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Elegant Racecars
Do you like your racing cars to be aesthetically pleasing? Most people do, me included. So how do we finish up with so many ugly… Read More...
Ferrari Debuts New Monza Barchetta
The new Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 have been unveiled upon the occasion of the company’s Capital Market’s Day at the factory in Maranello. These…
Time Warp Porsche 956 to be sold at Porsche Center
RM Sotheby’s has announced another headlining car for its Porsche 70th Anniversary auction, set for October 27 at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta (PEC). To…
Time Capsule
September 2018 1- Mario Andretti wins three midget feature races at two tracks in one day (1963). 2– Massimo Leto di Priolo drives an Alfa… Read More...
Where have all the GTOs gone?
Last Friday I was mindlessly killing some time on Facebook, when I happened to stumble across the livestream of Goodwood’s Kinrara Trophy race for over…
Bira and the Donington Grand Prix
Prince Bira coming out of Holly Wood with the ex-Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM, during the Donington Grand Prix, on October 3, 1936. He would go…
Have You Seen this Missing Trophy?
A number of years ago the 500-cc Club of America instituted a very special perpetual award of recognition aimed at celebrating people who had made…
The Golden Days of Thompson Speedway and Raceway 1945-1977
The Golden Days of Thompson Speedway and Raceway 1945-1977 By Terry O’Neil Occasionally a spark of inspiration can become the catalyst for change. Just such…
Forgotten Vanderbilt Winner—1906 Darracq 120
Seeing the Darracq 120 racer that Louis Wagner (also a pioneer aviator) drove to victory in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race in Wallace McNair’s shed in… Read More...
Launch for F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series
F5000 stalwarts Kevin Bartlett, Howden Ganley and Ken Smith used a visit to a very special workshop in Salinas, California, during the Monterey Motorsport Reunion,…
1963 Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupé
The number 17 E-Type as driven by privateer Peter Sargent and Peter Lumsden at the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans – it failed to…