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~ God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. Romans 4:17

Beauty for Ashes

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Storm in a Teacup: Spa-Francorchamps 2017

September 28, 2017

And now the rain!
The rain—thudding—implacable—
The wind, revelling in the confusion of great pines

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1959 Australian Grand Prix – A Chip off the Old Block

August 22, 2016

“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”

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1991 Jordan 191 – Poetry in Motion

June 14, 2016

“She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.”

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Ferguson’s Futuristic Four-Wheel Drive

June 5, 2016

“There is no use trying,” said Alice. “One can’t believe impossible things.” I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said …

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1983 Monaco Grand Prix – Dancing in the Rain

May 29, 2016

“The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on …

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1971 Tyrrell 003 – Secret Hidden in a Woodshed

May 19, 2016

I tell my secret? No indeed, not I: Perhaps some day, who knows? But not today; it froze, and blows, …

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