Actually, the Mont-Ventoux was not directly on my list. Rather by coincidence, I had to work in the immediate neighbourhood for a client.
If you are around, it would be almost unforgivable not to climb this bare mountain.
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Shadow is a car brand that rings a bell only for lovers of motor racing from the 1970s. They built Canam, Formula 1 and Formula 5000 cars. These creations were certainly among the most beautiful of the period. At the base of all this beauty: Don Nichols.
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Organising events in covid times is no simple task. The organiser has to take many things into account. First of all, there are the sanitary regulations and then there are the travel restrictions and quarantine obligations. It was no different for the automobile club de Monaco or ACM, organiser of the Monaco Grand Prix, the Rally of Monte-Carlo ( WRC and historique ), the Grand Prix Historique and the Monaco Formula E Prix.
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A bit of a special category, breaks & station wagons. But I didn’t want to let it pass. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I have been driving an estate car for years. And to me these are and remain very practical cars. Although fortunately a lot has changed in recent decades.
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We at Wheels-and-Things have given you brief impressions of the highlights of each of the first three days of the Festival of Speed. Now it is time for the complete overview, read along and immerse yourself in a mix of old and new.
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Every now and then we discuss a car related book, preferably something special if possible. And yes, I have another special one up my sleeve. Mine bears number 3051 and it’s not one but it’s two books in a beautiful slipcase.
The fun actually begins from the moment you start to open the packaging. Clearly, every detail has been thought of.
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For this second edition of our Retrospective section, we go to the 2015 Festival of Speed at Goodwood. The central brand of this year’s event was Mazda and the focus was on motorsport activities. There were masses of Mazda racing cars brought over from America, Europe and of course Japan.
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Maybe a bit off topic but in Corona times I think this is possible. We are talking about top destinations.
Whether you want to be in an aeroplane with 300 people in these times is something everyone must decide for themselves, but a safe alternative could certainly be the cocoon of your car.
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