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Maserati TrofeoJBF RAK. Round 3. Ghanem Does The Business
At the home of Formula One in the UAE, young Lebanese driver Joe Ghanem scored a double victory in Round 3 of…
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Sneak Peek. Audi R18 TDI
We may have stumbled across something here. Rumour has it this is one of the first shots of Audi’s revised R18 TDI…
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Maserati Trofeo ready to rock Yas Marina
Dust from round two of the Maserati Trofeo JBF RAK series has only just settled, but already the one-make Gentlemen driver race…
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Oryx Racing. UAE Motorsport. Daytona-Bound
We’ve not been left wanting for endurance races so far in 2012. The Dakar. The Dubai 24Hrs. The Gulf 12Hrs. The Monte…
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GulfRun 7. Kuwait. It’s Not A Race!
We’re not supposed to mention GulfRun 7 in the same vein as America’s Gumball 3000. The GulfRun promotes safe racing and encourages…
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Gulf 12Hrs 2012. The Crack Of Thunder
This weekend’s Gulf 12Hr race has certainly kept our lensmen busy, with action aplenty and a gorgeous array of racing machinery on…
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Gulf 12Hrs 2012. Chequered Flag
Turns out the tortoise doesn’t always beat the hare. Though not lacking in outright pace, the heavy braking, swooping nature of the…
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Gulf 12Hrs 2012. Half-Time With…
Turns out you should always read the fine print. Blowing the half-time whistle during an endurance race is not a concept I’m…
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Gulf 12Hrs 2012. Three Hours In
Endurance racing is very de rigeur at the moment. No sooner had the dust settled on Dubai’s 24Hr event and the 2012…
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The Dakar 2012. Victory Lane
The winner of the Dakar Rally 2012 stepped from his exhausted stead knowing he had just made history. Ensconced within a strong…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. The Chequered Flag
It may sound contrived but in their own way, everyone who took part at the Dubai 24Hr was a winner. Simply reporting…
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Dubai 24Hrs 2012. Twenty-Two Hours In With…
Four hours of sleep is a veritable luxury at the Dubai 24Hr. The weary-eyed members of the crankandpiston team are back at…