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Cars & Coffee Cups 3 – Racerhead Gift Guide

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 fittiLotus72 193 Views brabham bt52, bugatti t35, cars & coffee cups, coffee mugs, Porsche 917, porsche 917 pink pig, porsche 917 salzburg, porsche martini, Porsche pink pig

It’s time to figure out what to get your favorite car-crazed auto racing fan. Cars & coffee cups are natural companions. Let’s start brewing!

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2021 Motorsport Calendars are here!

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 fittiLotus72 469 Views 2021 motorsports calendars, autocourse calendar, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, LeMans, motocourse calendar, Motorhead Gift, motorsport classic 2021 calendar, pete lyons calendar, Porsche, Porsche 917, The Racerhead Gift Guide, velocity calendar

The new year is almost here with the appearance of 2021 Motorsport Calendars! These calendars will have you anxious for the racing season.

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Great U.S. race track tees

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If you are a racing fan, you’ll probably pick up a track tee shirt somewhere along the way. We’ve picked out ten great U.S. race track tees.

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Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 2020

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 fittiLotus72 339 Views 2020 Lime Rock park Historic Festival, AC, bentley, bugatti, corvette, crossle, elva, ferrari, formula atlantic, Formula Ford, lime rock park, lola, lotus, maserati, mg, morgan, ralt, vintage racing cars

It was an interesting 2020 Lime Rock Park Historic Festival over the Labor Day weekend. It’s a great event every year at a beautiful track.

grandprix car mechanical models by UGears

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Wonderfully weird mechanical models by UGears

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Go through the eclectic selection of mechanical models by UGears and you’ll find something of interest. They make a surprisingly great gift for anyone.

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Why the Sebring 12 Hour race is a must-see

May 14, 2020 fittiLotus72 676 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, Audi at LeMans, Audi at LeMans 2010, auto museum, car museum, classic cars, flying lizards motorsport, imsa, LeMans, LeMans 2010, LeMans 24 hour race, motorsport art, museum, old cars, race car art, racerhead, Sebring, Sebring 12 Hours, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The Sebring 12 Hour race is a classic race in the same way as LeMans. Both races have tons of history and both race tracks are quite old.

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The greatest racing archive of all time

May 7, 2020 fittiLotus72 2665 Views Alfa Romeo, bmw art car, bmw art car alexander calder, classic cars, colin chapman, enzo ferrari, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, jimmy clark, LeMans, lotus, mario andretti, Michael Schumacher, Monaco, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, Ronnie Peterson, uop shadow, watkins glen

I came upon this Twitter feed while doing reference research for a model car project. What I found was easily the greatest racing car archive of all time.

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UOP Shadow racing collectibles

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 fittiLotus72 1929 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Can-Am, Can-Am series, F1, f5000, Formula 1, Formula One, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, peter bryant, race car art, race car posters, shadow dn4, The Racerhead Gift Guide, tony southgate, uop shadow

UOP Shadow raced in several series’ in its short life with little success. But what an impression they made! A selection Shadow collectibles are available.