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Although not necessarily a world class motor sport event such as Goodwood or Laguna Seca, this annual event is always special for several reasons.  First, it is one of the only motor sport meetings to be held on exactly the same route and roads as it was in 1939.  Secondly, it is staged in the center of the Charentais city in Western France under the watching eye of the city’s beautiful cathedral. 2019’s event was the 80th anniversary of the first event and the organizers assembled a demonstration of cars that actually raced in that event or are similar.  Winning…

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Two factory Porsche 910s await the start of the 1967 Sebring 12 Hours. Car #36 will be driven by Scooter Patrick and Gerhard Mitter, while Jo Siffert and Hans Hermann will handle car #37. The two 910s will finish in third and fourth, respectively. [Editor’s note: Look for our test drive and Racecar Profile of the #37 Siffert/Hermann 910, next Tuesday] Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: klemcoll@aol.com • Web site: www.klemcoll.com

Time Capsule
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1 Eddie Rickenbacker takes control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1923). 2 Bobby Ball, at the wheel of an Offenhauser-powered Kuzma, wins the AAA Championship race on the dirt track in San Jose, California (1952). 4 Team Penske announces their withdrawal from Formula 1 (1976). 5 Chris Amon named March team leader for the 1970...

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The 2019 Put-in-Bay vintage sports car races (held September 24-27) continued to earn enthusiastic praise for the event’s renowned atmosphere where enjoyment is the primary goal, “laid back” is the desired attitude, and the racing is expected to be competitive but respectful. The event takes place—where it began with a very small reunion event in 2009 —on Ohio’s historic South Bass Island where sports cars raced through the public streets from 1952 to 1959 and one “last time” in 1963. Unique in vintage racing for inviting both racing- and non-racing entries, the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races continued to draw a…

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Rarely in the history of motor racing was one person so revered as Ayrton Senna da Silva. From the start of his karting career in 1973 at the age of 13, he traveled through the formulae at an equally rapid pace culminating in his first F1 race at the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix. Driving for Toleman, Lotus, McLaren and Williams, he won 41 Grands Prix and 3 World Championships in 1988, 1990 and 1991. All his Formula-1 victories were eventually eclipsed by another master – Michael Schumacher, at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in 2000 – who in the emotional post-race interview…

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From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing sports car can be...

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