John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History

Bonneville Landscapes

I've just posted some of my favorite photos from a recent trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats on my racing blog. The strange beauty of the landscape moved me more powerfully than any place I've experienced in a long, long time. Despite the hundreds of cars and thousands of people... Read more →

Professor Speed

For the last several years, I've thought of myself as an iconoclast, of sorts -- the only member of the University of Virginia's faculty with a deep and enduring interest dragsters, hot rods, and all manner of fast cars. I've taken a not-so-secret pleasure in knowing that many of my... Read more →

The Maxton Mile, 10 April 2010

Spending a day at the Maxton Mile -- that's the nickname of East Coast Timing Association's land speed races -- great way to start the 2010 motorsports season. These land speed racers are driven by passion, not prize money or corporate sponsorships. You can read more about the race (and... Read more →