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The melodious sound of race-motors

August 18th, 2011

A lot has happened and even more will be happening in a week or two.The tempestuous seas have lost track of the wind and as such, the Independence of Speed race meet is now being appreciated for what it was and even more so, for what it represents. It was indeed a prodigous affair,which [...]

Circuit Racing: Was the ‘King’ dethroned last Sunday?

August 13th, 2011

This is hopefully, my final blog re-the 2011 Independence of Speed. I tried to stay away. I wanted to stay away, but like the media to Kartel, I am drawn to controversy! The unpredictability of life is often times disconcerting, but when appreciated, it also creates nervous excitement, heightened intrigue and Keeping up with [...]

Circuit Racing: Congratulations Doug ‘Hollywood’ Gore and ATL Racing

August 7th, 2011

“This is German engineering, you better get used to it”. Words spoken by a member of Doug Gore’s ATL Racing team, moments after Doug won the final race at Dover’s Independence of Speed on Sunday (Thundersport -TS 1 & 2). The questions were always present, the doubts prevalent, but, the team evidently wasn’t discouraged. Some [...]

Circuit Racing: Doug Gore vs David Summerbell Jr.-Round 3

August 5th, 2011

The race weekend begins in earnest today, qualifying is scheduled for tomorrow and the titans will clash on Sunday. I do not want to belittle the effort being made by other drivers and teams, but one cannot escape the intrigue the Doug Gore vs David Summerbell battle generates. The record breaking attendance the season [...]

Circuit Racing: Independence of Speed – Part II

August 1st, 2011

There is no denying this fact – Doug Gore’s ex-DTM Audi is a stunning race car! We expected fireworks at Round 1 when the Audi made its debut. We got it. But while David Summerbell’s camp celebrated, Doug and ATL Racing were finding their insipid dish of reality difficult to digest. Round 2 saw an [...]

Circuit Racing : Independence of speed at Dover Raceway

July 29th, 2011

Two rounds of the 2011 circuit racing season have inked their way into the history book, but two more are chilling, awaiting the day they will make their presence known. Round 3′s number was called and the bureaucrats decided that the cornucopia of speed should dismantle the inherent serenity at Dover Raceway, not once, but [...]

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