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The Shelby-American crew working on the Lang Cooper “King Cobra” driven by Dave MacDonald at the newly constructed Phoenix International Raceway, 1964. The car’s engine had blown after qualifying the previous day, and a replacement engine was brought in from LA and quickly wrenched the morning of the race. MacDonald got in only three laps on the new engine before being fitted on the grid, 30 seconds before the flag fell. –Image by Dave Friedman
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1960 Lime Rock Nationals– Denise McCluggage sits on the grid  while SCCA gets things straight. Back in 1955 or so, a young Denise McCluggage had a chance encounter with a then unknown Steve McQueen which led to a brief affair and a long-lasting friendship. They would be separated by their own career ambitions, and the many demands and erratic schedules that come with the territory. That said, McCluggage managed to stay in touch over the years. She herself would go on to become a legend in the world of auto racing– a renowned driver, writer, and photographer for over 50 yrs. McCluggage has won trophies around the world and raced for Porsche, Jaguar, Lotus, Mini Cooper, Alfa, Elva, OSCA, Volvo, among others. In 1961 she won the grand touring category at Sebring in a Ferrari 250 GT, and in 1964 McCluggage scored a class win in the Rallye de Monte Carlo for Ford. She recalls a young, lean McQueen who was already obsessed with cars and racing, who swept her off her feet with his searing looks, charm and well… incongruity, as she puts it.
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Steve McQueen screwing around on a scooter before the 1970 Sebring, Florida 12-Hour Race (Tri-X). You can clearly see that his left foot is in a cast. © Al Satterwhite Read more…
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My friend Matt over at Smoke & Throttle is on a very cool quest to retrace the tracks left behind by his late father, 1987 AHRMA Champ, Robert “Snuffy” Smith. Matt was knee deep in his father’s racing circle as a kid. It was a way of life, plain and simple. But now that Matt has a love of motorcycles all his own, and a new taste for racing– he’s grown a whole new respect and appreciation for his beloved dad’s passion and accomplishments on the track. Armed with a new perspective, it’s pretty meaningful to reflect back on and understand just how special those days were. I’m excited to see this story unfold as Matt shares it with us over the weeks and months to come. Read more…
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One evening in the old, rickety shop of Bauer Cycles, John Melniczuk, Tommy Grazias, and a group of racing friends were sitting around trying to come up with a name for the bike. Each took turns rifling through an old dictionary searching for a single word to describe the unique, twin-engine Triumph monstrosity. Finally, around the letter P, someone said they had found it. The room grew silent as he read it aloud: “Parasite, an organism living in, with, or on another organism.” That was it, one engine living off of the other. The Parasite had been born. Read more…
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The story of the Parasite is a tale of two engines, conceived in casual discussion and created by two friends whose dedication and innovation propelled a one-off motorcycle into the Daytona Drags record books. Read more…
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“Actor Steve McQueen and his Triumph desert bike in their native habitat.”  –Cycle World Magazine, June 1964 Read more…
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Gary Nixon Gary Nixon was a cult figure in the US, and across the pond– definitely for his epic riding in the British-American match races during the 1970s, but also because (Suzuki) teammate, and fellow racing legend, Barry Sheene (far right, 1974) proudly raced with a Gary Nixon Enterprises T-shirt under his leathers.”[Sheene] really liked Gary– every time you see the leathers open, he’d have the Nixon t-shirt.” –Erv Kanemoto, legendary bike tuner who partnered with Nixon to win the 1973 U.S. National Road Racing Championship for Kawasaki Read more…
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DUBBLE TRUBBLE TRIUMPH DRAGSTER | BRITISH HYBRID HELL ON WHEELS Read more…
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PHOTO TIM I was a kid enthralled with motorsports… Read more…
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GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES Linda Vaughn, the legendary “Miss Hurst Golden Shifter” - there is an obvious “lug nuts” reference here waiting to hatch… Read more…
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1954 BONNEVILLE HOT ROD SPEED MEET Known as the Shadoff Special from the name of its main sponsor, a Pomona Chrysler-Plymouth dealer– it was the last of three streamliners with a body shape designed by Dean Batchelor, and the most successful. Read more…
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 BRITISH RACING LEGEND BARRY SHEENE In a brilliant racing career in which he amassed back-to-back World Championships (’76 & ’77), 23 Grand Prix victories, and 52 Podium finishes in all– the late, great Barry Sheene is one of the most loved and remembered motorcycle racing legends to this day. Read more…
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GRATUITOUS 1970s RACING GOODNESS Steve McQueen’s International driver’s license Read more…
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“JUNGLE PAM” HARDY & “JUNGLE JIM” LIBERMAN LIGHT ‘EM UP Drag racing legends “Jungle Pam” Hardy and “Jungle Jim” Liberman doing what they do best. Read more…
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