015 runner-up in Touring 4 at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, has a long history with Mazda. He won the IMSA GTU championship in 1990 in the factory MX-6, winning races at...

Tommy Kendall (center) is presented with a plaque and a drawing by motorsports artist Paul Laguette by Mazda Motorsports PR specialist Dean Case (left) and Mazda's Director of Motorsports, John Doonan. - See more at: http://mazdamotorsports.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DisplayRacerStoryView?uniqueId=5458&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&source=STORY#sthash.9YYSFCS0.dpufABOVE: Tommy Kendall (center) is presented with a plaque and a drawing by motorsports artist...

Tommy Kendall (center) is presented with a plaque and a drawing by motorsports artist Paul Laguette by Mazda Motorsports PR specialist Dean Case (left) and Mazda's Director of Motorsports, John Doonan. Sports car ace Tommy Kendall, who won two two titles in IMSA GTU in a Mazda RX-7, is part...

Subtitle:The Marriage Of Celebrities And Cool Cars Dates To Early Days Of Hollywood And The Internal Combustion EngineThe following is an excerpt from RACE TIME, a special issue of RACER presented by TUDOR:The marriage of celebrities and cool cars dates to the early days of Hollywood and the internal combustion...

A selection of Class 6B IMSA GTP, GTO and GTU cars from 1981-1991 seen at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.Click on the photo for full-sized images.{igallery id=481|cid=208|pid=9|type=category|children=0|addlinks=0|tags=|limit=0}