Rajo Jack never set out to be a racing driver, but when he fell in love with driving thanks to a marketing ploy to sell aftermarket car parts, he found his path into the history books blocked by segregation. #motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing #blackhistorymonth

Cheryl Glass is a name that every motorsport fan should have known. #motorsport #racing #motorsporthistory #blackhistorymonth

#OnThisDay in 1907, Parisian newspaper Le Matin announced that it would sponsor an event that would come to be known as the Peking-to-Paris race — an 8k-mile competition across uncharted territories of Asia & Europe that changed the car scene forever. #motorsport #motorsporthistory #pekingtoparis

Hello aspiring #F1 journalists! I'm sharing some key tips on how to break into the industry this year, and my first tip… follow literally any other kind of racing. Seriously.

New Substack for my aspiring #F1 journalists: You should be watching more forms of motorsport. Not just Formula 1. deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/aspiring-f...

This is a 'hard mode' challenge if there ever was one!

A new Substack for my readers! open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...

Since #F1 is bigger than EVER in America, I'm kicking off a new YouTube series dedicated to digging into the history of every US track to host a Grand Prix — why F1 went to that venue… and in most cases, why the race failed. First up: Watkins Glen! youtu.be/XYxte4G1UR8

The moment the con began… In 1982, unknown driver L. W. Wright debuted on the #NASCAR scene and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and plenty of mystery behind him. #nascarcupseries #motorsport #motorsporthistory #lwwright

Bernd Rosemeyer was the darling of Nazi Germany's motorsport scene — a favorite of Adolf Hitler, and the propaganda-perfect face of an Aryan future. His death in the midst of a land-speed record run changed everything. #motorsport #motorsporthistory #autounion #berndrosemeyer

There's a first time for everything… including the first win for a V8 engine in #F1. #formula1 #ferrari #v8

There is no competition between Haas and Cadillac as to who is going to be "America's team". deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/haas-has-n...

Happy Tuesday — it's time for another YouTube video! This week, I'm centering on the ultra-hot 1955 Argentine Grand Prix, where some cars were shared between three different drivers! #f1 #formula1 #argentinegp youtu.be/isvyWCfyKI0

It's #Rolex24 week, and that means the racing season is BACK! Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell. #imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory

The driver has always been the key factor in the motorsport scene, but in the earliest days, every driver needed a passenger to serve as their riding mechanic — one of racing's most dangerous jobs. #motorsport #motorsporthistory #indy500

The first man to win the #MonacoGP was a British driver named William Grover-Williams… but that might actually be the least interesting part of his bio. That's because Grover-Williams was a SPY fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII! #motorsport #motorsporthistory

DPTJ IS BACK!!! Get the scoop: deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/dptj-is-ba...

‼️ NEW DPTJ YOUTUBE VIDEO JUST DROPPED ‼️ You heard that right — we're doing VIDEOS this year, and our first one centers on… the 1982 #F1 drivers’ strike at the South African Grand Prix! 🇿🇦 youtu.be/8nJKlDxkkbk

Whether you call him Big Daddy or the godfather of drag racing, Don Garlits is a legend in the drag racing world — and it all stemmed from one of his worst accidents. #dongarlits #nhra #dragracing #motorsport

There's a pretty good chance that if you're familiar with the AAA, it's because you know something about its Roadside Assistance program. But did you know that the AAA was actually one of the first motorsport sanctioning bodies in America? 🤔 Its Contest Board was responsible for the #Indy500!

In the mid-1920s, Mercedes-Benz was only just beginning its groundbreaking foray into the motorsport scene — and much of its success had to do with its impressive young driver, Rudi Caracciola. #motorsport #motorsporthistory #f1 #grandprix

Pedro Rodriguez made history #OnThisDay by becoming the first driver from Mexico to win a #Formula1 Grand Prix… but that victory also resulted in one of the most embarrassing #F1 moments of all time. #motorsport #motorsporthistory

Hello, 2026! The start of the new year means we're TWO WEEKS away from the first #F1 car launches of the season — but if that feels early to you, I promise: it could have been worse! In the 1960s, #Formula1 experimented with hosting its season opener on New Year's Day!

A MASSIVE thank-you to EVERYONE who tuned into @deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social this year! I'm so incredibly proud of what I created, and I'm so glad there are people in this world who are excited to tune in 🫶

This week's Substack is a reflection on François Cevert (yes again) deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/scattered-...

Stirling Moss: the best #F1 driver to never win a championship? 🤔🏆 A nasty accident forced Moss to retire at the height of his career, yet he remains one of the first men to pave the way for turning a driver image into a personal brand.

Have a photo of Jackie Stewart giving François Cevert a piggy back ride for these trying times

Are races that take place on a full moon ACTUALLY crazier than normal? 🌕 🤔 #f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #motorsport #indycar

This week's DPTJ Substack kicks off a multi-part series uncovering McLaren Racing's history as the team pursues its latest #F1 championship. And there's nowhere better to start than with Bruce McLaren himself! deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/bruce-mcla...

Was the Ascari family cursed? 🤔 #motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1 #f1 #albertoascari

We may see a return of #F1 to Africa in the near future, so let's take a look back in time at the Tripoli circuit that hosted some of the continent's first Grand Prix racing! #motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1

Time to change the bio to "award-winning podcast"! 🎉 "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys" has been presented the 2025 E. P. Ingersoll Award by the Society of Automotive Historians, which recognizes the best presentation of automotive history in media other than print.

We're rounding out Jochen Rindt week with an investigation into what happened to his team and loved ones in the wake of his death. deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/what-happe...

The 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix was the last major international race that took place before World War II. #motorsport #motorsporthistory

🚨 NEW DPTJ 🚨 In 1970, #F1 's World Champion Jochen Rindt was awarded his title after his tragic death at the Italian GP — but his legacy is deeply entwined in the professionalization of the sport. But

Meet Pedralbes, the very FIRST circuit to host the #F1 #SpanishGP !

The Monza we know today is very different from what the circuit's founders originally imagined! #ItalianGP #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #motorsporthistory

I read it for the meme and ended up entranced... Our latest DPTJ Book Club read was "Fast and Furious," a retrospective on the 1967 #F1 season written by a journalist who embedded with several teams throughout the year. It's one of the best motorsport books I've ever read.

Anyone who posts a photo of the banking at Monza this weekend calling it the "original" banking is WRONG! A lil banked history for this weekend's #F1 #ItalianGP. 🇮🇹

New Substack! It's IndyCar season finale weekend and I'm taking a trip down memory lane: open.substack.com/pub/deadlypa...

There's one major reason Jackie Stewart was such a success in #F1 : His mechanical sympathy.

L. W. Wright is #NASCAR 's most notorious con artist, but how, exactly, did he manage to convince NASCAR to give him a competition license? 🤔 learn more in the DPTJ episode titled "Meet L.W. Wright, the NASCAR driver that never existed" available wherever you get your podcasts!

Did you know that in 1971, Jochen Rindt was looking at going to NASCAR full time if he won the #F1 championship? Read all about it: deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/jochen-rin...

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Penske Racing's full-time foray into F1, as well as Mark Donohue's death. In this episode of DPTJ, we're exploring that tragedy and wondering what F1 in America could have looked like had Penske remained in the sport.

On this day in 1909, the first motor race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway took place! I've dug into this earlier this year at @deadlypassions-pod.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6F7l...

Aw, nuts! 🥜 This is why you might want to avoid snacking on peanuts at the race track!

New Substack! I had a chance to check out a review copy of Larry Chen's "Life at Shutter Speed"! deadlypassionsterriblejoys.substack.com/p/life-at-sh...

When we talk about great American race cars, we can't forget the original: the Ford 999.

A year in the life of Jim Clark! The Formula 1 calendar only featured 11 Grands Prix back in 1967, but most drivers weren't able to make a living off so few races. So, men like Jim Clark traveled the world to compete in other major racing series.

Imagine waiting 50 YEARS to be crowned the winner of a NASCAR Cup race! Bobby Allison didn't have to imagine: It happened to him at the 1971 Myers Brothers 250.