Saturday, June 13, 2015

RETRO: Motoring Near & Far...



Although I have absolutely ZERO idea of what's occuring at Circuit de la Sarthe right now, as I'm racing about Oregon's Sand Dunes instead...

Nonetheless, I'll leave Y'all with another languishing story link below, as is I-T just Mwah, or has anybody else noted the 'Mega Drop-off in Automotive Story content being published in thy 'Ol School Newspapers these days?

As first we LOST the always enjoyable New York Times Automotive section at the end of last year. And The Detroit News Automotive section, for which Tacoma Bureau Chief Mary Ellen cheekily asked: What Automotive section in Detroit; Hooah! Vanished  many Moons ago, and now both the London & New Zealand Telegraph's Motoring sections content has vastly shrunk; WTF!

As the following story, which immediately made me think of those Oh, So iconic John Wyer Automotive Gulf Oil GT 40's was published "Justin-time" for last year's epic 24 Heurs du Mans, for which Gulf Oil is synonymous with! As the petroleum company was  celebrating its then Golden Anniversary of blastin' down le Mulsanne Straight...