The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) is again partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians to present "The First Turn Meets the Cultural Turn — History on the Eights," an academic symposium on racing history.

All are welcome to attend the fourth annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History that will take place Friday and Saturday, November 9–10, in Watkins Glen, New York.

The event will showcase discussions on Formula Vee, Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing, British automotive designer and engineer Reid Railton, several different presentations about NASCAR, and more. A detailed schedule may be found here.

The Friday morning and afternoon sessions will be held at the Watkins Glen International Media Center adjacent to the famed race track. An evening reception from 5-8 p.m. at the IMRRC Visitor's Center in downtown Watkins Glen will include a screening of the movie "Cars" followed by Jon Summers presenting "Differentiating Between Richard 'The King' Petty and Pixar’s 'Mr. The King': Historiography in NASCAR and Why It Matters."

The Saturday sessions will take place at the Watkins Glen Elementary School auditorium adjacent to the IMRRC. Buz McKim, the recently retired historian at the NASCAR Hall of Fame and author of "The NASCAR Vault: An Official History Featuring Rare Collectibles from Motorsports Images and Archives," will be the keynote speaker.

The International Motor Racing Research Center collects, shares and preserves the history of motorsports.