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Paul
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A gearhead who works in advertising and Motorsport public relations; marketing strategy by day, gamer by night. Social media for RickyTaylorRace and Radio Le Mans.
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Winter Night in Canada 🏙️🌨️❄️
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Daily show not holding back
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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André Testut died #OnThisDay 20 years ago, aged 79, having DNQ’d for the #MonacoGP in ’58 & ’59 in this Maserati 250F (pic), which - #AnorakFact - had been campaigned in ’56 by Jean Behra, who’d raced it to 2nd in Buenos Aires & 3rd at Monaco, Reims, Silverstone & Nürburgring.
September 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.
September 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Michael Schumacher's pole-winning lap for the San Marino Grand Prix #OnThisDay in 2006.

This was Schumacher's 66th F1 pole, beating the late Ayrton Senna's previous record of 65.

© FOM

#F110
April 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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SCHUMER: Would the senator yield for a question?

BOOKER: Chuck Schumer, it's the only time in my life I can tell you no

SCHUMER: I just want to tell you, do you know you have just broken the record? Do you know how proud America is of you?
April 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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An amazing resignation letter to Bove from an AUSA who worked on the Adams case.

Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Remembering Hans Stuck, father of Hans-Joachim Stuck, who died #OnThisDay in ’78. Very good in the pre-WW2 European championship (the precursor to the #F1 world championship), he was a brilliant hillclimber. Pic: en route to victory, ’38 #GroßglocknerGP, Austria, Auto Union C.
February 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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January 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Alan Brown died #OnThisDay 21 years ago, aged 84. He drove 8 GPs, finishing 5th on his GP debut (Bremgarten ’52), becoming the first driver to score points in a Cooper: #AnorakFact. Pic: at Bremgarten that sunny day, leading Stirling Moss (HWM) & Toulo de Graffenried (Maserati).
January 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Remembering Olivier Gendebien, born #OnThisDay 101 years ago, one of the greatest sports car racers of all time. He won the #LeMans24Hours x4, #TargaFlorio x3, #Sebring12Hours x3, #Reims12Hours x2 & #Nürburgring1000km x1. He also bagged 2 #F1 podiums. Great portrait by John Ross.
January 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Remembering Roberto Mieres, born #OnThisDay 100 years ago. A sporting all-rounder, he played tennis & rugby, rowed, sailed (representing Argentina in the ’60 Olympics) & entered 17 GPs. Pic: in a Maserati 250F, on the Monza banking, in the ’55 #ItalianGP, en route to 7th place.
December 3, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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#HappyBirthday Prince Gaetano Starrabba di Giardinelli of Sicily, 92. He drove the #TargaFlorio 14 times & the #GiroDiSicilia 5 times. Pic: 12th in a Ferrari 250GTO/64 shared with Clemente Ravetto ahead of the Ferrari 250LM of Cesare Toppetti & Maurizio Grana, Targa Florio, ’65.
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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This chart is pretty insane. More of an overnight social/political-type shift than typical tech adoption imo: techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/b...
November 19, 2024 at 7:13 PM