It seems that a clear winner is becoming rather difficult to judge in this contest. We really did not want to step in, having preferred that our readers choose the winning article and you did.

Was Senna was great? Undoubtedly! He would certainly have won far more races and perhaps a few more championships. One could argue the same point about Rindt, who won the F1 championship posthumously. We are of the opinion however, that Senna was perhaps one of the most focused and determined Formula One pilots ever; most certainly as focused and dedicated to the sport as was Schumacher.

We would also have to agree that no-one could say “it’s a grrreat day for a motor race” like Stewart. He may have been the smartest of the bunch. Racing was far more dangerous in his time and perhaps he was one of the few drivers bright enough to call it quits when he did. There was most likely another championship left in the Scotsman, perhaps more. Few were smoooother than Jackie.

Juan Fangio, the master. His epic drive at the Nuburgring may go down in history as the greatest drive ever. Those unfamiliar with the story may find it interesting. Chasing Mike Hawthorne and Peter Collins in the much faster Ferraris and with only 10 laps left in the 22 lap race, Fangio, driving a Maserati 250F was 51 seconds behind. He would need this win to secure his 5th World Championship.
What happened next was simply miraculous-Fangio posted the fastest lap time 9 times in succession. His posted lap time on lap 11 was 9 minutes 34.6 seconds. Every lap in succession was faster than the last and by the last lap of the race his lap time was 9 minutes 17.4 seconds!!! He was three seconds behind Hawthorne as they started the last lap Fangio passed Hawthorne on the very last lap of the race, wining the 1957 title.

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After donning a rather large pair of shoes and a huge rubber globe that I attached to the end of my nose, hell, I wanted to fit in, I was off to the circus- better known as the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale Arizona; and what a circus it is.

Flying out of Orange County at 6:30 in the morning on Wednesday (I missed out on a few hours of beauty rest, those of you who know me, know I need it) I was on my way to Scottsdale. Marc Jones, a very old (yes, that old) friend of mine lives there and we agreed to meet at the show, so I was in good company. Marc was also there to beat me over the head, should I bid on a car that was going for too much money. He done good- I am still waiting for some of the swelling to subside.

After picking up a fantastic Chevrolet Cobalt from Enterprise and giving the map a brief look, I took off for the show, though not very quickly.

It was my first visit, some good, some bad, some ugly. I will make an attempt to explain. The premise behind my visit was two-fold, see what the collector car market was doing and to perhaps acquire a couple of cars for my employer, Crevier Classic Car Co.

Barrett-Jackson does a fine job with parking, staffing, vendors and all the other amenities that one would want or need. As both Marc and I started previewing the cars however, we both came to the same conclusion rather quickly; most of these “collector cars” were just average used cars with fresh paint, please note; I did not say good paint-just fresh. From 20 feet away, most of them looked pretty darn nice, but as one got closer to them….oh, my god!

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Happy new Year everyone! We trust that you had a great holiday season.

We promised a new contest and here it is…….

 Who was the best F1 driver ever and why? So many drivers, from so many different era’s. Who do you think was the best?

Please submit your pick and tell us why you chose them. We will have another great prize for the best written article. The last prize was pretty cool! Get everyone you know involved!

This should be interesting

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