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Ryan Briscoe's blog: From disappointment at Long Beach to bulletproof cars in Sao Paulo

Freep.com Outdoors Blog

I'm actually headed to Detroit next week for an event with Chevy. I'm really looking forward to getting back to the Motor City before we come there to race at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on June 1-3. Wish me luck this weekend and see yo... »

Metro + state: Sullivan among '12 inductees for Motorsports Hall

Freep.com Outdoors Blog

AUTO RACING Danny Sullivan, whose 17th and final IndyCar victory came in the race on Belle Isle in 1993, will lead a group of seven racing legends into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America class of 2012 to be inducted later this year in Detroit. »

Gurney pitches Belle Isle course tour to Verlander

Freep.com Outdoors Blog

Race car driver Alex Gurney now knows how hard Detroit Tigers' pitching ace Justin Verlander tosses a ball. Gurney, 37 -- whose father, Dan Gurney, is an American racing legend -- took the mound before Verlander when he threw out the ceremonial first p... »

Mitch Ryder, B-52s, Ronnie Dunn to play Grand Prix weekend

Freep.com Outdoors Blog

The three acts top the Grand Prix entertainment lineup booked on the MotorCity Casino Hotel stage, part of the free family zone on Belle Isle the weekend of June 1-3. »

At 96, Getter's streak at Grand Prix to go on

Freep.com Outdoors Blog

It would be hard to miss Victor Getter on Belle Isle in June, when race cars return to the Motor City after a deafening three-year silence. »

Ice Skating at the Belle Isle Ice Tree

Sweet Juniper

We have been spending a lot of time outside during this unusually-warm-(so-far) winter, most of it on Belle Isle. Last week a brief cold spell threatened to freeze the ponds, so we threw our skates in the car and headed to our favorite skating spot on ... »

'DWTS' professionals will judge at Historical Society Ball

Freep.com Outdoors Blog

Fans eager for more ballroom action now that another season of "Dancing with the Stars" has ended should get ready for Friday's Detroit Historical Society Ball. »

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Tough racing ahead for Alex Gurney at Belle Isle Grand Prix course

Detnews.com Update

Alex Gurney, son of legendary driver Dan Gurney, has made a name for himself in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series, winning two championships and 15 races since joining the series in 2005. »

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