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Lotus 3-Eleven breaks cover. Almost breaks 7 minutes…

The fantastically angry-looking little Lotus 3-Eleven would seem to be every bit as fast as its looks suggest following its first public outing at a two-week test session during the industry pool test weeks at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, in which over 2,000kms were covered as part of the car’s test and development programme. Jean-Marc Gales, Chief […]

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Classic Motorsport Random Stuff!

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Jackie Stewart

This weeks BLAST is another piece of Kieran Roberts’ great art – Jackie’s Green Hell. Let’s hear from the artist himself about this piece, this is from his website: Jackie Stewart on his way to victory in the Tyrrell 006 in 1973 at one of his least favourite tracks, the Nurburgring, which he nicknamed ‘the green […]

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The writer tackles the famous Carousel corner in one of his later visits Classic Motorsport

The Green Hell

(Please hold your cursor over the images to see the caption) When it comes to talk of motor racing circuits, the inherent dangers of Pukekohe with its fences, narrow space between track and spectators, power poles and trains, doesn’t hold a candle to what they call, the Green Hell — the Nurburgring. I first drove […]

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