Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys
autor: Elizabeth Blackstock
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The Heroes at the Motorsport Heart of Mexico
The Heroes at the Motorsport Heart of Mexico
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From race fixing attempts to kidnappings, the backbone of motorsport is built on scandal, intrigue, danger, and deception.
Rev your engines and dive into the heart-pounding world of motorsport with Elizabeth Blackstock's captivating new podcast, Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys. Join us on an adrenaline-fueled journey through the scandalous, the intriguing, and the perilous tales that define this high-octane universe.
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- The Heroes at the Motorsport Heart of Mexico · 40 minAsk Formula 1 drivers about the Grand Prix with the best atmosphere, and they’ll almost all point to Mexico — and that’s because, for decades, Mexican drivers, promoters, and…
- François Cevert: The Tragic Story of Jackie Stewart’s Protégé · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 10François Cevert was on the cusp of becoming a Formula 1 superstar. He had Jackie Stewart as his mentor. He was set to take over the Tyrrell team. Ferrari was calling. A World…
- Did Porsche kill Can-Am? The rise and fall of the 917 and Penske Racing · 1 godz. 1 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 9The Porsche 917/10 and 917/30 were two of the most terrifyingly powerful race cars ever constructed. With a twin-turbocharged flat-12 engine making more than 1,000 horsepower, it…
- The 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean race and the big Ford Model T cheat · 1 godz. 39 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 8In June of 1909, five cars departed from New York City with one major goal in mind: Each one wanted to become the first to reach Seattle in order to be proclaimed the victor of…
- Lone Stars of Speed: Texas' greatest motorsport innovators · 49 minThe Lone Star State has no shortage of forward-thinking innovators dedicated to transforming the world — and that’s just as true in motorsport as it is in other fields. From…
- Lucy O’Reilly Schell: A motorsport trailblazer from Europe to the Indy 500 · 56 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 3The year is 1940. Lucy O’Reilly Schell sits on the last ocean liner to depart Italy for the United States of America before World War II completely engulfs the European…
- Rainbow Checkered Flags: LGBTQ+ History in Motorsport · 52 minFor much of its history, motorsport projected an image of hyper-masculinity, tradition, and exclusivity. Yet LGBTQ+ people have always been part of racing, even when the culture…
- The Race That Nearly Killed Motorsport: The 1903 Paris-to-Madrid Disaster · 1 godz. 0 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 6In 1903, more than 220 competitors set off from Versailles bound for Madrid in what was supposed to be the greatest automobile race ever staged. They never made it. Within hours…
- 1933: The Deadliest Indianapolis 500 in History · 1 godz. 4 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 5It would be the darkest Month of May in Indianapolis 500 history. In 1933, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway promised fans the safest race the Brickyard had ever seen. New rules…
- The forgotten founder of the Indy 500's most dominant engine · 58 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 4Long before the name Offenhauser became synonymous with Indy glory, there was Harry Miller: a self-taught machinist and visionary whose engines transformed racing forever…
- 1975 Spanish Grand Prix: Formula 1's forgotten disaster and its historic first · 1 godz. 19 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 3The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix holds a strange place in the Formula 1 history books. That weekend, drivers boycotted what they perceived as unacceptably dangerous conditions at the…
- Breaking the Grid: The Five Women Who Entered Formula 1 · 47 minFor more than 70 years, Formula 1 has been one of the most exclusive — and challenging — arenas in global sport. And while over 1,000 drivers have entered a Grand Prix, only five…
- Breaking the Ban: How Women Fought for the Right to Race · 43 minFrom Formula 1 to the Indianapolis 500, motorsport often presents itself as a meritocracy, but for much of racing history, women were explicitly and systematically banned from…
- Changing Gears: The Women Who Redefined What a Racing Driver Could Be · 51 minWhile motorsport is often perceived as a man’s world, the history of racing is littered with trailblazing women who refused to accept the rules — both formal and informal — that…
- Murder of a Speed King: The fast life and shocking death of Mickey Thompson · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 2Some men are born to set land speed records. Others feel their calling is creating ever more technologically advanced machines for the Indianapolis 500. Still others succumb to…
- From man to myth: How Dale Earnhardt became immortal · 59 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 1Twenty-five years ago, the racing world lost Dale Earnhardt at Turn 4 on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, but while the man may not be here physically, his legacy remains an…
- Jochen Rindt: The tragedy of Formula 1's only posthumous World Champion · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 13In 75 years of Formula 1 history, only one driver has been crowned World Champion after his death. In 1970, Austrian racer Jochen Rindt was so dominant behind the wheel of an…
- The death of Mark Donohue and the fall of Penske Racing in Formula 1 · 1 godz. 8 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 16August 17, 1975. In warm-up for the Austrian Grand Prix, American icon Mark Donohue loses control of his March 751 after a tire fails. He careens through a metal Armco barrier…
- Big Bill vs. the Brotherhood: NASCAR’s War on Unions · 57 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 15Unlike the NFL, MLB, or even Formula 1, NASCAR has never had a drivers’ union, but not for lack of trying. In the early 1960s, Hall of Famer Curtis Turner joined forces with the…
- Hitler's favorite racing driver and the team that discovered him · 56 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 14If Bernd Rosemeyer had not existed, historian Anthony Pritchard remarked, then the National Socialist Party would have had to invent him. Tall, blond, strong, and domineering…
