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Amateur Road Racing in Michigan Three Institutions
AMATEUR ROAD RACING IN MICHIGAN THREE INSTITUTIONS By RICHARD RANVILLEJR. Presented to the American Culture Faculty at the University of Michigan-Flint partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Liberal Studies in American Culture JUNE 2009 First Reader DR. BRUCE RUBENSTEIN Second DR. FREDERIC SVOBODA TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Chapter I A Definition of Road Racing 5 Chapter II History of American Racing 7 Chapter III The American Road Racing Renaissance 13 Chapter IV Janesville Airport 16 Chapter V Grattan Raceway 26 Chapter VI Gingerman Raceway 41 Chapter VII Waterford Hills Road Racing 49 Chapter VIII Conclusion 72 Chapter IX Reflections 76 Notes 78 Appendix 1 INTRODUCTION This thesis discusses amateur road racing in Michigan. This subject was substituted by the author for a more traditional academic subject after a chance discussion with a speaker after a research class that was part of the Masters in Liberal Studies in American Culture program. It is in part a historical project, but it attempts to be a history that attempts to connect developments in the sport to broader themes in the study of American culture. This thesis focuses primarily on three institutions. Waterford Hills Road Racing is a club, founded in 1958 eight near Clarkston Michigan in the shadow of the capitol of the American automobile industry (The track is about two miles away from Chrysler’s headquarters). Waterford dates back almost to the beginning of the modem sport in the early nineteen fifties and in its history has reflected developments in the sport itself. Grattan Raceway in Belding Michigan is a family business.
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