We seem to be in an era when ultra-long distance car rallies (around America, around the world) are popular with those who can afford the time and expense. Let's start with the Gumball 3000,...
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The Great Race 2008, I'm sorry to say, may turn out to be the Great Fiasco of 2008. But don't blame the organizers. Bill Ewing, CEO of Great Race Sports, has informed participants that the...
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One-hundred years ago six cars and crews set out on an adventure that was billed as "The World's Greatest Race." At a time when cars were so primitive the public had little faith,...
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It may seem a little early to plan for an event that happens in September of 2008 but when it's a vintage car rally, planning ahead is essential. So if you live anywhere in the western USA or...
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100 years ago some 250,000 people jammed into New York's Times Square to cheer on the contestants in what was then, and still is, regarded as "the toughest race in motoring history". The...
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Be honest. If this photo doesn't set your adrenalin to racing, you're not a carguy or cargirl, you're not challenged by twist and turns, the ocean doesn't move you, and you can't...
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Today my copy of Westworld magazine arrived, a bi-monthly travel/auto mag send out as a reward for joining the BCAA (British Columbia Automobile Association), which I did during my most recent failed...
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I'm reluctant to use lengthy quotes from another site or publication but sometimes it's justified. To wit: At any speed over 10 mph, the heavily rutted washboard track through the southern...
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Paddy Hopkirk? Now there's a name to recall if your memory reaches back to European rallying in the 60's as mine does. But even if it doesn't, listen here, friends. This talented racer...
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Always on the spot when it matters, the good folks at Hemmings got our attention with results from the Targa Newfoundland , a performance rally in Canada's far out (in the Atlantic) province....
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Imagine winning, in 2007, a 1000-mile race across Italy in a 1928 Alfa Romeo! If your name is Luciano Viaro or Luca Bergamaschi you're entitled to celebrate this exceptional victory in what is...
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Several decades ago my "bible" as a neophtye sports car competitor was a book on racing techniques by Pierro Taruffi, a handsome, silver-haired gentleman who'd made his name in...
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Much as I admire my fellow North Americans when organising retro-rallies and recreations of famous performance drives, nobody beats the Brits at this game. Consider "the 2008 London to Sidney...
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To some eyes it was just a tiny car with a competition pedigree. More perceptive viewers recognised this Mini as one of the great all-time rally winners in a sport where roadholding, braking, steering...
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The world of historic racing, rallying, and show events is far wider than most people realise. Indeed, it's hard for even the most knowledgeable classic car enthusiast to keep up. Which is why the...
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Great old cars roaming through beautiful Ozark backwoods country on winding roads? Now that's my idea of a classic car rally. Which is why I'm delighted to publish this blog about the 2007...
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How can you not want to own and drive this beautiful mid-50's sports car? Of course you would. Unfortunately you can't, and it's not a true classic but a prototype for a very limited run of 12 new...
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Why is this couple smiling? Because they're driving their classic Cobra in The Jewel that is Jordan, an exclusive (meaning, for folks with money to spare) rallye through the ancient country of Jordan....
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The public relations person who organised this photo should find another line of work. It's hard to imagine a more ridiculous pose for the two young ladies perched on the roof of a 1960 Saab 96 rallye...
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