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Join the team Oly Express for Le Mans Classic 2012

Join the team Oly Express for Le Mans Classic 2012

Since its first edition in 2002, the Le Mans Classic has become the biggest and most exclusive vintage race in the world. Held on the big 24 Hours track, Le Mans Classic is a once in a lifetime experience. Stay with us at a 16th century Chateau and enjoy full access track-side privileges. Exclusive Team [...]

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1997 Chrysler Viper GT2 racecar returns to Le Mans

1997 Chrysler Viper GT2 racecar returns to Le Mans

It's back to the track of its glory days. During the 24 Hours of Le Mans of 1997, this very Chrysler Viper (yes, it was a Chrysler in Europe and a Dodge in the USA), was the only works car that finished the famous race. Driven by Justin Bell (GB), Pierre Yver (France) and John [...]

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TC Motorsports to power DeltaWing on Huile de Frites

TC Motorsports to power DeltaWing on Huile de Frites

TC Motorsports announces today that it will provide technical support for a private entry in the 24 Heures du Mans at the historic Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France June 16-17, 2012.   Endurance racing is in TC Motorsports' blood, having successfully run long distance races across North America in GRAND-AM Continental Tire [...]

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GreenGT H2 to mess with the big boys at Le Mans

GreenGT H2 to mess with the big boys at Le Mans

The GreenGT H2 is the first prototype electric/hydrogen competition car. The GreenGT H2 project was selected in June 2011 by the French Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), as an innovative project. GreenGT was invited to participate on the June 3rd Test Day of the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours event. As the autonomy of lithium/ion [...]

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BMW M1 Procar win at Dakar Historic Grand Prix

BMW M1 Procar win at Dakar Historic Grand Prix

Stanislas de Sadeleer and Christian Traber participated in the first Edition of the « Grand-Prix de Dakar Historic » on de Saleleer’s BMW M1 Procar which took place on the « Baobabs Race Track », 60km south of Dakar. It was a first but great experience to drive this car on the African Continent. Except [...]

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Granny Andrea on Le Mans 24 Hours GTE AM podium

Granny Andrea on Le Mans 24 Hours GTE AM podium

She was all smiles as she got out of her sizzling Doran Ford GT. And she had good reason to smile, because she became the first women to be on a Le Mans 24 Hours podium since 1931! Andrea Robertson, mother of one and grandmother of three, and her husband David, associated to driving instructor [...]

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Michel Disdier’s and Sagamore Noonan’s Shake and Bake racing week-end at Le Castellet (F)

Michel Disdier’s and Sagamore Noonan’s Shake and Bake racing week-end at Le Castellet (F)

These pictures are from Adrien Paviot of Com'On Racing Agency. I'll let the excellent shots speak for themselves as you can see our progress to a Top Ten finish! Shake and Bake! Getting ready for the first qualifying session. I managed a 2.33 on the big 5.2 km Paul Ricard Grand Prix track. Cruising down [...]

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Gstaad Grand Prix at Le Castellet on October 8-9-10

Gstaad Grand Prix at Le Castellet on October 8-9-10

During Patrick Peter’s soon to happen and promissing Dix Mille Tours event, the Classic Endurance Races will exceptionally be held as the Grand Prix de Gstaad on October 8-9-10! The Swiss Alps ski resort does not keep its love story with dream cars secret. Asides the Gstaad Classic Audemars Piguet, prestigious historic bi-annual rally (next [...]

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Nürburgring 1000 km lives on thanks to FHR Vintage Racing

Nürburgring 1000 km lives on thanks to FHR Vintage Racing

After that Group C dominated the prestigious Nordschleife for the last 1000 km race in 1983 and that the Le Mans Series had their last outing there on the modern Grand Prix track in 2009, the greatest thing in the 50 year old history of the ADAC 1000 km race happened last week-end when FHR [...]

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1st Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Speedway 1971

1st Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Speedway 1971

Here is what Dick Pierson said about that little NASCAR film: You need to go to the 4:50 to 4:56 or so, you will see a No. 41 car, that is Hershel McGriff out of Portland having a pit stop. But the real interesting part for you is – you will notice there is a guy [...]

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