Market Find: An AAR Eagle Mk I With a Gurney-Weslake V-12 — Chassis 103, and the Race It Didn't Win
RM Sotheby's has the third of four Eagle Formula 1 cars in its Sealed September sale at a $7–9 million estimate. It is not the car that won at Spa. Understanding why that matters is most of the story.
MOZA Brought Four Licensed Wheels to Gamescom. The Thing Worth Watching Was the Handlebar.
Porsche, Ford and two Mercedes wheels made the headlines in Cologne. But the MotoGP-licensed handlebar is the only piece doing something MOZA has never done before — and almost nothing shown has a price.
Portland Reopened IndyCar's Oldest Argument: What a Lapped Car Owes the Leader
Felix Rosenqvist and Will Power came off the podium asking for a real blue-flag rule. Alex Palou, who won the race, and his strategist made the case that the rule is fine as long as everyone lives under the same one.
The XSR900 GP Is Finally Coming to America, and a Smog Filing Gave It Away
A California Air Resources Board executive order dated August 3 certifies Yamaha's half-faired, clip-on-barred 890cc triple as a 2027 model — two years after Europe got it and with no announcement from Yamaha yet.
Ford Is Recalling 86,543 Mach-Es Because a Faster Jig Didn't Let the Glue Cure
The rear side quarter window trim on 2023–2025 Mustang Mach-Es can work loose and come off in traffic. Ford traced it to a supplier fixture that cut the installation time — and, with it, the primer's cure time.
Goodguys Griot's Garage Colorado Nationals
The Ranch Events Complex · Loveland, CO
See good-guys.com/cn for ticket pricing
Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance
Radnor Hunt · Malvern, PA
See radnorconcours.org for ticket tiers
WMRRA — Washington Motorcycle Road Racing
Pacific Raceways · Kent, WA
See wmrra.com for details
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