By Curt Cavin On April 22, 2021 In Formula 1, IndyCar, Ron Burton, Uncategorized

Celebrate Mario Andretti’s career by owning a 1969 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car

Hall of Fame Collection has recently been enjoying the celebration of Ron Burton’s 50 years of artist contributions to racing, and the sale continues with many of Burton’s rare items available at 50 percent off when using the code RONBURTON50 at checkout. Speaking of 50 years, it wasn’t that long ago that we honored the legendary Mario Andretti for the golden anniversary of his 1969 Indianapolis 500 victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and it won’t be long before it has been 50 years...

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By Curt Cavin On April 15, 2021 In Formula 1, IndyCar, Nascar, Ron Burton, Uncategorized

FINAL FEW DAYS 50% offRon Burton collection! Just used ronburton50 at checkout!

For years, reknowned artist Ron Burton was one of the most connected individuals in motorsports, and during his 50-year heyday he created spectacular original artwork of IndyCar, NASCAR, NHRA and Formula 1 drivers, races and signature moments. Burton began painting in the 1960s, and he once wrote that he “loved, lived and painted auto racing and auto racing art in the shadows of the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway.” Many of Burton’s paintings and trophy designs are enshrined in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...

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By Curt Cavin On February 24, 2021 In IndyCar, News, Uncategorized

Get to know Sting Ray Robb now!

Yes, the driver’s first name is Sting Ray. Sting Ray Robb, the 19-year-old Idaho product, is named after a Scottish town where his ancestors lived — Stirlingshire — and his grandfather’s name, Ray. Put it together and it stands out. Robb also stands out on the racetrack, and he’s someone to get to know. He will enter the upcoming Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series on the fast track of the Road to Indy program. Robb won last year’s Indy Pro 2000...

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By Curt Cavin On February 17, 2021 In Formula 1, IndyCar, Ron Burton, The Collection, Uncategorized

Caesars Palace GP had brief but important role in F1 history

The Caesars Palace Grand Prix was short-lived both in Formula One and CART, but the popular Las Vegas event left a lasting impression not only on those who attended but the 1981 World Championship in particular. Williams’ Carlos Reutemann entered the season-ending event with a single-point lead over Brabham’s Nelson Piquet, and Reutemann won the pole for the 75-lap race. It seemed he was poised to win what would be his first and only series championship. But Reutemann got a bad start...

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By John Sonoda On January 17, 2021 In Formula 1, IndyCar

Mika Salo Collection

We are proud to announce the Mika Salo Collection is now available. Some fantastic items from Salo’s incredible career from his early Formula Ford days through his F3, F1, Sportscar and even V8 SuperCars. He is the only professional driver in history to have worn racing helmets from GPA, Lazer, Arai, Bell and Stilo. We have examples of almost all of those in the collection. His stints in F1 with Tyrell, BAR and Sauber are represented in the suit collection...

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By Curt Cavin On January 8, 2021 In IndyCar

The Indy 500: Changing the Road for All

More than a century ago, Carl Fisher and three business partners purchased four 80-acre plots of farmland west of Indianapolis to build a proper proving ground for the emerging automobile industry. Today, we know their creation to be Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the test of man and machine they created is the Indianapolis 500, which will be held for the 105th time on May 30. So much of what we know today in automotive safety and innovation can be traced back...

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By Curt Cavin On December 31, 2020 In IndyCar

Original artwork from Indy 500 program cover now available!

The Indianapolis 500’s program is one of the most trusted and consistent pieces of the event’s history, with stories and photographs that hold the test of time. The publishing of a program dates to the first 500 in 1911, and it is not uncommon for collectors to possess all 104 of them. Although the race in 2020 was not held in its traditional month or even attended by fans, the program produced by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway staff is a 176-page...

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By John Sonoda On December 7, 2020 In Formula 1, IndyCar

F1 and INDYCAR drivers prefer helmets from Bell and Arai

It’s remarkable how much market domination helmet manufacturers Bell and Arai have in Formula 1 and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Bell had 15 of the 33 drivers in this year’s Indianapolis 500 wearing their helmets and 11 of the F1 drivers. The two Bell models shown in Hall of Fame Collection’s latest video were worn by Fernando Alonso in this year’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval race.  The latest model is the HP-77 which is slightly heavier than last year’s model but offers...

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By Curt Cavin On November 17, 2020 In Formula 1, IndyCar, Nascar

Many of MotoGP’s all-time champions with with Yamaha

Yamaha ranks third among constructors in winning MotoGP season championships — with 17 — and Hall of Fame Collection is fortunate to have race-worn items from the factory team’s past two season champions. A helmet worn by Valentino Rossi is among the rarest since “The Doctor” has almost everything he has ever worn in MotoGP in his personal collection. Rossi (on the right in the above photograph) won four titles for Yahama (2004, ’05, ’08 and ’09). Jorge Lorenzo is another of...

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By Curt Cavin On November 5, 2020 In IndyCar, Interviews, Nascar, Ron Burton, The Collection, Uncategorized

Ron Burton’s talent is certainly a work of art

Ron Burton and his art are synonymous with motorsports on canvas, particularly in the haunts around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For years he painted or drew some of the most beautiful cars and scenes of the sport, and his story as an artist, mechanic and Indianapolis mainstay was told in this Carl Hungess writing in the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Yearbook. Burton’s original work can be found in many places, and Hall of Fame Collection has much of it to offer. Check this...

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