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Art Tidesco blogs on all things motoring.

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Long Lost - Wolf 1979 Series

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Wolf Racing was founded by Canadian Oil Magnet Walter Wolf in 1977 after an ill feted start made in partnership with Frank Williams in 1976....
Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Arrested Development - McLaren M26/1

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The McLaren M23 was already a four year old design when Gordon Coppucks successor the lower and lighter McLaren M26 was launched in the s...
Monday, 18 July 2011

Caution Wide Vehicle - McLaren M23 M23/6

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The Ford Cosworth DFV powered McLaren M23 driven by Denny Hulme was designed by Gordon Cuppock, based on the lessons learned from the suc...
Sunday, 17 July 2011

A Noble Effort - Hesketh Ford 308B # 308-2

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Mid way through 1972 James 'Hunt The Shunt' got fired by the STP March Formula 3 team for taking over a vacant seat with a rival tea...
Saturday, 16 July 2011

The Super Hugger - AJ Rivers Simoniz Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Replica

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While I was whizzing up to Castle Combe in the teaming rain a couple of weeks ago, I went flying past a rumbling cloud of spray that turn...
Friday, 15 July 2011

'Fury' Returns - Ferrari 312 B3 #010

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The first time I saw and heard a Ferrari racing in anger was on March 17th, 1974, in the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch. The day started ...
Thursday, 14 July 2011

Driver to Sponsor - Simon Lewis

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During the early 1980's Simon Lewis was a regular spectator at Castle Combe where the biggest attraction used to be Formula Libre event...
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The first race I attended was at Ndola in Zambia where Mum's boss raced a Mini. I was taken to The Race of Champions '73 - '75, and in ‘76 to the last GP on the Nordschliefe. A succession of cheap cars allowed me to head for the Silverstone 6 hour races '78 - '92, Le Mans and the British/European GPs '79 - '83. In ‘85 a buddy Sven phoned up and asked me to crew for his #44 Ray's Toys Capri in the Willhire 24 hours, I spent the weekend lugging jerry cans and holding a fire extinguisher during pit stops. By ‘87 Sven was clocking up wins in the Alfa Sud series 1st in a 33, destroyed at Castle Combe, and later in a Sud . In 1990 I went racing in a 2CV 'LYLLYK' highlighted by the Mondello Park 24 hours. From ‘92 to ‘03 I lost track of racing until blogs on yahoo sports by Jerry Bonkowski, awakened a passion for NASCAR. Thanks to Rowdy.com I went to the April ’09 Arron's 499 making a 7000 mile round trip, quite a contrast from the BTCC at Brands Hatch .
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