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The first ever lap record of Mosport

June 21, 2008

For racing enthusiasts who live in Ontario, Mosport is an almost mythical place. It has seen the birth and heyday of series like the Trans Am and Can Am. It has played host to the Canadian Grand Prix. All of the great drivers from every decade from the Sixties onwards have driven at Mosport and [...]

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2008 VARAC Festival on this weekend at Mosport

June 21, 2008

Finally it’s time for the 2008 VARAC Festival. The focus this year is on the Can Am series. If you’ve never seen the ground pounders in action, this is your chance to see some of the most exciting machines ever built. This year’s gathering is also a stop for the Lola 50th anniversary tour. Of [...]

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Get ready for some great racing at the 2008 VARAC Festival with Can-Am

February 23, 2008

While we’ve lost the Toronto Grand Prix for 2008, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t some great racing to be had in Ontario this year. Just up the road from downtown Toronto, at Canada’s home of motorsport, is the annual VARAC Vintage Racing Festival. The focus for 2008 is on the thundering Can Am cars [...]

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Chaparral 2E Continuation

January 2, 2007

One of the greatest things about racing in the Sixties was that there were some really big brains who used every bit of grey matter to devise new ways to make their cars faster than the competition. In Trans Am, it was Camaros with roofs like chip bags. In Can Am, we saw the first [...]

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Video: Modern Targa Florio

December 24, 2006

Targa Florio. The name sends shivers down the spine of long time race fans. Some of the best drivers of all time doing battle on real roads in some of the most fearsom racing machines ever built. Fortunately, the roads have changed little and the enthusiast can retrace the original route. I just came across [...]

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McBearen Sports Racer

November 1, 2006

Back in the golden days of road racing, it was all about the special. Racers and fabricators would cobble together all sorts of sports racers, at home in their garage. Most of them were one offs, and many of those went on to become winning machines that are part of the fabric of motor racing [...]

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1969 Can Am Mosport

August 2, 2006

June 1, 1969 the thunder of the Can Am cars once again roar through the hills surrounding Mosport. As always, the Can Am entry list was a star studded affair, with names like McLaren, Hulme, Revson, Gurney and Parsons. Bruce McLaren won the race in a McLaren M8B.

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