Pictured above: Rick Mears (left) is interviewed by RRDC President Bobby Rahal at the gala.Four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club in front of a capacity crowd at the April 7 RRDC Evening with Rick Mears Presented by Firestone. The audience included auto...

The Road Racing Drivers Club has postponed its celebratory dinner honoring four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Rick Mears due to local COVID measures. The event had been scheduled for September 23.One of the staples of the Long Beach Grand Prix, the RRDC's traditional event brings in upwards of 400 attendees, including...

One of the great annual traditions at the Long Beach Grand Prix will return on the evening of September 23 as the Road Racing Drivers Club will host a celebratory dinner with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears as the guest of honor.The 12th edition of the dinner gathering where...

Unfortunately, as all of you are by now probably aware, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will not take place as scheduled next month. The decision was taken in response to a directive from the City of Long Beach prohibiting all gatherings of more than 250 people in the...

Broderick Bauguess has been named the 49th recipient of the RRDC Mark Donohue Award, a unique and prestigious award presented annually by the Road Racing Drivers Club for outstanding performance, competitiveness and sportsmanship displayed during the amateur SCCA National Championship Runoffs.The award is voted on by RRDC members attending the...

A capacity crowd filled the Hilton banquet hall at the April 11 RRDC Evening with David Hobbs Presented by Firestone, an event which attracted nearly 400 auto racing dignitaries, corporate executives and champion race-car drivers including representatives from the NTT IndyCar Series, the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship and SRO...

Above: Bobby Akin, 2018 RRDC Bob Akin Award winner Jeff Zwart, Judy Stropus and Bobby Rahal.RACER co-founder Jeff Zwart, a Pikes Peak International Hill Climb champion, commercial film director, racer, photographer, cameraman and author, was presented with the 2018 RRDC Bob Akin Award at the annual Road Racing Drivers Club...

The Road Racing Drivers Club honored one of its own prior to the Rolex 24 At Daytona, presenting RRDC president Bobby Rahal with the 2019 Phil Hill Award. The 2018 award recipient, David Hobbs, made the presentation at the annual RRDC members' dinner on January 23.The Phil Hill Award has...

This time last year, RACER's Robin Miller had the rare honor of interviewing Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt together to share their recollections of their famous win at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. The interview was conducted at the RRDC's annual Long Beach dinner; an evening that would...

Archie Urciuoli, an SCCA racer in the 1950s and '60s, a former marine, and head of a private investment and consulting firm, was named the 2017 recipient of the RRDC Bob Akin Award. He was presented the award at the annual Road Racing Drivers Club members' dinner on Jan. 24,...