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Ford Focus RS goes retro with Le Mans editions
June 25, 2010 | No Comment

Ecurie Ford France, one of the partners of the popular Le Mans Classic event which takes place between July 9th and 11th, has prepared a collection of just five Focus RS cars in …

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Trio at the top – The story of Kiwi legends McLaren, Hulme and Amon
June 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

Click here to watch this wonderful documentary about Kiwi motor-racing legends Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, and Chris Amon.
Shot on a shoestring budget, but beautifully directed by one time amateur racer John Milligan, the doco uses …

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Le Mans ’69: 100-yard humdinger
June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

The 37th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours features on most sportscar racing fans’ list of ‘greatest-ever races’ around the legendary La Sarthe venue – and for several good reasons.

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You were there: 24 hours of Le Mans 1988
June 6, 2010 | 3 Comments

The Le Mans 24 hours is on again next weekend with a Jaguar competing for the first time since 1993, when John Nielsen , David Coulthard and David Brabham “won” the Grand Touring Category in …

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New Retro T-Shirts from RACE RALLY ROAD
May 20, 2010 | No Comment

Race Rally Road is expanding its offering of stylish retro threads with the addition of two new totally awesome t-shirts. These t-shirts are sure to please fans of retro motorsport everywhere and help us here …

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Video Documentary: Graham Hill – Driven
April 28, 2010 | 3 Comments

This six part series shown on the BBC is sure to bring a tear to the eye of F1 fans everywhere.
Graham Hill, the larger than life character and winner of two Formula 1 world titles, …

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Nicolas Hunziker Apparel
April 12, 2010 | 4 Comments

I’m a huge fan of the work by fourth generation artist Nicolas Hunziker. His artwork has to some of the most spectacular and evocative in the Automotive art space.
His original painting may be out of …

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Legendary lives: Tony Adamowicz
March 16, 2010 | 4 Comments

Born in up-state New York in 1941, Tony Adamowicz, or Tony ‘A2Z’ as he is fondly often referred to, became interested in cars as a young boy, and was inspired in the late 1940s by …

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Chad McQueen talks about being on the set of Le Mans
March 7, 2010 | 3 Comments

Here a couple of lovely videos featuring Chad McQueen talking about being on the set of Le Mans with his Dad, Steve,  in 1970.
In the first video, Chad talks about sitting on his Dad’s lap …

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Ignazio Giunti: The avoidable crash
February 28, 2010 | 3 Comments

This has to be one of the most ridiculous and completely avoidable crashes I have ever seen. The tragic part is that it claimed the life of popular Italian driver Ignazio Giunti
Giunti, from Rome, made …

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A Genius, Rogue and more. The Secret Life of Colin Chapman
February 18, 2010 | One Comment

In 1948 Colin Chapman was finishing up his education, racing cars he designed and gearing up to turn motor racing on its head.

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Lister Jaguar showcased at Race Retro 2010
February 8, 2010 | No Comment

A delectable line-up of Lister Jaguars – the Cambridge-built sports cars that took the big manufacturers on at their own game and won – will be showcased at this year’s Race Retro, held at Stoneleigh …

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Photo CD Review: 2009 Monterey Historic Automobile Races
February 2, 2010 | One Comment

Bill Wagenblatt, who publishes the always excellent Track Thoughts just sent me this amazing photo CD from the 2009 Monterey Historics. To be honest I was just expecting a CD with a whole load of …

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The Porsche Museum: Tradition obliges
January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments

It impresses me that Porsche seemingly gets the Internet.
This is the latest piece on their YouTube Channel, this time promoting the Porsche Museum.
It features some great historical racing footage of Le Mans and Sportscar racing, …

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Porsche: Roots in racing, not posing
January 6, 2010 | One Comment

This commercial from Porsche is clearly the result of selling too many Cayenne’s and 911 Cabriolets. I guess its targeted at those of us who like to race their Porsche’s, but have to put up …