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Shutter Speed: Motorcycles, Racing and a New Camera

February 25, 2010
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1972 had it’s ups and downs for me. The emotional effect of my marriage falling apart had taken me to a serious low. I decided to move back to Toronto to be near my son. Suddenly one day my wife appears and wants to give it another go. I was delighted! [...]

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1934 Indy 500: A view from the stands

October 19, 2008

While we love the raucous noise that goes along with a great modern rally video, there is something cooler about seeing actual video of the early days of racing. Over at the Jalopy Journal, Ryan has unearthed a short clip that was shot from the stands during the 1934 Indy 500. Sometimes you just don’t [...]

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Live from the Indy 500

May 25, 2008

Bro in law to The Garage, Scott Simmons received a pretty sweet B-Day gift from my Sis this year. Tickets to the Indy 500! This shot was taken halfway through lap one.
Keep the shots coming dude!

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History, A thing of beauty.

February 24, 2008

Today’s race tracks are nothing short of amazing especially when you consider what was used back in the early 1900’s. But as beautiful as they appear today they can not hold up by comparison when we take a look what used to be as we look back thru the history books.
Anyone who has been to [...]

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Keeping Pace

December 28, 2007

The Indianapolis 500 has lost most of its storied luster, but some excitement is still generated by marketeers eager to align with the historic value of the event.
On Memorial Day weekend in 2008, General Motors is taking their ethanol promotional campaign to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For the tenth time, a Chevrolet [...]

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Indy winning heritage in The Garage

November 24, 2007

While reading through H.A.M.B. comments about the Vanderbuilt Cup, I stumbled across an incredible archive of American race winners called Rumbledrome. It is full of photos and details of American racing history. It got me thinking that there is a bit of my family’s history that I don’t think I’ve shared.

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Video: 1941 Indy 500 in COLOUR!

July 20, 2007

It just blows my mind sometimes how many cool things are floating around on the internet. Ryan at The Jalopy Journal has just come across this full colour video of the 1941 Indy 500. Just a warning though, this is one to watch at home with a nice cold beverage as it is a full [...]

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Andretti night on Wind Tunnel

May 7, 2006

Tonight on SpeedTV, Dave Despain was joined by Mario, Michael & Marco Andretti. Three generations of America’s premier racing family. It was an interesting interview, in that what wasn’t said was almost as important as what was. Mario showed himself to be the elder statesman, not only of the sport, but of the family as [...]

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My dad can beat your dad!

April 22, 2006

I found this cool Sunoco ad in the program for the Mac’s Continental program from Mosport in September 1970. I think this pic of”Captain Nice” pretty much sums up the reputation Mark Donohue had. A family guy who also happened to be one of the best racers who ever lived.
The Mac’s Continental weekend featured Formula [...]

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