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[XHawkeye]

Ayrton Senna on a committed lap in his McLaren-Honda MP4/6 to take provisional Pole Position with a time of 1min 21.618secs. Nigel Mansell would have to dig deep to snatch Pole in front of his adoring home crowd.... British GP Qualifying, Silverstone, 13th July 1991. #F1 <--- Open for video

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62 years ago today, #2 Peter Collins & #8 Tony Brooks during the 1958 German Grand Prix @ Nurburgring. Collins was killed in a lap 11 crash. Brooks won the race.



Peter Collins @ Nurburgring in June, 1958.



Mike Hawthorn & Peter Collins, 1957. Bernard Cahier's photo.

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German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, 2 August 1981. Eddie Cheever brought the Tyrrell-Ford-011 home in 5th position on the car's Grand Prix debut. © Motorsport Images #OnThisDay #F1



Louis Chiron in his OSCA 20 at Reims. #F1 1953 #ACFGP (Photo: Bernard Cahier @F1Photo)



Jochen Mass, Porsche 962 C GTi. 1000 kilometers Kyalami, 1987.

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#OnThisDay Silverstone 1985. @Freddiespencer wins #500cc, 4th in 250cc on his way to win both titles. © G. Etheridge



46 years ago today, Richard Petty won the 1974 Purolator 500 @ Pocono, Inaugural NASCAR Cup race @ Pocono.



63 years ago today, 1957 The Glen 101.2 @ Watkins Glen. #87 Buck Baker won the race. #7 Jim Reed finished 6th. #22 Fireball Roberts finished 2nd.

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I can't help it but i love this Ferrari312B2 with this unique wing concept. Both Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx drove with it during the British Grand Prix at @SilverstoneUK in 1971. Clay had pole though DNF due oil pressure #F1 #RetroF1 @ScuderiaFerrari #Formula1 #Ferrari



#OnThisDay 1983 in the #BritishGP, @HondaRacingF1 made its return to #F1 with Spirit in the hands of @SJohanssonF1. -

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#AlfaRomeo 33 TT12



The 'Mateo Boogie', a 1965 GTO @ Fremont Raceway, Fremont, CA The 1960s and early 1970s, Fremont Dragstrip was in its heyday. Its booming radio ads were familiar and ubiquitous on all the pop radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.



1964 DODGE RAMCHARGERS A/FX

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Helmut Dähne wheelies his Eckert Honda towards the Karussel during the 1983 Nürburgring 8 Hours.



This time with his eyes open, John Surtees on his way to victory @ Nurburgring, 1964. Bernard Cahier's photo.



#9 #Porsche 935, Dieter Schornstein / "John Winter" / Bob Wollek vs. #17 #Porsche 935, Mike Franey / Klaus Drees (#Silverstone 6 Hours, 1978)

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#OnThisDay in 1983, @Freddiespencer on Honda NS500 won at Anderstorp by just 0'016s over Kenny Roberts in US 1-2



jackie stewart united states 1971 #F1



Jochen Rindt @ Nurburgring, 1967.

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Donnie Allison, Eagle 212 (Foyt-Greer Racing). USAC Champ Car Series Stage, Indianapolis 500 Miles, 1970.



Cale Yarborough & Ronnie Peterson @ Riverside, 1974.

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Rare footage of Brian Redman / Joseph ‘Seppi’ Siffert and the illustrious Porsche 908-2 in action. Bonnier actually survived this particular crash, but lost his life at the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans. <--- Open for video -- Brands Hatch --