Racing History Pics

Documenting the Golden Age of racing, with an emphasis on sportscars and Le Mans. All images belong to their respective, noted owners

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Incongruous choice for this weekend's NASCAR throwback race. Retro liveries are getting out of hand. Photo: Penske

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Good luck to everyone participating in the Spa 24 Hours. May it be a hard-fought but safe race. Photo: Daimler

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Le Mans, 1989, when Aston Martin, Jaguar, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, and Toyota took on each other.©Getty

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No doubt it will be exciting, but here's hoping for a safe Nürburgring 24H as well. Best of luck, all. Photo: Alpine

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The Rindt-Vaccarella Porsche 906-8 goes past a packed house for the 1966 Nürburgring 1000km. Photo: Marson

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Le Mans, 1966: Porsche System Engineering's five 906s lined up before the race, three of them long tails. ©Porsche

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Chris Amon, in a works Ferrari 330 P4, leads a Chaparral 2F through the Esses, 1967 Le Mans. Photo: Schlegelmilch

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Richard Attwood goes through the Eau Rouge/Raidillon complex in Porsche Salzburg's 917K, 1970 Spa 1000km. ©Porsche

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Mike Spence in a Chaparral 2F leads Peter Sutcliffe's Ferrari 330 P4, 1967 Brands Hatch 6 Hours. Photo: Nigel Snowdon

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The Martini Porsche 917 K during the Le Mans that it would eventually win, 1971. Photo: Schlegelmilch

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@jimjam08 Jaegermeister was Kremer's primary sponsor at the time, so some product placement: enjoy Jaeger after completing a race chassis

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Kremer converted the K81 to road spec before selling it. It appeared at the 2014 Le Mans Classic. ©Kremer/Jeannier

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Sure of the K81's potential, Kremer took it to the Brands Hatch 1000km. The suspension failed while leading.©J Brooks

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The K81 had a disappointing 1981 Le Mans. Seventeen seconds off pace, it retired with a broken oil line. ©Martin Lee

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The 917's coda, the Kremer-Porsche 917 K81, built to win Le Mans using a transition-year loophole in ACO regs.©Kremer

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Derek Warwick in a Jaguar XJR-14 during the 430km of Magny-Cours, 1991. Photo: François-David Lemierre

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The first Porsche 956 chassis during tests at Paul Ricard, March 1982. Photo: Porsche

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Weather forecasts for tomorrow's 12 Hours of Sebring look good. Quite a bit different than 1965. Photo: Peterson PA

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Ferrari's GT40 challengers in the works garage, 1966 Le Mans. Photo: Schlegelmilch

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Roger Penske's team before the elaborate haulers, 1966 Sebring 12 Hours. Photo: Friedman