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Sports Car Digest Weekly
January 5, 2012
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Happy New Year from Sports Car Digest. We are excited to bring you the very latest and greatest from the classic car world in 2012. And as always, we cannot thank you enough for the privilege of allowing us entry into your inbox to do so.

We begin the New Year this week with a look at the Top 10 Most Popular Stories from 2011, in addition to multiple photo galleries that were not published on time last year.

We also bring light to an around the world trip(!) in a 1956 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe, plus news from the Aston Martin Owners Club.

Find Us on Facebook: We are rapidly approaching an amazing 13,000 fans of our Facebook page. If you're not one of them, now is a good time to check out and "like" the Sports Car Digest Facebook Page as we will update the page often over the coming weeks with exclusive photos, auction results and much more from Arizona.

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Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2011

Sports Car Digest published 569 stories in 2011 for an average of nearly 11 per week. They included timely coverage of auctions, events, rallies and vintage races, in addition to profiles of cars, collections, races and much more. Thankfully, our readers enjoyed a few of them…

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Goodwood FoS – Supercar Photo Gallery

The Supercar Run at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed is unique in providing a dynamic environment in which the public can view new models for the first time

Similar to our Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb, Indy 500 Celebration and Cartier Style et Luxe Concours photo galleries, photographer Tim Scott also provided the Supercar Run images.

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Cartier Concours - Report and Photos

Report and photos by Anamit Sen

The Cartier “Travel With Style” Concours was held March 12, 2011 in New Delhi, India.

Royalty from India and abroad, a philanthropist, Formula One, sports car and aircraft interior designers, a former supermodel […]

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Kuwait Concours – Behind the Scenes

The Kuwait Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held February 2nd to 6th on the Marina World complex in Kuwait City.

In addition to our Kuwait Concours Report and Photos, photographer Tim Scott offers the following gallery that gives a “Behind the Scenes” look at the multi-day Kuwait Concours.

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Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute – Photo Gallery

The Watkins Glen Grand Prix Tribute 2011 was held Friday, September 9th in Watkins Glen, New York.

In addition to the on-track action at the Glen, photographer Michael DiPleco also documented the Tribute with the following pictures that show the entertaining events that support the race weekend.

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Coronado Speed Festival – Behind the Scenes

The Coronado Speed Festival 2011 was held September 24-25 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California.

In addition to the on-track action at Coronado, photographer Brett Siegel also offers images taken while walking through the paddock.

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Danville Concours – Photo Gallery

The Danville Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held September 17-18 on the streets of Danville, California. The 7th annual event weekend included a traditional Concours, plus a Tour d’Elegance rally and Dinner d’Elegance celebration at the Blackhawk Museum.

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Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance – Photo Gallery

The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held August 28th at the Crystal Springs Golf Course in Burlingame, California.

Photographer Dave Koontz documented the 55th annual Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance, offering the following pictures that show the interesting mix of entrants from Northern California event.

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Spa Classic – Picture Gallery

The first edition of Spa Classic took place 27-29 May, 2011 at the famed 4.352 mile, 20-turn Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium.

In addition to Marcel Hundscheid’s report and photos, photographer Jurrie Vanhalle offers his pictures from the race weekend.

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Mount Equinox Hill Climb – Photo Gallery

The Mount Equinox Hill Climb was held August 11-12, 2011 on the 5.2 mile Skyline Drive in Manchester, Vermont.

Photographer Michael DiPleco offers pictures that show the interesting entrants and scenic views found on this historic event.

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Around the World in a 1956 Bristol

A husband-and-wife team from Great Britain recently completed a remarkable trip around the world in a rare 1956 Bristol 405 Drophead Coupe. Geoffrey and Hilary Herdman finished the adventure in 16 months during which time they covered more than 33,000 miles.

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Changes for Aston Martin Owners Club Racing

Aston Martin club racing is set to flourish in 2012, now that AMOC, the Aston Martin Owners’ Club, has taken the major decision to run all its racing events under a new, independent company – Aston Martin Club Racing Ltd. And to ensure that the club’s racing goes […]

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