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Jan 13, 2025
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Streamline Hotel Daytona Beach

by Michael Satterfield  Opened in 1940, the Streamline Hotel was a popular refuge for celebrities, race car drivers and even moonshine gangsters. Now, fully restored with Art Deco style and elegance, its
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Book: Rapid Response

TGR Staff  Originally published to great acclaim in 2006, Dr. Stephen Olvey’s memoir Rapid Response makes a long-awaited return to print — complete with new text and a new afterword by Dario
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Oak Alley: A Surprising Retreat

by Michael Satterfield – 02/26/2019 While road-tripping through The River Parishes outside of New Orleans it is easy to fall in love with the antebellum mansions that grace the shores of the Mississippi River.
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Datsun 240Z Rally Cars

by Michael Satterfield In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make a splash in the international sports car world with its new 240Z, while famous road racing teams like BRE were becoming
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R.A.C Tourist Trophy 1929

by Michael Satterfield The Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland was home to the 1929 Royal Auto Club Tourist Trophy, a course that took racers over 478 miles through the villages of Comber,
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Green Cars 1973

by Michael Satterfield The oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo, overnight automotive manufacturers and the US Government
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