On This Day in History…

03-11-1911Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T
03-11-1968English Lotus driver Graham Hill wins his 2nd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by taking victory in the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, winning the title by 12 points from Scotsman Jackie Stewart
03-11-2019Defending champion Lewis Hamilton finishes second in the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to clinch his 6th F1 Drivers World Championship
04-11-1961Kyalami programme cover Kyalami layout diagram
04-11-1962Buenos Aires track plan
Ewy Rosqvist and Ursula Wirth became the first women to win the Touring Car Grand Prix of Argentina. Nobody gave them a chance of being competive on this huge, long distance event. But Ewy and Ursula overcame the scepticism of the press, battled with food poisoning, and dealt with the death of a team mate to complete this gruelling endurance event in a record time, winning all six stages.
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04-11-1979LMM Renault 5 Alpine Group 2 LMM Renault 5 Alpine Group 2
Le Mans Miniatures Renault 5 Alpine Group 2
The Renault 5 Alpine Group 2, driven to a nice second place overall by Jean Ragnotti & Jean-Marc Andrié in the Tour de Corse 1979. A remarkable result for such a small front-wheel drive car on the winding asphalt roads of Corsica.
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05-11-1995RevoSlot McLaren F1 GTR
RevoSlot McLaren F1 GTR Andy Wallace and Olivier Grouillard Zhuhai 1995.
How does the RevoSlot McLaren F1 GTR measure up to the competition from Ninco, Scalextric and MR Slotcar? As always this assessment is written from the point of view of the 'average' buyer who just wants to run their car without too much fiddling about.
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