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...
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Kevin
- Jan 28
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin
- Jan 1
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin
- Dec 23, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Kevin
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
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 ...
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Kevin
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
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,...
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Kevin
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin
- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Getting the Shot - Carhenge
Not all memorable automotive photos involve priceless equipment, careful staging, expensive equipment or years of experience. Some...
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kevin54449
- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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kevin54449
- Apr 2, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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kevin54449
- Apr 1, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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kevin54449
- Mar 31, 2017
- 1 min
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,...
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