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GT Heroes At The Goodwood Members’ Meeting

Chaydon Ford — Mon, 08 May 2023 05:30:31 +0000

Fast forward to the late ’90s and early 2000s; GT racers had evolved with large capacity, naturally aspirated engines and high downforce, and they ruled the endurance racing classes of the era. These GT cars found fans in the youth of the time through video games and became the poster cars of the generation. The recent Goodwood […]

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IMSA: The Featured Marque At RMMR

Naveed Yousufzai — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:00:59 +0000

The featured marque tradition started back in 1975, with members of the board deciding which historically-significant brand or genre of racing deserves to be the primary focus of the week-long event. The tribute typically results in special vehicle and team displays, parade laps, iconic cars doing hot laps, and even special ‘spec’ races or ‘one time’ […]

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Kong, The 8th Wonder Of The World

Paddy McGrath — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:30:13 +0000

This is a special one. I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen a lot of the world on this crazy Speedhunters adventure, and a lot of cars in the process of said travels. I always try to keep an open mind with regards to the different scenes and cars within, even when something isn’t to […]

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Faster Than A Superbike: A Real 1,017hp Street Fighter

Bryn Musselwhite — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:16:07 +0000

Cherry picking the best parts from around the world, Craig Taylor has spent the last 15 years transforming his Mazda RX-7 in to a 1,017hp, twin turbo, tyre-killing freak. With the capability to make 1,500hp on the current setup, is it madness or magic? This is a story of how one man just wanted to go fast. And I […]

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Long, Low & Dangerous To Know: The Mantula Mantra

Jonathan Moore — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:30:20 +0000

You expect one thing, you get another. Typically with classic British sportscars you might predict lightness and a phenomenal chassis, but you don’t necessarily put brutal power on the list. Think Lotus Elan or Cortina, which are all about performance over power. Seeing a Marcos, the first thought might be along those lines, expecting fantastic […]

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Can England Build A Better GT-R Than Japan?

Bryn Musselwhite — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:00:10 +0000

Every time I see a GT-R I feel like I’m looking at a computer-generated character, as though a comic book page or game frame came to life in front of me. They feel like the stuff of hyper reality, existing purely for the purpose of being the best at what they do. Naturally, I associate them with Japan, […]

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The Thunder & The Lightening

Jonathan Moore — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:00:25 +0000

All my life I’ve had slight trepidation about getting in other people’s cars and sitting in the driving seat. Road cars, race cars, whatever – I always feel I should ask permission before getting inside. To me it’s like an invasion of privacy – like sitting at someone’s office desk or walking into their home and plonking yourself […]

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The Bee*R 324R: Where Did It Go?

Bryn Musselwhite — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:00:40 +0000

What happens to old show cars? You know, the ones that have had their time in the spotlight as a company demonstrator? Where do they go after the hype dies down and the magazine features dry up? Too often they simply disappear, or worse still, try and hold on to that original glory. Not here though, […]

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Everything Worked Out: A Royal Porsche

Bryn Musselwhite — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:01:12 +0000

People are talking about the Porsche bubble at the moment – I’m hearing it a lot. Prices have been rapidly climbing over the last few years, but I do wonder just how much of it is hype? I like Porsche, but in the past when I could buy one, I didn’t. Financially, that might have […]

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Long Range Bomber: The Monaco To London Mission

Bryn Musselwhite — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:30:20 +0000

I’m going to ask you a question… You can have a brand new Rolls-Royce for 36 hours and the opportunity to drive it 1000 miles from the South of France to London all expenses paid. What do you do? It’s very simple: you say yes! I had that phone conversation six days before this picture […]

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