fittiLotus72, Author at racerhead

Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen 2019

July 3, 2019 fittiLotus72 153 Views acura dpi, audi r8, bmw m8, Cadillac DPi, core autosports, ferrari 488, imsa, Mazda DPi, mazda motorsports, oliver jarvis, Penske Racing, porsche 911, porsche motorsports, Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen 2019, turner motorsports, Watkins Glen 6 Hours

Just like Mark Donohue’s Porsche 917-30 crushed the 1973 Watkins Glen Can-Am, Mazda crushed the competition in the 2019 IMSA Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.

Collecting 101 Collecting Memories

Ebay selling techniques for maximum results

June 27, 2019September 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 254 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, ebay selling techniques, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars

It’s amazing how Ebay sellers can take a highly desirable item and sell it very badly. Avoid those pitfalls by learning proper Ebay selling techniques.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Rob Ijbema

June 19, 2019June 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 307 Views Alexander Rossi, ascari, audi, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gilles Villeneuve, indy 500, lancia, LeMans, mark donohue, martini lancia, martini porsche, motorsport art, Porsche, porsche 917-30, race car art, race car posters, red lobster, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Many racing fans will know motorsport art by Rob Ijbema from his Car-A-Day blog. Ijbema painted a different racing scene every day for a year.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Cars and Coffee Cups 3 — Racerhead Gift Guide

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 fittiLotus72 160 Views Alfa Romeo, BMW 3.0 CSL, classic cars, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Hippie Porsche 917, isotta fraschini fiat, LeMans, Martini & Rossi, Motorhead Gift, old cars, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com, vanderbilt cup, Williams fw36, Yuriy Shevchuk

Cars and Coffee Cups 3 goes a step beyond with new and artful holders for high-octane beverages. This time we look at vintage, classic and contemporary race cars.

Collecting 101 Collecting Memories

Collecting 101: Save the packaging!

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 247 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models

You just received your latest model find. After opening the box, you toss the packaging in the recycling bin. A sage piece of advice: save the packaging!

Motorsport Racing

Chris Dyson wins 2019 Lime Rock Trans-Am

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 214 Views camaro, chris dyson, corvette, dodge challenger, lime rock park, lime rock trans-am, mark boden, mustang, porsche gt3 cup, thomas merrill, trans-am series presented by pirelli

Chris Dyson took pole position and dominated the 2019 Lime Rock Trans-Am for a home track win despite a racing injury suffered just days earlier.

Events Miscellania

Cars and coffee at Newport

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 199 Views Alfa Romeo, audrain auto museum, auto museum, auto show, bmw 2002, car and coffee at the elms, car show, cars and coffee at newport, cars and coffee sponsored by audrain museum, classic cars, datsun, dodge charger, ferrari, fiat abarth, ford fairlane, ford woody, jeepster, mclaren, mercedes gullwing, mustang, Porsche, porsche 911, shelby truck, vw thing

It was a great day for Cars and Coffee at Newport, Rhode Island. It was the second such meeting for 2019, held at The Elms Mansion.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Marijan Pecar

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 fittiLotus72 265 Views Ayrton Senna, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, graham hill, imsa, Jo Siffert, LeMans, Marijan Pecar, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters

Motorsport art by Marijan Pecar shows a deep love for cars. His contemporary oil paint and watercolor paintings are realistic and highly detailed.

Collecting Memories Models

Takuma Sato edition Indy cars in 1/43

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 416 Views andretti autosports, dallara indy car, Indy cars, indy winner 2017, Model cars, takuma sato, takuma sato edition indy cars in 1/43

Several “Lotus” versions and a KV Racing IRL Dallara. Also the car that Sato won with at Long Beach and two different versions of his Indy 2017 winner.

Collecting Memories Models

The 1:43 Koons BMW Art Car BUILT

May 3, 2019May 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 342 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, bmw art car, bmw art car diecast models, bmw art car diecast models for sale, jeff koons bmw art car, LeMans, Model cars, Models, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The 1:43 Jeff Koons BMW Art Car kit by JPS was very hard to find. I have now completed the kit build. Some warnings, hints and a better kit than I obtained.