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#Focus – The IMSA GT Championship Story.

03/14/201603/15/2017 Louis Quiniou.

IMSA Camel GT, GTO, GTU, GTX and GTP. These categories may sound familiar to you if you like American road racing and were around back in the seventies and eighties mainly. Yeah, America did produce some of the most fantastic … Continue reading #Focus – The IMSA GT Championship Story.

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#Stories – Drug Smuggling and Motorsport, the John Paul Sr and Jr Story.

11/02/201503/14/2016 Louis Quiniou.

Motorsport is the sort of sport for which you require a certain budget, it’s not like football or running, you need more than a pair of shoes… And well, a recent visit to a south and sunny island made me … Continue reading #Stories – Drug Smuggling and Motorsport, the John Paul Sr and Jr Story.

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#Focus – Ground Effect for Dummies.

10/29/201511/12/2015 Louis Quiniou.

Ground effect or the principle of using an entire car as a giant wing in order to increase downforce and minimize drag, basically that’s what it stands for. But in situ, how does it work ? That’s what we’re gonna … Continue reading #Focus – Ground Effect for Dummies.

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#RemiDargegen – Ambiance at the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion.

08/24/201510/16/2015 Louis Quiniou.

© All Pictures – Copyright Rémi Dargegen Photography. In motorsports, legends are made, not born. Constant reminders of this sprang up throughout the days at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, a four-day event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where tens … Continue reading #RemiDargegen – Ambiance at the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion.

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#Focus – The Audi 90 IMSA GTO.

07/13/201505/05/2016 Louis Quiniou.

Audi first came to the North American circuit racing through the Trans-Am Championship in 1988 with their 200 Quattro model taking eight wins as well as the championship in their first year with what could have been called the “unfair … Continue reading #Focus – The Audi 90 IMSA GTO.

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#Focus – IMSA GTP & The 1988 Jaguar XJR-9.

11/27/201410/21/2016 Louis Quiniou.

Coming-up for sale at the RM Auctions Amelia Island sale next March 2015 is the  Works Jaguar XJR-9, chassis 388, which won the Daytona 24 hours in 1990. #388 is the third of just three cars constructed for the 1988 … Continue reading #Focus – IMSA GTP & The 1988 Jaguar XJR-9.

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#Focus – IMSA GTP & The Ford Mustang GTP.

11/15/201405/05/2016 Louis Quiniou.

In 1983, the GTX class of the IMSA GT Championship became obsolete, and was replaced by the IMSA GTP category. Ford which had been racing the Ford Mustang GTX needed a new car and here comes the story of the Ford … Continue reading #Focus – IMSA GTP & The Ford Mustang GTP.

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#Tech – Polimotor or Plastic and Racing Engine.

07/21/201410/21/2016 Louis Quiniou.

You’ve probably never heard of the Polimotor racing engine and its creator, Matty Holtzberg but in a modern and green world chasing ideas to make the automotive industry more efficient and greener to the public, the manufacturers should have a … Continue reading #Tech – Polimotor or Plastic and Racing Engine.

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