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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019

September 3, 2019September 13, 2019 fittiLotus72 131 Views bentley, car show, classic cars, ferrari, formula atlantic, Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019, lola, lotus, march, maserati, old cars, ralt, reynard, vintage racing

The Labor Day weekend is a wonderful time to visit Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. The Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019 was the 37th annual vintage racing car event.

buick at the sunday in the park concours

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Sunday in the Park at Lime Rock Historic Festival

September 3, 2019September 5, 2019 fittiLotus72 99 Views bentley, car show, classic cars, ferrari, formula atlantic, Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019, lime rock sunday in the park, lola, lotus, march, maserati, old cars, ralt, reynard, vintage racing

One of the best features of the Lime Rock Historic Festival is the Sunday in the Park Concours. 2019 was a prime example.

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Motorsport art for your feet!

August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 109 Views bmw art car, BMW socks., classic cars, ferrari, Heel Tread Socks, imsa, LeMans, Mazda socks, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche socks, race car art, The Racerhead Gift Guide

It was natural that I would go a little bonkers when I saw car-oriented socks by Heel Tread. Made in Portugal, they’re motorsport art for your feet.

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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019 short story

July 11, 2019August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 205 Views car show, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, goodwood festival of speed, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, old cars

There are a few car events that are on most fans’ “must go” list. A relatively recent addition to the list is the Goodwood Festival of Speed and/or the Goodwood Revival.

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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.

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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.

chrysler new yorker doug whyte nnl east 2019

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The 2019 NNL East Show —Plastic Fantastic

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 453 Views 1/25 models, 2019 nnl east model car show, 2019 nnl east show, chevrolet, dioramas, dodge, dragsters, ferrari, flying cars, ford, Formula 1, Indy cars, military vehicles, model car show, prototypes, ratrods, resin models, streamliners, trucks, Wayne New Jersey

The 2019 NNL East Show is annual and is a top tier regional model car show. You could call it plastic fantastic!

mazda rt24p tee from Mazda Motorsports Apparel

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Mazda Motorsports Apparel – Racerhead Gift Guide

February 23, 2019March 27, 2019 fittiLotus72 481 Views apparel, Gift Guide, imsa, Joest Team Mazda, mazda, mazda 787b lemans winner, mazda motorsports, Mazda Team Joest, Motorhead Gift, spencer pigot, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Created in grey tones, the Mazda Motorsports Apparel line is beautiful simplicity itself. Illustrations and photos pick out defining corners of the cars.

tee designs from Andy Blackmore and Randy Owens

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Tee designs by Andy Blackmore and Randy Owens – Racerhead Gift Guide

December 6, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 306 Views Andy Blackmore, LeMans, polo shirt, Porsche, Porsche 917, racerhead, Randy Owens, tees, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

We explored funny tees in a recent Gift Guide entry. This time we highlight designs by Andy Blackmore and Randy Owens. They’ll look great on any racing fan…or you!

lotus 98 by michel verrando at classic team lotus

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Classic Team Lotus – Racerhead Gift Guide

December 5, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 502 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Ayrton Senna, Classic Team Lotus, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Jim Bamber, John Player Special, lotus, Lotus 49, Lotus 72, Lotus 79, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

The flame still burns bright in the heart of many fans for Team Lotus. Classic Team Lotus carries the torch for Team Lotus lovers and they have a great selection of merchandise to celebrate Lotus F1.

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