Al Blixt Auto Racing History

Merry Christmas - Past & Present

This site has been up exactly six months on Christmas Day and I want to thank everyone who has written to say that they liked it.  Many of you have added wonderful information about the people featured here.  Others have been searching for information about your fathers or grandfathers who raced.  I have treasured getting to know all of you and look forward to continuing our relationship in 2007.  This is my dad's Christmas card from about 1938.  To see other period cards from the racing fraternity, read on.

Checkerboard Offy and Flash Photography

Johnny Ritter takes the legendary "checkerboard" Offy through the turn at Detroit's Motor City Speedway in 1937.  This rare photo is connected to three stories.  Read on to find out about the car, the driver and how the photo was made.

Welcome

Al (Ace) Blixt was involved in auto racing from the 1920's to the 1950's as a driver, car owner, photographer, writer and racing official. 

As a reporter, photographer and columnist for the Illustrated Speedway News, he covered races throughout the region, including the Indianapolis 500.  This site is devoted to his memory and to the history of racing in his era.  Read on to learn more about Al (Ace) Blixt.
Photo Credit: George Vargo. 

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