October 31, 2022
I just realized that I didn't put a blog up of this great event. It was at the same time as Summerfest and Gathering on the Green. It was a busy weekend here in Milwaukee.
The Millers at Milwaukee is a wonderful event held annually at the Milwaukee Mile. This year it was on July 8 and 9, 2022 and the weather was perfect.
If you don't know who Harry Miller is, PLEASE look him up and read the amazing history of this man from Milwaukee who changed racing history.
A lot of these cars are Millers that were complete with Miller engines. But, there are some other great pieces of history here running on track as well.
I took enough photos that I'm going to split this into two blogs and this is part 1.
These cars are pieces of art and one can only imagine racing 500 miles at Indy in one of them!
Not all of them ran on track but I tried to get a photo or two of all, plus of course the famous grid photo.
My grid photo is different than the traditional one done for years from the starters stand on the side of the track. I brought my 10 foot ladder, put it in the center of the grid, and photographed the bunch as they left the grid.
Enjoy a peak at them and more to come next blog.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
JP Borre in the #28 kart on the way to winning the Cadet Rookie Championship at 10 years old!!
October 3, 2022
Where do future race car drivers begin? Usually they begin with racing go karts when they're young with lots of family support. This is not a big sponsored, big money team here.
This past year, I got to see 10 year old JP Borre on his was to winning the Cadet Rookie Championship, driving his #28 AAR stickered kart at Road America!
JP, with the supportive help of his father Emil and whole family, won the championship at Road America.
Grandfather, Ron Nelson, provided some great guidance along with Mike Lashmett and others.
Indy Car racer Scott Dixon is a lot like JP in that he's just a quiet guy until he gets racing. Once in the kart, JP is fast and drives smart.
His #28 blue kart with All American Racers stickers on it would make Dan Gurney proud! He drives like Dan and has Dan's personality that is also just like Scott Dixon.
Keep a watch out for JP Borre. He sure does seen to have what it takes to become a great racer.
Along with JP, you'll see some other kart racers and classes in my photos here.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
The annual race the weekend after the Indy 500 was always at the Milwaukee Mile for many years.
September 19, 2022
Now that our Indy Car season is done which makes me sad, here is a look at the 1995 CART race at the Milwaukee Mile. The Miller Genuine Draft 200 was held on June 4th 1995, the weekend after the Indy 500 which was traditionally when they ran here in Milwaukee.
These cars were fast and sounded so great! Plus, I think one of my favorite liveries of a race car is the car of Christian Fittipaldi seen here. It has a bit of the Brazilian flag and his helmet is awesome too.
Some good memories here with Bobby Rahal, Stefan Johansson, Christian Fittipaldi, Al Unser Jr, Jeff Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and more. I remember using actual film in my cameras then. It was Kodak's Extar 25. It was a slow film but the colors were great.
Paul Tracy won the race with Teo Fabi second and this was the old Milwaukee Mile with the old grandstands. Good times!
Enjoy a look back.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
September 5, 2022
This year The Drive was held at Road America on August 26, 2022. It is a wonderful track day and this year all of the proceeds went to the Cody Unser First Step Foundation.
Cody Unser is the founder of the foundation that raises awareness of Transverse Myelitis which unfortunately she has had since the sixth grade in 1999. I was never aware of this terrible condition that has Cody paralyzed below her chest.
She has worked at educating people about this condition and strives to help those affected by it. You can read more about it in the attached brochure or at www.codyfirststep.org.
The photos of our fun day at the track with her father Al Unser Jr. and Josh Bilicki are included here. There are also photos of all the participants who had great weather for a fun day with Al and Josh.
Come join us next year!!
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
The Drive was held August 26, 2022 at Road America. Great charity event for the Cody Unser Foundation.
30 of Dan Gurney's Eagle race cars at Road America!!
Another fun weekend in the rain and heat at Road America!
August 22, 2022
The IMSA races came to Road America for their annual visit on August 5-7, along with the usual rain.
It was great to see Robert Wikins racing again and Ryan Eversley racing in two different series during the weekend.
The Porsche Cup raced in the most rain but the big IMSA Sunday race was a race from lap one with a bit of rain thrown in.
Wayne Taylor Racing in their DPI Cadillac took the pole position for the Sunday race but lost the lead a few times. In the final laps with a pass on the grass, they got the win for Ricky Taylor and Philipe Albuquerque!
Fun weekend with a VERY hot Saturday of racing with the temperature reaching 92 degrees.
Enjoy a look at some of the fun and one of the last looks at the DPI cars as they are now. All the cars next year will be new.
The new Cadillacs and Acuras look fast and beautiful. Can't wait to see the final look of the cars.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
