Please remember Amelia is March 15-17, 2009.

Apples and Oranges

Word on the street is that the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is better than Pebble Beach.  Don't you believe it.

The Pebble Beach setting alone could be worth the trip. After all, this is the famous 18th hole where many a golfing great strutted to his second shot after bringing his tee shot back to the fairway from a trip over the ocean. And far more were just happy to be sixty yards back and safe.
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MMR has visited well over a thousand sites to select those chosen for our Resource Directory. From time to time we will introduce you to one site that has struck us as a cut above.

This month we encourage you to visit Art. Engine, David Wiener's Ferrari branded stereo system.  You may have seen them because David has exhibited these limited production products at several prestigious automotive events.

In a product category where design and performance are equally crucial to success, Ferrari have their brand on the right horse. Take a look at this site then start looking for a vacant spot in your den or garage.

Art.Engine

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In 1994 Al Unser Jr. won the Indianapolis 500 driving a Penske PC-23 powered by a controversial Mercedes-Benz engine. The rules allowed greater displacement for pushrod (OHV) production based engines over the more common used purpose built race engines with overhead cam (OHC) design. Mercedes secretly developed a racing pushrod engine to take advantage of the loophole and gave it to the Penske Team, fully realizing that the engine would be banned if they won.

On lap 184 of 200, Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Penske Mercedes, was leading the race and lapping his teammate in second place when the turbulence from Al Unser's car upset Fittipaldi's PC-23 and caused him to crash. Al Unser went on to win and the rules were immediately changed to eliminate the engine advantage.

Mercedes Benz presented Al Unser with this 500E to commemorate his victory. Hatch and Sons have all the documentation to support the above, including a poster that Mercedes had made up in advance of the race announcing the victory.

The 500E was a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, who developed the drivetrain. The list price of a 500E was over $80,000 in 1994 and reflected the outstanding performance and excellent build quality of this rare vehicle.

Only 374 were brought into the US. Only one in the world was Al Unser's Indy 500E.

You can be the second owner of this almost new, 8K mile Spruce Green Metallic and Crème Beige leather interior, piece of Indy racing history. Books, manuals, tools, are all in an unopened bag. This is a virtually new car with an incredible story.

More pictures on MMR Classifieds.

Here's a collectible for Porsche enthusiasts!

Porsche Rennsport Reunion 2001 Official Event Program.  Full of interesting information about the marque, classic photographs, profiles on all the drivers who attended and most of the cars that were at the event. There are only 14 ads in the 120-page publication.

Only 5,000 were printed and the remaining stock (100s) is selling quickly, so order now! $15

Find this and many more publications in the MMR Resource Directory.

The remarkable story of Andy Dunlop, a master mechanic and crew chief who spent almost fifty years in American automotive competition. In a book that captures the essence of American dirt track racing, Saal's skillful interviews with Dunlop bring out the highs and lows of the amazing life of a chief mechanic on the championship trail in the Fifties and Sixties.

This volume is a true testament to Andy and many others who lived and sometimes died on the edge, preparing cars and driving them to their limit.

Find out more about Racemark Press and other motorsports book publishers at publications in our Resource Directory.