When Hilaire and Laura Damiron came from Mexico to visit the Fangio Museum in Balcarce, they received nothing short of the royalty treatment. Is it because of their deep connections to motor racing? Or the inexhaustible gift from Argentineans to welcome their visitors? Or a combination thereof? Who knows. Let it be noted, though, that …
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All part of life’s rich pagent – in Balcarce
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A new (and alas, last) edition of Techno Classica
We have been told that this would be the last edition of Techno Classica in Essen – one of the major European fairs that has been going for eons (or so it seems) now. Of course, it had grown just ever so big. Of course, the facilities where antiquated and felt inadequate. And yet, year …
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The Goodwood Revival with an all-access pass….
How lucky do you get, really? Thanks to us, you are finally going to be able to see the Goodwood Revival from atruly priviledge vantage point as Günter Biener, talented photographer who also happens to be our friend and German Ambassador. Don’t be surprised at all, if, at a detour from one photo to the …
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A(nother) drum brakes series – just for you!
Another rainy September weekend at the Castle Combe track but that’s never stopped true enthusiasts before and certainly not those who’ve enlisted in the Drum Brake series created by our friends Pia and Tony under the good auspices of the HSCC. So here they went – full steam ahead and, lucky us, they were spotted …
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If only life could be a (Pebble, of course) beach…
So it was that time of the year for our yearly pilgrimage to that blessed spot of California where afficionados gather for Car Week in August. And you best believe it turned out grand, as expected. Well, we – on the Suixtil front – experienced a slight malfunction as we eneded up not exhibiting but, …
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28th edition of the Vernasca Silver Flag
And there it was, again, time for that blessed race in the Italian hills of Piacenza, under the good auspices of Claudio Casale and his team of volunteers and assorted magicians and geniuses. But that’s not really how it begins, at least not in a Suixtil dimensions where things have to go mad before they …
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Members’ Meeting at Goodwood
We are so very fortunate that we have many friends – some, like Robbert, who also happens to be our Dutch Ambassador, with such a talent at capturing the moments that matter most that one wonders why they need another job. Might it be just so that they would not put us to complete shame …
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A road trip to Argentina – with a purpose (of course)… – Part I
Visiting Argentina is an experience and more – let us tell you about our latest trip, just this past month. As a preamble, it should be noted that we’d been there before – some 20-odd years ago – and that we have also been around a few other places, often taking the proverbial (and literal) …
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Octane at 250 (issues) still finds time to review our Ibsley…
we feel very fortunate – at a busy time like this, when the mag is all about celebrating their accomplishments to date – of which there are many, of course – the editorial team still finds time for the little guys (that’s us) and e, once again, find ourselves in the big league, thrust between …
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…meanwhile, in the old country
As if one place ever had the monopoly on (Suixtil) good times – “que nenni” as they would say in France! Proof: in the UK, at the Castle Combe track (a circuit with at least 70 years history) the members of the Drum Brakes series, gathered under the auspices of the Griffiths-Haig trophy conceived by …
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