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Christmas is all about the belly

December 21, 2008

The belly tanker that is!
Mamma G says I’m the hardest one in the family to buy for. Huh? Maybe I’m missing something, but a trip to the local automotive collectibles shop is a no brainer!
She needn’t worry though, as I’ve already received what I want. An original from our resident artist here in The Garage, [...]

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Split Screen Vette Vs Viper at Nurburgring

September 2, 2008

Let the spanking begin! If you listen closely you can hear one of the Viper team say, “I see Vultures.” refering to the Vette lap record.

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Who’s Yer Daddy?

August 31, 2008

How rewarding can it possibly be to win anything knowing you won only because the best didn’t show up? When it comes to racing I just love rivalry and no I’m not talking about Edwards and that kid with the elf ears that drives for Nascar. I’m talking about the good ole days when you [...]

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Video: Markus Winkelhock barrel rolls MINI

August 31, 2007

While sifting through some La Carrera videos last night, I came across this video from last Fall of Markus Winkelhock rolling a MINI at the Nordschleife track. This must have been one hell of a ride!

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Video: More on Winklehock and BMW M1

July 20, 2007

It seems we’ve hit a popular topic with the combination of Manfred Winklehock and the BMW M1. West Coast contributor, Gary Faules spent some time poking around Youtube last night and came up with a few choice vids of the man and one of his steeds in action.
First up, we have the super scary crash [...]

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Race shooter: Jim Culp

July 18, 2007

Since getting the new camera, I’ve spent a lot of time exploring the wonder that is Flickr and in the process I’ve come across some pretty incredible photographers. Today I found Jim Culp of ProRallyPix. Jim’s got an incredible body of work, spanning 4 decades and ranging from road racing to rally and vintage footage. [...]

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Schumacher Testing Ferrari Road Cars?

May 29, 2007

Amidst all the wondering about Michael Schumacher’s future, who would have thought that he would become a road car tester? Well, it makes sense. Buy one of Maranello’s newest steeds and know that your new Johnson extension was tuned based on recommendations of Ferrari’s best son.
Autocar caught the great one lapping the Nurburgring in a [...]

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Ford Transit SportVan

April 25, 2007

It’s not so long ago that Sabine Schmidt came oh so close to besting a Jaguar while lapping the famed Nurburgring. Yesterday, Ford released the very limited edition Transit Sportvan. In homage to that trip around The Green Hell, the cover was pulled off by non other than Ms. Schmidt.
While aimed at tradesmen in the [...]

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Vintage Nordschleife Craziness

January 30, 2007

Ah the Nurburgring, home of Hans and Sabine those masterful Ring leaders. Watch as wannabe ringmeisters flog their beetles, beemers, Simcas and god knows what else, with no safety equipment. Watch for the freak who gets tossed from his beetle who no doubt kept right on lapping.

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A bad week for Racer/Journalists

September 21, 2006

It’s been a tough week for Racer Journalists, as two prominent writers have been injured in heavy car crashes.
Firstly, the legendary Paul Frere sustained serious injuries in a heavy collision in a Honda Civic R while testing near the Nurburgring. A former Formula 1 and sports car racer, Frere has a talent for turning the [...]

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