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Daytona 24 Hours - 2022
It was a chilly Rolex 24 but the action in the closing laps was heated. The epic duel at the end between a pair of Porsches will feature...
Kevin
Feb 7, 20221 min read
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Post-Race Analysis - Mercedes wins GTD Class - 2021 Rolex 24 at Daytona
For the first time in the marque's history, in 2021 a car with the star celebrated in victory lane at the end of 24 hours racing around...
Kevin
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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B2 Bombers Above Pasadena
As is tradition, the US Air Force blends a flyover with a training mission and sends a pair of B-2 Spirit bombers for the New Years Day...
Kevin
Jan 1, 20222 min read
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Porsche at Dakar - Looking Back
Non-fiction is often more compelling than anything a fiction writer could imagine. The story of Porsche's motorsports efforts in the...
Kevin
Dec 30, 20212 min read
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Carbon Fiber Classic
The Porsche 935/19 was not designed for professional competition. It is not a stripped down uncompromising race car built to battle the...
Kevin
Dec 26, 20211 min read
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Honda - Racing at Thunderhill Improves the Breed
The Indy 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans began as tests of endurance rather than speed. The "glory days" of motorsport are often remembered...
Kevin
Dec 23, 20212 min read
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Thunderhill Night Lights
Motorsport is a sub-set of sport. Sportscar racing is a sub-set of motorsport. Endurance sportscar racing is a sub-set of sportscar...
Kevin
Dec 21, 20211 min read
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Farewell Mazda. Thank you.
With only ten minutes remaining in the 2016 IMSA Petit LeMans, disaster struck the Mazda prototype. A podium spot disappeared in flames...
Kevin
Dec 19, 20213 min read
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Amy Lerner Takes a Vintage Porsche to the Dakar Rally
During public health restrictions that shuttered workplaces, restaurants, museums and even outdoor recreation areas, many retreated ...
Kevin
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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Seventeen Hours of Thunderhill
Thanks to heavy fog, the 2021 25 Hours of Thunderhill was interrupted mid-race and became the seventeen hours of Thunderhill. Otherwise,...
Kevin
Dec 10, 20212 min read
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Overnight at the Velocity Invitational
When Peyton Manning was inducted into the professional football Hall of Fame, part of his speed imagined what happened in the quiet halls...
Kevin
Nov 27, 20211 min read
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Velocity Invitational is Back
In May 2019, a new vintage racing event took over Sonoma Raceway. Titled the "Sonoma Speed Festival," the founders sought to create a...
Kevin
Nov 6, 20211 min read
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Touring the Port of Long Beach
I recently learned a few things about the supply chain bottleneck in the Port of Long Beach. I'm certainly not an expert but supply chain...
Kevin
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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Marathon de la Route - 914/6 GT
Endurance races are typically measured in hours - 10 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours or even 25 hours. From 1965 to 1971, however, the world's...
Kevin
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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Meeting The Spruce Goose
The original idea did not come from Howard Hughes. German submarines were sinking supply ships making their way across the Atlantic...
Kevin
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Getting the Shot - Carhenge
Not all memorable automotive photos involve priceless equipment, careful staging, expensive equipment or years of experience. Some...
Kevin
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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2018 Bathurst 12 hours
Seems odd that this blog has been on hiatus since the 2017 Bathurst 12 hours, but the 2018 edition seems like as good an excuse as any to...
kevin54449
Feb 19, 20181 min read
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2107 Bathurst 12hr – Team Castrol Vodafone BMW M6 GT3
For the first half of the race, the number 7 Team Castrol Vodafone BMW M6 GT3 was the most competitive of the BMW entries. Others had...
kevin54449
Apr 3, 20171 min read
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2017 Bathurst 12hr – Wall Racing Porsche 997 Cup
Number 6 in the 2017 Bathurst 12 hour field was a local entry with four Aussie drivers in a bright yellow Porsche Cup car. The amateur...
kevin54449
Apr 1, 20171 min read
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2017 Bathurst 12hr – GT Motorsport Audi R8 LMS
The #5 Audi sought to defend its 2016 class win at the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hours. Unfortunately, the team of Greg Taylor, Nathan Antunes,...
kevin54449
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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