1955 Monaco Grand Prix

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Yes! it is May and it is Monaco...

I got inspired after watching this little video of the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix,over at F1Fanatic,my daily read.

Thought it would be fun to tell the story in 4 little acrylic impressions
only measuring 4x6" these will go as a set.

1955 Monaco Grand Prix

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This is just before the start...Ascari in his red Lancia managed to split the dominant Mercedes' of Fangio and Moss during practise...

Lap one and somehow Castellotti got up to second in the other Lancia,but soon Moss would take second place and the two Mercedes' led the race easily.Ferrari was nowhere to be seen...

Ascari in his Lancia pasing the pits.The two Mercedes' were not as reliable as they were fast,first Fangio then Moss would retire with mechanical problems.Just as Ascari would take over the lead he crashed into the Monaco harbour,a spectacular accident which he survived,only to be killed in a testing accident a few days later...

After the Merceds' and Lancias were out of the way,the road was clear for local hero Maurice Trintignant in his Ferrari to take a fortunate but popular win

Joest Porsche 956

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The New Man Joest Porsche 956 driven by Pescarolo and Ludwig,
won Le Mans in 1984 and repeated its triumph in 1985 with Ludwig,Barilla and Winter

acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

Back in 1985 i enjoyed making models out of cardboard from cereal boxes plasticine and...wait for it,cut open tooth paste tubes... hand painted them with enamel paints

did you know if you turn 'new' upside down you get 'man' ?

i know...very useful info here...

Istanbul Grand Prix

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Phillipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix and is back in the title hunt.

Sounds familiar? he did the same in 2007 and 2006.

Sounds boring? luckily Hamilton and Mclaren spiced things up (a bit)

acrylic on paper 8x11"

Zolder '82

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26 years ago this week in May...we lost Gilles Villeneuve.

I was at Zolder that fateful weekend in '82,taking pictures of Didier Pironi in the pits,

suddenly everything stopped,people walking around with shell shocked eyes.

The truck coming back with the wreck of the Ferrari nr 27.

What i remember most was that Saturday evening,it was very quiet all around the track,spectators not knowing what to do but wander around in silence,

nobody could believe Gilles Villeneuve had gone,just like that...

here he is in happier times winning the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix

acrylic on paper 8x11"sold

Clint Bowyer

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hart break for local hero Danny Hamlin,tears for Kyle Bush and especially Dale jr, at Richmond
but who can be sad about another win for Clint Bowyer ...
acrylic on paper 5x8"

Lauda v Hunt

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Lauda and Hunt,Brazilian Grand Prix '76

acrylic on canvas 8x11" sold

Renault 1906

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winners of the first Grand Prix,Szisz and Renault,1906

oil on panel 16x24" sold

Talladega!

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that was awesome,such a tight race,a monster save by Kyle Bush,

drafting,close racing,lots of possible winners...F1 please take notice.

acrylic on paper 8x11"

Alan Jones

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Alan Jones and Williams,Worldchampions 1980

oil on canvas 10x9"