The goals of the SAH Motor Sports Chapter (SAHMS) are to encourage and support scholarly study, research, publication and dissemination of international automotive competition history by developing relationships with motorsports organizations, research centers, libraries, museums, publishers, sanctioning bodies, schools, colleges and universities, and community events.
The chapter encourages and the development, expansion and accessibility of international automotive competition archives and databases and foster the study of under-represented groups and their involvement with international automotive competition.
One of the major activities of the group is to organize the annual Argestinger Symposium on International Motor Racing held at Watkins Glen, NY. Reed more below.
For additional information about SAHMS and international automotive competition history, please contact H. Donald Capps.
Each November SAH Motor Sports co-hosts the Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History Symposium with the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), located in Watkins Glen, NY.
The Symposium provides an opportunity for scholars, researchers and writers to present their work on the history and cultural impact of automotive competition to their peers and to the motor racing community at large.
Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History Planning is under way for the sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History,
The 2021 Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium was regretfully canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Argetsinger Symposium was regretfully canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Papers submitted for the 2020 Symposium can be accessed here.
The Fifth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History took place on Friday, November 8th and Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at the Watkins
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