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Hobbo: Motor Racer, Motor Mouth

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 fittiLotus72 69 Views bmw gtp, David Hobbs, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Hobbo, Hobbo the book, imsa, indy 500, indy car, LeMans, old cars

David Hobbs. A guy that drove just about anything offered to him. From private Ferraris to Gulf Ford GT40s and Porsches and to several spells as a factory BMW driver. IMSA, NASCAR, Indy, F5000, TransAm, Can-Am, LeMans.

Art Collecting Memories

Motorsport art by Roger Warrick

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 fittiLotus72 176 Views imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, lime rock, race car art, race car posters, road atlanta, roger warrick, Sebring, Sebring 12 Hours

If you’ve attended the 12 Hours of Sebring, you have seen the motorsport art of Roger Warrick. He’s comfortable creating a realistic portrayal of race cars on track, caricatures of famous race cars or composite scenes of race drivers from various tracks.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Replicarz exclusives – Racerhead Gift Guide

November 21, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 106 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, Gift Guide, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, Replicarz, replicarz exclusives, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

American racing subjects have generally been ignored by the modeling industry. Model retailer Replicarz has taken it upon themselves to remedy the situation with their line of Replicarz Exclusives.

replicarz elgin piston pin special and lor schell special

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Replicarz Lor Schell Special Indy Car in 1:43 scale

September 14, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 270 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, 1940 Indianapolis 500, 1940 lor schell special, 1940 lor schell special indy car, 1941 elgin piston pin special, 1941 elgin piston pin special indy car, 1941 Indianapolis 500, elgin piston pin special, elgin piston pin special indy car, indy 500, indy car, indycar, lor schell special, lor schell special indy car, Lucy O'Reilly Schell, maserati 8CTF, maserati 8CTF f1, maserati 8CTF formula one, Maserati Indy car, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, rene dreyfus, rene le begue, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The mavens at Replicarz continue the modeling history of the Indy 500 with their two latest 1:43 scale releases. Both the Replicarz Lor Schell Special from 1940 and the 1941 Elgin Pin Special cars are again Maserati 8CTFs.

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Motorsport art by Yuriy Shevchuk

July 5, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 400 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, auto museum, bonhams auction greenwich, classic cars, F1, F1 art, F1 poster, Formula 1, Formula One, Formula One art, greenwich concours, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, lemans art, LeMans poster, motorsport art, motorsport art by yuriy shevchuk, race car art, race car posters, racerhead, Rally art, Rally poster, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, sam posey, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

Artist Yuriy Shevchuk captures the beauty of the cars, the essence of a moment in a great race and the atmosphere of the event surrounding it.

scott tucker, level 5 racing criminals and auto racing

Motorsport The view from the stands

Crime and lap times

April 19, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 444 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.

monaco, a clay sculpture by craig booth for car-toons

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Car-toons by Booth– cars, whimsy and smiles

February 16, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 634 Views auto sculpture, car sculpture, car show, car-toons by booth, cartoons by booth, clay car sculptures, clay cars, clay sculpture by booth, craig & pam booth, craig booth, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, Model cars, Models, motorsport art, pam booth, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

I first met the Booths in the late 1980s. Their Car-toons by Booth business was young and already very popular. Racing art was a very niche thing then, yet their whimsical car caricatures were immediate breakout hits.

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Jim Hall, Al Unser, Indy 500 winner Chaparral Lola T500

January 18, 2018January 23, 2019 fittiLotus72 1805 Views 1/43 Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43 Spark Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, 1978 California 500, 1978 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Schaefer Beer Pocono 500, 1978 USAC Triple Crown, Al Unser, Chaparral, Chaparral Lola, Chaparral Lola T500, Cosworth DFX, Franz Weis, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Jim Hall, jim hall chaparral, jim hall indy 500, jim hall racing, jim hall racing driver, Lola T500 Indy car, Model cars, Models, Pennzoil Indy car, racerhead, Replicarz Indy car models, Spark Indy cars, the racerhead, theracerhead.com, USAC, USAC Triple Crown

Spare a thought for a car that had it all, and still has never been properly modeled EVER in any scale. Outside of an obsolete transkit in 1/25 scale, nothing. It also is the only car/driver/team to ever win the impossible-to-win USAC Triple Crown, consisting of the Indy 500, Pocono 500 and Ontario 500. The Jim Hall, Al Unser, Indy 500 winner Lola T500.

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The revival of Indycar models: 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Special Indy 500 winners

December 13, 2017January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 700 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1939 Indianapolis 500, 1939 Indy 500, 1940 Indianapolis 500, 1940 Indy 500, Boyle Special, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Maserati Indy car, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com, Wilbur Shaw

1/43rd Replicarz Boyle Special, both 1939 and 1940 Indy 500 winners, are incredibly nice. These are leap years better than an old Brumm model.

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The revival of Indycar…models

June 30, 2017January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 1308 Views 1/43 Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, cart, cart indy car, cart model car, champ car, indy 500, indy car, indy car model, indycar, Model cars, Models, racerhead, Replicarz, replicarz boyle special, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, theracerhead.com

The last time anyone produced 1/43rd scale Indy car models in any number was in the 90s, CART models by Onyx (not so good) and Minichamps/Action (pretty good). Part One.

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