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Book review: Texas Legend – Jim Hall and his Chaparrals

Even if he wasn’t a genius-level engineer and designer, Jim Hall would still be worthy of an in-depth biography by dint of his status as a genuine world-class racing driver, certainly one of the world’s finest during the 1960s.

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Time to get festive with McKlein’s 2025 Motorsport Classic calendar

Own 25 masterful photographs from the lavish McKlein motorsport archive, in large format. Oh yes, and know what day of the month it is as well. McKlein’s 2025 Motorsport Classic calendar is a great gift.

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“There was no indoor classic event like Rétromobile in the USA… yet”

It was surprising news, a couple of weeks ago, when Rétromobile and duPont Registry announced there would be a USA edition of the classic Paris show in 2025 as well. ‘Why?’, we asked Rétromobile chief Romain Grabowski.

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Masters Historic Racing turns to Middle East for 2025… and adds more F1s

Masters Historic Racing has announced the 2025 calendar, which consists of eight rounds. For the final rounds of the season, Masters Historic turns to the Middle East, to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Nineties 3.5-litre F1s appear in a demo series, and there is a new focus on Group C prototypes.

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Book review: Derek Warwick’s ‘Never look back’

384 pages on a driver who was always there throughout the eighties and nineties, but rarely found himself where he wanted to be: at the front. Never look back is the story of the (racing) life of Derek Warwick.

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Thierry Boutsen celebrates F1 comeback at Spa

Belgian Thierry Boutsen (67) is a triple Grand Prix winner in Formula 1. In last weekend’s Masters Racing Legends, ahead of the Spa Six Hours, Boutsen made his comeback in an F1 race, on the track where he made his Formula 1 debut in 1983.

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Book review: A.J. Foyt: Survivor, Champion, Legend

Occasionally, a racing driver comes along who’s so phenomenally good, and whose record of accomplishment is so amazingly long and lofty, that a single autobiography simply isn’t enough. Appropriately, this title is the first of a planned two volumes on the life and racing legacy of the American motorsport icon, Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr.
Review by Jim Donnelly

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Rain levels play at 2024 Goodwood Revival

The September rain turned the 26th running of the Goodwood Revival into an absolute treat for drivers and historic racing aficionados alike.

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Kalmar reinterprets Porsche 959 with 930 hp restomod

Based on a Porsche 993 chassis and 992 powertrain, Kalmar Automotive brings this exhilarating new take on the Porsche 959, dubbed Kalmar 9X9.

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Team Ikuzawa and Daniel Arsham adapt Porsche 904 for Goodwood Revival

The father-son duo of five-time Le Mans winner Emanuele and Goffredo Pirro will pilot the JOTA Sport-run car at the 2024 Goodwood Revival, on for this weekend.