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19
Jan

Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2011 – Jaguar Featured Marque

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2011 will celebrate the racing heritage of one of Britain’s legendary motor car companies – Jaguar. Few companies are as synonymous with sports car racing as Jaguar, and the reunion will highlight the 50th anniversary of the iconic Jaguar E-Type and 60th anniversary of the remarkable Jaguar C-Type’s win in the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans.

“The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is hallowed ground for automotive racing aficionados, and thus a very meaningful place to celebrate the Jaguar E-Type’s 50th Anniversary,” said Richard Beattie, Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales Jaguar North America. “Today, as much as 50 years ago, hi-performance, racing and stunning design are integral to the Jaguar brand. At the Reunion we will give enthusiasts   …  More

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18
Jan

Drag Racing – John Force talks about Austin Coil’s departure in exclusive interview

NHRA drag-racing superstar John Force celebrated his record 132nd career win and 15th Funny Car championship in November for about day and a half before he received word that longtime crew chief Austin Coil–who tuned Force’s cars for every one of his wins and titles–was leaving John Force Racing. AutoWeek caught up with history’s most prolific straight-line racer for this exclusive interview.

AutoWeek: Did you have any indication that Coil was leaving your team?    …  More

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17
Jan

F1 Fundraiser – Two-seater charity ride for Queensland

Australian Grand Prix organisers are to help raise money for the victims of the Queensland flooding by auctioning off a ride in a two-seater Formula 1 car.

The auction runs until the end of next week, and the winner will have his ride in the 700bhp car during the Albert Park event in March  …  Details

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16
Jan

Sports Car Racing – Peugeot’s Davidson: Le Mans Cup will be “amazing”

Peugeot’s Anthony Davidson hopes the new Intercontinental Le Mans Cup can bring sports car racing to a much wider audience, having admitted that he had no idea how spectacular the discipline was until he dropped out of Formula 1.

LMP1 giants Audi and Peugeot last went head to head over a full season in the 2008 Le Mans Series, but both have now   … More

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