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Thursday, May 16: RIP to Wisconsin’s greatest racer

Wow, just wow. Don’t know how to write this, but here goes. Dick Trickle, 71, a native of Wisconsin Rapids, died today near his North Carolina home of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Trickle probably is considered by most stock … Continue reading

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Thursday, May 9: Let’s go racin’!

Hey, gang — Time to talk about what’s coming to our area, racing-wise. Local short tracks are firing up their racing seasons all across the state (if they haven’t done so already), and that means some bigger national, regional or … Continue reading

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Wednesday, March 27: Motorsports Photos of 2012 wraps up (finally)

Phew — after sorting through thousands of racing photos to choose my favorites from 2012, we’re almost there. This installment in the series brings some cars, shots or incidents that weren’t necessarily among my best, but that we just liked. … Continue reading

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Tuesday, March 26: More Photos of 2012. racing-wise

Wrapping up our personal motorsports photo review with a few shots from 2012 in which I just liked the cars, the drivers, ot something just kinda stood out or made me go “Hmm …” Which means, of course, all photos … Continue reading

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Thursday, Feb. 21: Photos of 2012: From the spectator area, Road America

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We’re back with a few motorsports photos we shot just as an everyday fan at Road America in Elkhart Lake. We haven’t visited near enough race tracks outside the area to say anything definite, but Road America has to be … Continue reading

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Saturday, Feb. 9: Photos of 2012: From the spectator area, Milwaukee Mile

As stated in this space before, you don’t necessarily need a photo pass to get really nice motorsports photographs. Now, the one thing you most likely won’t get a shot of from the spectator area at the track is the … Continue reading

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Wednesday, Jan. 30: Photos of 2012 (FINALLY!): Part I of many

Well, it took a while — much longer than your blogger/photographer anticipated — but we’re about ready to show you faithful readers a review of the races I attended in 2012, via what I consider my best photos, or just … Continue reading

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Sunday, Jan. 13: IMHO Racer of the Year

Hey there, we’re back after a lengthy absence — oh, and a belated Happy Holidays to all — for a couple reviews of racing in the Year 2012. It starts with our annual recognition of the official IMHO Racer of … Continue reading

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Saturday, Nov. 17: Title chase winds up, F1 returns to US

NASCAR and Formula 1 are where the racing world is focused this weekend, with the stock cars wrapping up their loooong marches to the season-ending races at Homestead Miami Speedway and F1 back in the USA at the new Circuit … Continue reading

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Tuesday, Sept. 25: Runoffs, Days 3-4, and the end of the season

I got that wistful, melancholy feeling again at about 5:20 p.m. last Sunday. That’s when I was walking to my car at Road America in Elkhart Lake, on my way out of the Sports Car Club of America National Championship … Continue reading

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