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Yesterday there was a story on the front page of The Sun about a wealthy Sheikh who jetted his Lamborghini LP640 from Qatar to Britain for an oil change. Apparently the 6,428-mile round trip cost in the region of £20,000 (there’s something vaguely ironic about a car being shipped from…
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Aug 1 2008
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Jul 28 2008
A chat with ‘Emmo’
Talking to Emerson Fittipaldi is never less than interesting.
Alistair Caldwell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Teddy Mayer.
We didn’t see much of him immediately after he retired, Emerson preferring to spend time in Brazil. He would appear at events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but otherwise the chance to have a…
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Jul 28 2008
The Monticello Motor Club’s debut
A country club driving resort for the high-end motoring enthusiast. That’s the concept behind the Monticello Motor Club’s 4.1-mile road circuit located in upstate New York about an hour and half drive from mid-town Manhattan. The grand opening of the Monticello Motor Club’s brand new track took place last Sunday…
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Jul 18 2008
Lime Rock reborn
I enjoyed a couple of very pleasant days last weekend at Lime Rock in North-western Connecticut. Lime Rock is the only remaining serious road course in New England or the North-eastern corner of the United States. Opened in 1957, the challenging little 1.5-mile circuit was at its height through the…
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Jul 17 2008
Guess who’s back…
I have been on a secret mission. I feel a little like Tintin, travelling unexpectedly into unfamiliar territory again, briefed to separate the fact from the fiction. Unlike Tintin, I have no help from the resourceful Captain Haddock.
Anyway, my cover has been blown, the secret is out. Another well known…
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Jul 16 2008
Can I have your autograph please?
After Rob has written something on the Festival of Speed, it seems a little bit of a cop-out to write another blog on it.
However, on a quest to get some words out of the Formula 1 drivers I set off for the top paddock and having inhaled two burgers and…
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Jul 8 2008
A very one-sided view of the past week
After a quick perusal of my past blogs, it appears that when I haven’t been shamelessly plugging various products and events, I have been doing some fairly dubious reporting on racing in Scotland.
Blogs are here to be controversial, to raise questions, to promote discussion and above all, be ‘light reading’.…
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Jun 16 2008
Be prepared for a new world
A Pole is leading the Formula One World Championship.
BMW has won a Grand Prix.
A black man looks increasingly likely to become President of the United States.
Some of the world’s biggest banks have lost a great deal of money.
A barrel of oil costs more than ever it has.
The paintings, not the…
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Jun 10 2008
Win tickets to the British Grand Prix testing
Motor Sport is pleased to offer readers the opportunity to win tickets for the testing at Silverstone, two weeks before the British Grand Prix.
Get closer to the action than you ever will over the GP weekend and find out who’s fast and who’s struggling for pace at the famous Northamptonshire…
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Jun 2 2008
Pilgrimage to the Pyrenees
Bonjour mes amis. Ici Le Blog de Pau.
I am in this lovely old town, in the foothills of the Pyrenees, for the 68th Grand Prix de Pau which this year is a round of the World Touring Car Championship.
I first came here in 1964 to witness the sublime Jimmy Clark…
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