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October 12, 2009
Kop Hill Hillclimb 2009
Antonio Alvendia
Set in the beautiful country lanes of Princes Risborough, the Kop Hill Hillclimb is one of the oldest hill climbs in England. During the early 1900s it was one of the largest motorsport events in the UK. The hill itself is a pretty straight road, but it’s over 1000 metres long to the summit and rises to 100 metres high. Big crowds would line the edges of the road to watch drivers and motorcyclists try to achieve the fastest times and speeds up the hill. Unfortunately, as the speeds got faster, so did the risks, and on the 28th of March 1925 an accident involving a spectator led to the end of the original Kop Hill event and led to the RAC banning all motorsports on public roads.
On the 26th and 27th of September, organisers decided to do a Kop Hill Commemorative Run to bring the sounds and sights and even smells (mmm, Castrol R) back to Kop Hill again. Over 250 cars and bikes were there, ranging in age from the 1900s right up to 1980s and even some very special modern cars (which no doubt require the owners to compare car insurance carefully). Continue reading and view more photos on MotorMavens!
July 23, 2009
Scuderia Party!
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Outside of a Ferrari track day, when do you get to see this many Scuderias together at once? Even though there’s no blatant hooliganism—not that I’d ever support that—just getting to watch this sexy chain of Scuderia sheet metal snake through some California canyons is more than enough to keep me happy. Damn.
June 11, 2009
F40 FTW!
By John Naderi
StreetFire.net
Back in early Nineties I was a valet parking attendant at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It was a pretty cool gig for a car guy and one guest in particular favored me for my ability to navigate his cars over the hotel’s rather nasty speed bumps sans chin spoiler scruffage. Skills I honed in another life as a mini truck owner (don’t laugh, it was the Eighties). Said guest’s name was Lucio Nicolodi and he was a baller of the highest order. His Diablo had plates that read “CUINHLL” but my most hellish experience involved a drive in his other car.
June 8, 2009
I Simply LOOOOVE Ferraris
By Mike Musto
RideLust.com
When Larry Kosilla, President and founder of the New York Motor Club, called me up to let me know he had access to the rare and wonderful Ferrari F430 Scuderia I began to get excited. Then we drove it…
All I can say people is… MAMMA MIA!!
