PORSCHE 911CARRERA GTS: RENNSPORT REUNION EDITION!

Built by Porsche Exclusive, there will be just 25 Reunion Edition 911s. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest Porsche dealer! In honor of the fifth Rennsport Reunion, Porsche has unveiled a special edition of the 911 Carrera GTS at this year’s gathering at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Rennsport Reunion Edition is limited to 25 units worldwide and will be sold exclusively in North America. Built by Porsche Exclusive, the Rennsport Reunion Edition is based on the 430 horsepower 911 Carrera GTS...
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CLAUS MULLER: PAKISTANI TRUCK ART PROJECT!

Claus Muller, journalist and Manager of the Munich, Germany Café Racers lunch group, blogs about traveling around the world to learn about classic car enthusiasts in unexpected places for his book. I’m sure that some of you are aware of my “Pakistani Truck Art Project“. Three Pakistani artists painted my ‘66 Mercedes 200 Fintail, a 2002 La Carrera Panamericana veteran, during the classic car show here in Munich. They worked for two days live at the show and completed the work after the show...
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RADNOR HUNT CONCOURS: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

Our Mike Matune was on the field with 100 select cars and motorcycles, celebrating divergent eras and types. The Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance in Malvern, PA again entertained and informed Concours goers with top attractions. Here we have Alan Anspaugh’s ‘60 Triumph Italia 2000 GT. These were built at the behest of the Italian Triumph distributor who envisioned TR3 chassis wrapped in Italian coachwork. While the results of Giovanni Michelotti styling and Vignale’s coachwork are impressive...
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’17 FORD GT: DEBUT AT SILVERSTONE!

All-new Ford GT will make its European racing debut at the opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship in April.  Ford’s all-new GT racecar – revealed at Le Mans in June – will make its European racing debut at the Silverstone Circuit in the U.K. next April. Two cars will line up on the grid for the opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) where they will compete in the GT-Endurance Pro Class for the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy. The event ...
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ASSOCIATED PRESS’ PAUL NEWBURY: BAN INDYCAR FOREVER!

‘After the latest tragedy in Indycar... it's time to shut down this ridiculously dangerous form of racing,’ says Paul Newberry in the wake of the tragic death of Indycar driver Justin Wilson. In making his demand, Newberry is typical of the paternalistic, safety-at-gunpoint class of pundits who seem to have taken over the Land of the Formerly Free. Newberry's rant, which appeared on ABC News on August 28th, goes on to say, “It's time to end a sport that has destroyed too many lives.” Note th...
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AUDI R8 LMS: BUY NOW & RACE!

Production starts in September and customers can order Audi’s new GT3 sports car now with delivery starting before the end of the year. Production is limited; if you snooze, you lose! Audi’s new GT3 racecar already proved its prowess in May on clinching overall victory in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring and two podium places in the Spa 24 Hours in July. “Due to races like these Audi Sport customer racing has developed the Audi R8 LMS in toughest conditions to the level of readiness for ...
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PUT-IN-BAY (PIBRRR): ROAD RACES REUNION!

Mike Matune covers the 1950s-era road racing reunion, celebrating classic ‘airport & street racing' at its finest. The starter waves the green flag as the field accelerates down the front straight during the 2015 Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion on South Bass Island in Western Lake Erie. In period, the racers at Put in Bay occupied an important spot on the racing calendar for small-bore production and race cars. Its recreation as a vintage event has involved perseverance and dedication by ...
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RANGE ROVER SENTINEL: LOCKED & LOADED!

A luxury fortress on wheels, the Range Rover Sentinel is the first armored Land Rover to be fully engineered by Special Vehicle Operations (SVO).  The new Range Rover Sentinel is hand built at SVO’s Oxford Road facility, providing the highest levels of protection an SUV can offer against a wide variety of attacks. Based on the standard wheelbase Range Rover Autobiography, it delivers the supreme comfort, command driving position and all-terrain capability of the Range Rover, while pr...
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LESSONS LEARNED: THE HISTORY OF DRIVER SAFETY IN NASCAR!

When Bill France Sr. founded NASCAR in 1948, driver safety wasn’t exactly a primary concern. That first generation of drivers showed up on race day in the fastest cars their teams could build. There was a general understanding that auto racing was a dangerous endeavor, and that any measure to increase safety might decrease your chance of taking that checkered flag first. But it didn’t take long for these ideas to change. In an http://www.dish.com/dig/sports/motorsports-hof-of-america-nalon-l...
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