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2023 Sahlen's IMSA 6 Hour

Motorsport Racing

The 2023 Sahlen’s IMSA 6 Hour Race

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 fittiLotus72 120 Views 2023 sahlen's six hours of the glen, action express cadillac, action express cadillac gtp, acura gtp, Acura NSX GT3, bmw gtp, bmw m team rll, BMW Team RLL, cadillac racing, corvette c8 gt3, ferrari gt3, heart of racing, heart of racing aston martin, imsa sahlen's six hours of the glen, jdc miller p3, jdc miller porsche, jdc miller porsche gtp, lamborghini gt3, lexus gtd, meyer shank acura, mike shank acura gtp, msr acura gtp, Penske Porsche, penske porsche gtp, porsche 911gt3, Porsche Penske, rahal bmw gtp, RLL Team BMW, sahlen's six hours of the glen, tower motorsports, vasser sullivan lexus, wtr acura, wtr acura gtp, wynn's

Porsche Penske won the 2023 Sahlen’s IMSA 6 Hour Race at Watkins Glen in the final minutes. Then it didn’t. RLL BMW takes its first GTP win.

1990 Montreal Group C race

Motorsport Racing History

Remembering the 1990 Montreal Group C race

May 24, 2023 fittiLotus72 158 Views 1990 Montreal Group C, alba racing team, ALD, brun racing team, chamberlain racing, circuit Ile Notre Dame, cougar c24, group c, gti racing team, jaguar xjr11, joest racing team, konrad porsche, kremer racing team, nissan, obermaier racing team, peugeot 905, richard lloyd racing, sauber mercedes c11, silk cut jaguar, spice group c, tim lee davey, toyota motorsports

I’ve seen a lot of major races over the years and the most memorable was the 1990 Montreal Group C race. Because it was well and truly weird.

2023 NNL East Show

Events Miscellania

The 2023 NNL East Show

April 27, 2023 fittiLotus72 202 Views 1:43 scale model cars, 1/12 scale model cars, 1/25 models, 1/43 scale f1 car models, 1/43 scale model cars, 1/43 scale models, 2023 nnl east model car show, 2023 nnl east show, indy car models, model car show, model farm tractors, model truck show, NNL East show, NNL East Show 2023

The 2023 NNL East Show was another great look into the minds of creative and talented model builders of cars, trucks, motorcycles and more.

The 1/43 Replicarz Indy Duesenbergs

Collecting Memories Models

The 1/43 Replicarz Indy Duesenbergs

April 5, 2023 fittiLotus72 212 Views 1/43 Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43 replicarz indy duesenberg, 1/43 Replicarz Indy Duesenbergs, 1/43 Spark Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, 1924 1/43 replicarz indy duesenberg, 1925 Indy 500 duesenberg, 1927 1/43 replicarz indy duesenberg, 1978 California 500, 1978 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Schaefer Beer Pocono 500, 1978 USAC Triple Crown, Al Unser, Chaparral, Chaparral 2K, Chaparral Lola, Chaparral Lola T500, Cosworth DFX, Franz Weis, George Souders, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Jim Hall, jim hall chaparral, jim hall indy 500, jim hall racing, jim hall racing driver, Joe Boyer, LL Corum, Lola T500 Indy car, Model cars, Models, Pennzoil Indy car, Peter Depaolo, racerhead, Remove term: 1/43 Indy car models 1/18 Indy car models, Replicarz Chaparral 2K, Replicarz Indy car models, Spark Indy cars, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, USAC, USAC Triple Crown

The new 1/43 Replicarz Indy Duesenbergs explore some of the earliest Indy winners in detail. All three are very limited edition releases.

Super Sebring 2023 WEC

Motorsport Racing

Super Sebring 2023 WEC

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 fittiLotus72 176 Views ben keating, cadillac gtp, cadillac racing, Chip Ganassi cadillac, Corvette Racing, ferrari hypercar, imsa sebring 12 hours, iron dames porsche, Penske Porsche, Porsche hypercar, sebring 1000, Sebring 12 Hours, super sebring 2023, super sebring 2023 wec, vanwall hypercar

Super Sebring 2023 drew it’s largest crowd ever to see Hypercar and GTP prototypes and new GT cars. The story and many photos right here.

1/43 Indy car model obsession part three

Collecting Memories Models

1/43 Indy car model obsession – part three

March 28, 2023March 30, 2023 fittiLotus72 232 Views 1/43 aeroscreen dallara, 1/43 autonation dallara indycar, 1/43 dallara indycar, 1/43 Huski Dallara, 1/43 pennzoil dallara indycar, 1/43 Takuma Sato People Ready, 2020 Pennzoil Dallara, 2021 indy 500, 2021 indy 500 winner, 2021 indy 500 winner helio castroneves, aeroscreen dallara, AutoNation Dallara, autonation msr indy car, Brickyard indy 500 kit 1/43, brickyard indy kits, Brickyard Models, brickyard Takuma Sato 2020 Indy winner kit, brickyard Takuma Sato 2020 Indy winner kit 1/43, colin fraser, formula models, formula models dario franchitti, formula models dario franchitti dallara, formula models eagle indy, formula models reynard vasser, formula models scott dixon dallara, Helio Castroneves, ims/brickyard models, indy 500, ma scale dallara dw12 franchitti, meri march porsche fabi, meyer shank racing, Pennzoil, Pennzoil Dallara, smts march ongais, tameo march porsche fabi

We’re back again with another sampling of one man’s 1/43 Indy car model obsession. Two Indy winners, one almost winner and two just pretty.

2023 Rolex 24hrs

Motorsport Racing

The 2023 Rolex 24hrs at Daytona

February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 fittiLotus72 317 Views 2023 Rolex 24hrs, 2023 Rolex 24hrs at Daytona, action express cadillac, action express cadillac gtp, acura gtp, bmw m gtp, cadillac gtp, cadillac racing gtp, Chip Ganassi cadillac, Chip Ganassi Racing, corvette c8 gt3, grage 56, heart of racing, heart of racing aston martin, Helio Castro-Neves, hpd, jdc miller porsche gtp, jimmy johnson, john doonan, lexus gtd, ligier p3, mercedes gtd, mike shank acura gtp, mike shank racing, msr acura gtp, penske porsche gtp, porsche gtp, porsche penske porsche gtp, rahal bmw gtp, rahal letterman racing, Roger Penske, roger penske racing, Scott Dixon, sean creech racing, Sebastien Bourdais, shank racing, shank racing acura gtp, simon pagenaud, SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes AMG, The 2023 Rolex 24hrs at Daytona, Thomas Blomqvist, vasser sullivan lexus, wayne taylor, weathertech, weathertech racing, winward racing, wtr acura gtp, wtr andretti racing

The 2023 Rolex 24hrs was the 61st running of the enduro. The race was close throughout. The endurance racing future looks very, very bright.

1/18th scale body stands

Collecting 101 Collecting Memories

How to make 1/18th scale body stands

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 fittiLotus72 314 Views 1/18th scale body stands, 1/18th scale can-am cars, 1/18th scale model car, 1/18th scale model cars, carousel indy car models, cmc, cmc model cars, exoto, exoto model cars, how to make 1/18th scale body stands, minichamps, Replicarz, replicarz 1/18th scale can-am cars, replicarz indy models

Large models with removable bodywork can stand out from the rest with a pair of 1/18th scale body stands. They are cheap and easy to make.

The 1998 FIA GT race at Homestead

Motorsport Racing History

The 1998 FIA GT race at Homestead

January 4, 2023 fittiLotus72 356 Views bigazzi bmw, FIA GT Championship, GT1, GT2, Homestead speedway, klaus ludwig, mclaren f1 gtr, mercedes amg, mercedes clk-gtr, Oreca Dodge Viper, panoz gtr gt1, persson mercedes, Porsche gt1, Ralph Sanchez, Sebring, The 1998 FIA GT race at Homestead

The 1998 FIA GT race at Homestead replaced 1997 host Sebring. The 2-mile oval incorporates a road course that is considered a bit uninspiring.

Collecting Memories Models

Ford vs. Chevy sportscars in 1/43

December 15, 2022 fittiLotus72 399 Views 1/43 chaparral 2h, 1/43 marsh models chaparral 2h, 1/43 minichamps ford p68, 1/43 provence moulage ford p69, alan mann race team, brand hatch, esdo chaparral 2h kit, ford p68 model car, ford p68 model in 1/43, ford p69, ford p69 model car, jim hall chaparral, Laguna Seca, marsh models, marsh models ford p68, minichamps ford p68, provence moulage, provence moulage ford p69, Provence Moulage model cars

The design idea for these cars was sort of Ford vs. Chevy sportscars in 1969 just a few years after Ford vs. Ferrari at LeMans in 1966.

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