Time Capsule

August in Racing History

1
The Women’s Global GT race at Portland, Oregon, is won by Sara Senske in a Panoz Esperante GT (1999).

2
Tony Brooks wins the German Grand Prix on the Avus circuit in Berlin driving a Ferrari 246 (1959).

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Casey M. Annis is the Founder and Editor of Vintage Road & Racecar magazine, as well as Editor of Alfa Owner, The Oily Rag and BMW Ultimate Classic magazines. He founded Parabolica Publishing in 1997 after a career in neurobiology. Along with his passion for automobiles, Casey is a long distance open-ocean paddleboard racer who’s competed over 10 times in the 32-mile Catalina to Manhattan Beach race and the 32-mile Molokai to Oahu race. Casey still contributes and writes about the world of vintage road and racecars and edits and curates the content for this website.
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