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Listen carefully. That sound you’re hearing now? That’s the sound of car enthusiasts all over the world screaming in agony after this Porsche 959 crashed in Montreal last night.

The story comes to us from the forums at Montreal Racing. Apparently, the flip-flop-wearing driver of this 959 lost control in a curve, trashing his   …  Pictures and more

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John Force almost lives at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Invariably, he connects through DFW during his incessant travels, and he knows every shop and restaurant in Terminals A and C. So regular are his visits, he knows the names of shoe shiners, bartenders and gate attendants.

“The bartender sees me and says, ‘Hey, John, you need a drink,’ ” Force says. “He saw the race on TV. He knows I need a drink.”

During one such trip in 1998   …  More

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Red Bull Racing’s Show Car recently completed a second All-American adventure. Driven by David Coulthard, the 2011 Championship-winning RB7 toured Liberty State Park and its spectacular views of the New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty. The RB7 then moved on to one of the main arteries linking New York and New Jersey – the Lincoln Tunnel. Wrapping up its American vacation, the RB7 became the first Formula One car to lay rubber on the Grand Prix of America streets in West New York and Weehawken, New Jersey, bringing residents out of their homes to catch the historic sight.

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In 1963, Ferrari built four 330 LMBs, a GT race car meant to hit the track at Le Mans. All four still exist and are each worth nearly $15 million.

One of the cars, chassis number 4619, is owned by the Korean Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Kun Hee Lee.

But there’s just one problem: Some records show the car was stolen in 1977 and there’s a court order in the U.S. demanding that the car be returned   …  More

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