The story of Road America begins in Elkhart Lake, in the late 1940s, when sports car racing was facing a severe lack of racing tracks. The Sports Car Club of America began looking for potential for a street circuit in Wisconsin. Locals, struggling economically, quickly granted support. Elkhart Lake street circuit races began in July 1950, the first course was to the north of the lake, 3.35-miles long. The first race featured, among the others, Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby. The event attracted 5000 spectators and the success made the organisers think bigger for the following year. A new, longer, course which extended the original circuit, came to action in 1951. In the following two years, up to 50000 enthusiasts came to watch the races. There was now a problem with the crowd: dangerous positioning. People were not allowed to seat, to make running away easier in case a car went offroad. Concerns about the crowd made the legislators ban street races and so, this brief history came to...