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On the Friday immediately before the famous 24–hour race I am normally to be found hot–footing it down the Autoroute from Calais to Le Mans. Not this year.
So, to all those subscribers blearily opening the newsletter on a BlackBerry or iPhone in France, I wish you all the best and I am sure you will enjoy every minute of arguably the most testing race in the world.
At least I'll be spared the trouble of working out the precise physics behind the astonishingly fast Audi R18 e–tron quattro, the pole–sitting car that could well be first across the line at three o'clock on Sunday.
And speaking of fast Audis, the latest RS4 has hit the streets and we've driven it. What price on the next generation of fast Audis having the e–tron quattro's technology?
It's all a far cry from 1959 and Aston Martin's one–and–only victory at La Sarthe, celebrated in a short film in tribute to Roy Salvadori, Carroll Shelby and Ted Cutting, the drivers and designer of the winning Aston Martin DBR1.
Or is it? World–class drivers, state–of–the–art cars and 24 long hours to prove who's best. Some things never change.
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AUCTIONS
RM consigns two Ford GT40s to its 2012 Monterey sale
A rare sight at auction nowadays, RM will offer not one but two of Ford's 'Ferrari–beaters' at its forthcoming 17–18 August, Monterey–week sale. read
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Aston Martin pays tribute to 1959 Le Mans–winning car and its drivers
In recognition of the recent deaths of its designer, Ted Cutting, and both drivers, Aston Martin will display the DBR1 which won the famous 24 Hours in 1959 at this year's event. read more...
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NEWS
Icon to build Aston Martin 'DB4GT Zagato Roadster'
The American company Icon is perhaps better known for its wonderful 'retro' 4x4s. From now onwards, though, it will also be famous for bringing a legendary design back into the limelight. read
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NEWS
'Steve McQueen' Ferrari 275 GTB/4 returns to Maranello
Gosh, 'Steve McQueen' and 'Ferrari' in one news story. Two of the most famous names in the world have been reunited, as a four-cam Ferrari 275 GTB that once belonged to the Hollywood legend is now at Ferrari Classiche for restoration and certification. read
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EVENTS
HRDC Coys International Trophy Meeting, Donington, 28 July 2012
Organiser Julius Thurgood calls this race meeting an "antidote to Festival overload"; there are no frills, just one day of top–notch historic racing, plus the chance to support charity. read more...
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NEWS
Enhanced McLaren MP4–12C
Hot on the heels of the news of an enhanced, upgraded and more potent Mercedes SLS AMG, McLaren has announced a 25PS increase to the MP4–12C's already prodigious power output, taking the mid–mounted, twin–turbocharged V8 to 625PS (616bhp).
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DRIVING REPORT
Audi RS4 Avant
This could go one of two ways, writes John Simister. Audi's previous–generation RS4, all 4.2 litres and 420bhp of it, was an absolute cracker of a car — but then came the RS5. It was not nice at all.
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MOTORCYCLES
Short Film: Modern Motor Cycle Company
Many believe the mid-20th Century was the golden era of the motor car; Christian Condo believes the same of its two–wheeled counterpart. He describes the motorcycle as "reliable and functional, but still humble and elegant", and the company he founded recaptures this notion both in its motorcycles, and in this short film. read more...
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CLASSIC
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Popeye and Beetle Bailey Bamford Watches: Cartoon time
Here's something new from the Bamford Watch Department: the watch specialist from London has unveiled an Americana and military–themed collection devoted to two great comic-strip heroes: Beetle Bailey and Popeye the Sailor.
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Art Basel 2012: 'Someone is getting rich'
They sure are. And it's most likely to be the dealers and artists' agents handling the multi–million–Swiss–franc pieces at one of the most important art fairs in the world: Art Basel.
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SHOWROOM |
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Top 10 in May: The 'most–liked' cars in the Classic Driver database on Facebook
You voted on Facebook — and here's the result. In May 2012, the ten 'most–liked' cars were topped by a Citroën and included a Jaguar, a Mercedes–Benz and a Ferrari. read more...
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