You only get one opportunity to make a first impression. At Long Beach, that opportunity came in a Formula 5000 race in 1975. Elliott Forbes-Robinson, veteran sportscar racer and current IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driver advisor, participated in that inaugural event and came away wowed with what he saw.“It was...

Subtitle:Redman Recalls 1975 Grand PrixBack in 1975, street racing was a distant memory for American sports car fans.An accident at the beginning of the second lap of the 1952 Grand Prix on the streets of the village of Watkins Glen, N.Y. effectively ended competition on public roads, leading to the...