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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.

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Zak Brown signs up Mr Le Mans for Estoril Classic

McLaren CEO and avid classic car racer Zak Brown will team up with Tom Kristensen for the Estoril Classics in Portugal, in October.

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Bugatti T59 makes history: first unrestored car to win Pebble Beach Concours

This year’s Pebble Beach Concours is history, and history was made… For the first time since its inaugural edition in 1950, an unrestored car from the preservation class won Best of Show. The honour went to Swiss entrant Fritz Burkart (The Pearl Collection) and his 1934 Bugatti T59, a former race car.

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The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering pays tribute to rally cars

The magnificent, the exquisite, the outrageous, the beautiful. The Quail, a
Motorsports Gathering, unites everything Monterey Car Week stands for in one location.

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No trailer queens on Pebble Beach Tour d´Elegance

On Sunday, they will be admired on the golf course for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. But before that, the participants take part in the Tour d’Elegance around the Monterey peninsula,

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Monterey Car Week, the Motorlux report

Our man Peter Singhof dives into the first party of Monterey Car Week. He steered away from (most of) the champagne to bring us this report on Motorlux.

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Mercedes W 196 Streamliner and Ferrari Le Mans winner for sale… because they don’t fit

RM Sotheby’s brings not one but two icons to market. One is a 1955 Mercedes W 196 Streamliner raced by Stirling Moss. The other is the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Ferrari 250 LM.