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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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Driver’s suit test at Sebring in 67

January 11, 2010

In the early days driving suits were cotton (think pale blue Dunlop suits worn by all F! drivers). To fireproof them these suits had to be soaked in a mixutre of Borax and something else (can’t remember!). I had never had my suit tested until Sebring. Every driver had to endure a medical by a [...]

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Welcome to The Garage: Gary Magwood

November 27, 2009

The most common online references to Gary Magwood seem to be in regards to his Formula Ford championships and race car prep business back in the Sixties & early Seventies. The reality is that Gary raced just about anything with 4 wheels. There was an MGB, a Merlyn sports racer the same as the one [...]

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Shutter Speed: A new start, a new car and more racing!

November 21, 2009

I struggled through until spring and realized I needed to get either back to North Bay or head for Toronto where my parents now lived. My Father had been offered a senior position with the Globe and Mail. It was an offer he couldn’t refuse so they moved to the big city. I decided to [...]

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Stay away from that guy or he’ll hit you!

July 21, 2009

The past week has seen some pretty cool action here in The Garage. Thanks to an old post about my Dad’s early racing days, I was able to reunite him with one of his employees from way back in 1967. Terry Fitzgerald was also one of Bud’s strongest competitors that year. As racers do, they [...]

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A soggy day at Mosport for the VARAC Festival

June 20, 2009

I managed to grab 442 photos today during my rain soaked visit to the 2009 VARAC Festival at Mosport. It will take a while to edit all of those, but for now this shot pretty much sums up the day.

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