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This Week, of Interest

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Donohue by Linda Weldon; 512M by Richard Prince.

Michael Argetsinger to speak about Mark Donohue and the Ferrari 512M on September 4th in Watkins Glen

This week we review Michael Argetsinger’s books about Mark Donohue, who among many other things was responsible for setting up and driving the Kirk White Ferrari 512M at Sebring and Daytona. Of interest to our readers, Argetsinger will present an in-depth look at the legendary Penske Racing Ferrari 512M as raced by Mark Donohue, at the International Motor Racing Research Center on Saturday, Sept. 4. “No less a figure than Ferrari Chief Engineer Mauro Forghieri called this car ‘the finest prepared Ferrari I have ever seen,’” says Argetsinger. His talk – accompanied by many rare photographs will begin at 1 p.m. and is free and open to all and is located at 610 S. Decatur St., Watkins Glen. For more information: Mark Steigerwald, (607) 535-9044 or by email at mark@racingarchives.org.

Be sure to scroll all the way down for the five stories this week, posted from California to Virginia to Germany and find that photo of Donohue in a Bandini…

Lynch Assesses Holy Week

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Michael T. and Vicki Lynch enjoy the hospitality of Evi and Dan Gurney at the Gurney's champagne reception Saturday at the track. Credit: Robert C. Peters

By Michael T. Lynch

Insider’s insights into this year’s Monterey Week of Cars.
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As We Promised–Bugatti Atlantic Update

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The Atlantic on the road during the Pebble Tour. It attracted as much attention there as it did on Ocean Avenue and on the lawn at Pebble Beach. Whatever one thinks about its provenance, this is one impressive piece of machinery. Credit: Dale LaFollette

Photos and Captions by Michael T. Lynch unless othewise noted.
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Concorso Italiano–Opening Shots

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Rare stars often appear at Concorso Italiano. This Bizzarrini Manta, for example--

By Brandes Elitch
Photos by Petya Elitch

Twenty five years ago, Francis “Frank” Mandarano began what has become known as the “Concorso Italiano.” Mandarano had previously started a club for Maserati owners, and a company to sell Maserati parts, and even a restoration shop, located outside of Seattle. [Read more…] about Concorso Italiano–Opening Shots

Find VeloceToday’s Hidden Treasures

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How to Find Great Articles on Your Favorite Subject

Finding the hidden car is often easy. Finding the article, well, read on.

Over the past nine years (VeloceToday is beginning our tenth year of continuous weekly publication) we have posted almost 1200 feature articles on cars, events, people, news, and lifestyles. Looking for these archived treasures—and finding them—is not always easy, but can be if you know what buttons to press.

There are over 483 articles in the VeloceToday archives published just since February of 2008 alone (in WordPress) and 690 between 2002 and 2007. This article will help you find what you’re looking for or just make it easier to browse through the archives. After they appear on the homepage for generally two weeks, each article is then placed in the archives. If you missed VT for a week or two, or if you are new to VT, you won’t be aware of articles which may be of interest to you, now hidden in the archives, not to mention the thousands of photos also resident within those articles. [Read more…] about Find VeloceToday’s Hidden Treasures

This Week, of Interest

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Do you know the way to Monterey? Or are you on vacation in Europe? Either way, we here at VeloceToday are still we here at VeloceToday. And this week the July Goodwood Festival is featured, thanks to a new correspondent by the name of Robert Neary. We hope to bring you more of his work in the near future. Carl Goodwin’s work on racing the Alfa Giulietta in America first published in 2007 was so good we thought it was time for a mid-summer rerun.

Dan Schaefer out in Minneapolis would like you to contact him if interested in attending their yearly event. He’s at 612 385 3111 or Dan@wheelsofitaly.com.

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Alfas Star at Goodwood, July 2-4, 2010

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Remarkable Alfa scultpure at Goodwood.

Story and photos by Robert Neary

With a theme of VIVA VELOCE and a celebration of 100 years of Alfa Romeo, this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed was a truly wonderful event for the Italian car enthusiast. [Read more…] about Alfas Star at Goodwood, July 2-4, 2010

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