Events on December 31st
Interesting and notable events from the history of motor sport.
1950
Ralph Deshon and Fred Koster drove a Crosley Hotshot to victory in the 6-hour Sam Collier Memorial Grand Prix of Endurance.
Ralph Deshon and Fred Koster drove a Crosley Hotshot to victory in the 6-hour Sam Collier Memorial Grand Prix of Endurance, the first autorace held at Sebring, Florida. It was also the first sportscar endurance race held in the United States. The little Crosley was able to defeat faster Ferraris, Jaguars, and others because the race was run under an Index of Performance handicapping system.
1950
Sebring held their first ever racing event, It was also the first sportscar endurance race held in the USA
Sebring held their first ever racing event, It was also the first sportscar endurance race held in the USA
1999
Stirling Crauford Moss OBE was awarded a KBE in the New Years Honors list for services to motor racing.
During his career he competed in over 500 motor races, rallies and sprints, winning 222 of them.
2000
Sportscars debuted on the streets of Adelaide Australia , when the American Le Mans series held the "Race of 1000 Years"
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