Gear Head Skull from Zazzle.com

Posted by on Feb 20, 2012 in General, Graphic Design | 0 comments

Gear Head Skull from Zazzle.com.

Skull and Crossbones image inspired by mechanical objects.

Lots of color and shirt styles from Zazzle.

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Drunk Racing at Le Mans 24 Hour?

Posted by on Aug 3, 2011 in Daves Blog, General | 0 comments

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Duncan Hamilton, born 1920,  was a larger-than-life character. Hamilton’s antics are a timely reminder of an age when racing drivers didn’t stomp back to their Monaco penthouse for a massive sulk. After Thursday practice his Jag was disqualified, bizarrely, for being on track at the same time as another car bearing the same car number. Disheartened, Hamilton and co-driver Tony Rolt immediately did what any driver of that era would do, they found the nearest pub and gave their sorrows a good lubrications with plenty of Gin.

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Disaster at 1958 Cuban Grand Prix after Fangio Kidnapping

Posted by on Apr 8, 2011 in Daves Blog, Formula One, General | 0 comments

A curious mix of politics and Motorsports happened during the running of the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix.  The most famous driver of the time Juan Manuel Fangio found himself at the wrong end of a gun being wielded by one of Castro’s revolutionaries.

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