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Notes from the Watkins Glen IMSA race

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I’ve been to the Watkins Glen race circuit many times, in all kinds of weather. Searing hot to serious cold and drenching rain. I survived the Bog. I love the place. Here then some notes and a few photos from the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen:

scott tucker, level 5 racing criminals and auto racing

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Crime and lap times

April 19, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 545 Views Auto racing and fraud, criminals and auto racing, David Thiemme, Drug smuggling, Essex Overseas Petrolium, Essex Team Lotus, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Illegal payday loans, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, John Paul Jr., John Paul Sr., LeMans, Level 5 racing team, Moneytron, Onyx Ore-1, Porsche 935, Race cars and drugs, racerhead, Randy Lanier, Scott Tucker, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, Whittington Brothers

The recent conviction of Scott Tucker on numerous federal charges of fraud is not surprising. Auto racing at any level is a great way to blow through copious amounts of money. The old expression holds true: How fast do you want to go? How much money do you have? The desire to go very fast is what drives criminals and auto racing to occasionally get together.

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Penske v Joest v Cadillac v Nissan v Gibson: Epic IMSA era here?

December 12, 2017January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 542 Views ALMS, BMW M8 GTLM, Cadillac DPi, Daytona 24 Hour race, Don Panoz, FIA P2 Gibson, imsa, Joest Team Mazda, LeMans, Mazda DPi, NASCAR, Patron Acura, Patron NIssan DPi, Penske Acura DPi, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, Watkins Glen 6 Hours, Wayne Taylor Racing

The 2018 IMSA Weathertech Championship will go down as one of the best seasons since the classic GTP era.

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Blame it on Steve McQueen

December 1, 2017January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 500 Views auto racing movie, enduro karts, imsa, LeMans, LeMans start, racerhead, racing movie, roadracing karts, sam posey, Steve McQueen, Steve McQueen LeMans movie, The LeMans Movie, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

I was already addicted to auto racing by the time the LeMans movie premiered. An image in a magazine ad I’d seen showed the 1-2-3 finish by Ford at LeMans in 1966. The romance and already legend of that particular race were now etched in my mind forever.

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Being There: The 2010 LeMans 24 Hour Race

August 7, 2017September 12, 2018 fittiLotus72 589 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, Audi at LeMans, Audi at LeMans 2010, auto museum, car museum, classic cars, flying lizards motorsport, LeMans, LeMans 2010, motorsport art, museum, old cars, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

Another from the deep archives: A racing vacation to Europe concludes with the 2010 LeMans 24 Hours. It was an epic battle between four Peugeots and 3 Audis for the win. The food was great and it didn’t rain.

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Mr. Brainwash, Miss Mann, and More

July 7, 2017January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 889 Views art car, imsa, lamborghini trofeo cup, LeMans, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, watkins glen

Art cars are becoming quite normal these days, the trend started by BMW long ago with an Alexander Calder BMW CSL for LeMans. Early art cars were actually painted with paint; now the “paint” is a vinyl wrap.

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IMSA Sahlen’s 6 Hour at Watkins Glen

July 4, 2017January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 504 Views Cadillac DPi, Chip Ganassi Frod GT, Corvette Racing, imsa, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, LeMans, Mazda DPi, Michael Shank Acura NSX, Patron Nissan, Porsche Cup, racerhead, RLL Team BMW, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, Wayne Taylor Racing

It was another great IMSA 6 hour race at Watkins Glen this past weekend. The main takeaway from the weekend was this: Wayne Taylor Racing’s Cadillac did not win (although another Caddy did win), BMW led from the get-go (and won), and the Acura NSX continues to show great pace (and won).

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Red Bull Global Rallycross New England

June 6, 2017September 12, 2018 fittiLotus72 1138 Views core motorsports, Formula One, imsa, racerhead, red bull, red bull global rallycross, Red Bull Global Rallycross New England, scott speed, subaru rally team usa, tanner foust, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, x games

Red Bull Global Rallycross New England was a great racing show, marred by some long breaks in the action. But when that racing was in session, it was REALLY, REALLY great!

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Pirelli World Challenge at Lime Rock

May 30, 2017September 12, 2018 fittiLotus72 592 Views flying lizards motorsport, gt3, gt4, lime rock, pirelli world challenge, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The Lime Rock bullring is very quick and these GT3 cars are right at home here, impressive with their outright speed and technology. Many of the Pirelli World Challenge teams are factory-run or factory-supported.

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Liberty Media: Fix Formula One. Please.

April 28, 2017September 12, 2018 fittiLotus72 420 Views F1, Formula 1, Formula One, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

Thank you, Liberty Media, for purchasing the rights to Formula One. Bernie has needed to go for some years now.

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