In a world where so few racing V12s remain for us to enjoy, riding inside an Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 with Jorge De La Torre and Lars Viljoen at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca might be the closest thing…
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MP: This Lifelong Career In Racing Is Owed To My Father
Oct 29, 2016, 6:23 PM 0
Here’s a story from October 2015 at RoadandTrack.com that marked the 20-year anniversary of my father’s death. Hopefully it’s an enjoyable read: This Lifelong Career In Racing Is Owed To My Father
These photos make me happy because they feature Ayrton Senna’s 100th Formula 1 start which took place at the 1990 Mexican Grand Prix. The Brazilian was likely to have a less flattering recollection of the race after a blown…
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PODCAST: 1978 Lotus 79-Cosworth DFV F1 In-Car Audio
Oct 22, 2016, 9:20 PM 0
Ride with Duncan Dayton in Mario Andretti’s 1978 Formula 1 world championship-winning Lotus 79 powered by the most successful F1 engine ever made, the 3.0-liter Cosworth DFV. The sounds produced by the Cosworth V8 around the legendary Mazda Raceway…
This photo makes me happy and sad. The car, a 1991 Lola T91/00-Chevrolet piloted by reigning CART IndyCar Series champion Al Unser Jr for Galles/Kraco Racing at Laguna Seca, is gorgeous in its patriotic Valvoline livery. Little Al finished…
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PHOTO: Mark Donohue and Penske Racing at Sebring
Oct 20, 2016, 5:28 PM 0
This photo makes me happy because it’s loaded with legends and personal heroes. 1968, Sebring 12 Hours of Endurance, Penske Racing, Mark Donohue, Chevy Camaro Z28, and the great Al Holbert setting tire pressures at the bottom right of…
75 psi of turbo boost has never sounded so good. Thanks to the superb driving talents of young Skylar Robinson—son of IMSA GTP ace Chip Robinson—and the genuine awesomeness of the ex-Dyson Racing 1986 Porsche 962 he piloted at…
This photo from the 2009 ALMS race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca makes me happy because it’s a Lola-Mazda, which is always a good thing, and the Dyson Racing/Mazda livery is loaded with beautiful colors. Sometimes happiness is just that…
Originally published Oct. 17, 2011. My iPhone lit up last Tuesday. Jet-lagged after a 23.5-hour door-to-door flight back from covering the Bathurst 1000 race in Australia, and in my usual morning stupor, I looked over and saw the name…
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PHOTO: Peugeot’s Monstrous 908 Turbodiesel V12
Oct 14, 2016, 3:40 PM 0
This photo not only makes me happy, it also reminds me of a time when each new American Le Mans Series season held great intrigue for the innovative machinery that would appear at the Wheels Down Winter Test. The…