road trips, car events, car museums, car shows, road food, fun side trips.

The Long Island Motor Parkway and me

January 8, 2020January 12, 2020 fittiLotus72 57 Views ALCO, ALCO Black Beast, Alley Pond Park, American Locomotive Company, Bethpage Motor Parkway, Eisenhower Park, Howard Kroplick, Long Island Motor Parkway, Long Island's Motor Parkway, Vanderbilt Cup races

It was a personal awakening when an Americarna episode was shown on tv’s Velocity a couple of years ago. The scenery looked very, very familiar.

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JPS Lotus Collectibles

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 fittiLotus72 176 Views Classic Team Lotus, Emerson Fittipaldi, John Player Special, John Player Special Team Lotus, Lotus 72, mario andretti, Motorsport Collector, retro motoring, Ronnie Peterson, Spark Lotus 72, Tamiya Lotus 72

It’s been a while since John Player Lotus cars raced in F1. Here’s some great JPS Lotus collectibles that celebrate the legacy of JPS black and gold.

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Great Chaparral Can-Am collectibles

November 29, 2019November 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 416 Views 1/18th scale can-am cars, 1/18th scale model cars, Can-Am, Chaparral, chaparral decals, chaparral keychain, chaparral shirt, chaparral umbrella, Jim Hall, jim hall chaparral, Replicarz, replicarz 1/18th scale can-am cars, replicarz exclusives, retro motoring, retro motoring chaparral collection, retro motoring collectibles

Jim Hall’s Chaparral cars were an American favorite in the Can-Am series. Love those white race cars? Here’s a few Chaparral Can-Am collectibles for you.

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2020 Motorsport Calendars are here!

October 31, 2019December 11, 2019 fittiLotus72 404 Views 2020 calendars, 2020 motorsport calendars, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, LeMans, lotus, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, motorsport calendars, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, Replicarz, The Racerhead Gift Guide

It’s that time of year again. The racing seasons are winding down as is the year. It’s time for 2020 motorsport calendars for office, home or car cave.

formula atlantic racing at lime rock vintage festival 37

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Lime Rock Historic Festival 2019

September 3, 2019September 13, 2019 fittiLotus72 321 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 238 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 243 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 356 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 285 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 343 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.

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