Since 2015 the SAH has co-hosted the Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History in association with the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) at Watkins Glen, New York.
The Argetsinger Symposium provides scholars, writers and researchers with an opportunity to present their work on the history of motor sports to peers, the wider motor sports community, and to the general public. Submissions on all topics relating to automotive competition are welcome, including: motor sports history and historiography, social, cultural and institutional studies, gender studies, oral history, public history, political history, the history of technology, the evolution and development of motor sport technology, sports geography, and communications studies.
Open to the public, the event has established itself as a unique forum and has a growing audience of motor sports enthusiasts. If you love motor sports, be sure to attend in person or virtually. If you are a racing historian, be sure to submit a paper abstract when the Call for Papers is issued in the summer.
Motor sport scholars, historians, independent researchers, graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit proposals for presentations at the 2024 Argetsinger Symposium, which will take place November 1-2 in Watkins Glen, New York.
Abstracts not exceeding 200 words should be sent to the Symposium administrators by this year’s deadline of August 2, 2024.
Abstracts should summarize the content and thesis of the presentation in a succinct and compelling manner. Proposals should include examples of the graphic images presenters intend to use during their talk.
Please also indicate whether the presentation will be given in person at Watkins Glen, or remotely via Zoom.
For complete information on how and where to submit your proposal, please download the Call for Papers.
Submission review, selection, and notification will be completed the week of August 19, 2024.
The symposium is named in honor of Michael R. Argetsinger (1944-2015), who was a sports car racer himelf, the author of five books on racing, and a founding member of the IMRRC. Michael was the son of Cameron and Jean Argetsinger, who brought Formula One racing to America and founded the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course, as well as the later Watkins Glen International. Michael inherited his parents’ passion for motor sports.
The Seventh Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History took place November 3rd & 4th at the Watkins Glen International Racetrack Media Center building in the track infield. The event is co-hosted by the International Motor Racing Research Center(IMRRC) and the SAH.
Symposium co-founder Don Capps returned as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which was streamed live and recorded for the second year in a row thanks to SAH and IMRRC member Eric Monterastelli of Grand Touring Motorsports.
There were 18 live presentations, four pre-recorded presentations, and a keynote address on Watkins Glen at 75 by former driver Rob Dyson.
Videos of the presentations are available here and here.
After watching a video, you can send questions for the presenter to the IMRRC. Your questions will forwarded to the presenter for replies.
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