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2001
January 14 -
Who sculpted the elephant mascot (hood ornament) that resides on the radiator shell of a Bugatti Type 41 Royale? Hint: This sculptor had wild animals to study in his studio that were loaned to him by his friends at the Antwerp Zoo. Also, his famous nephew was killed in an automobile accident.

2000
April 9-16 -
What potent road-going British sportscar was merely a re-badged multiple Le Mans-winning car with a proper wind screen and turn indicators? Hint: Production of the road-going version totaled only 16, though replicas are very popular.

1999
October 20-27 -
In the automotive world who are Fred and August and what did they manufacture? Hint: They built America's first straight eight engine in 1920.

August 22-29 - What were the first and last Jaguar models named for their top speed? Hint: The first wasn't yet known as a Jaguar.

June 5-12 - In the late 1940s and very early 1950s Ferrari produced a very successful competition model called the 166MM. What does the 166 represent? What does the MM signify?

March 14-21 - What model Grand Prix car recorded the first-ever 1-2-3 finish? In what Grand Prix did this occur?

March 7-14 - Who is the leading active CART driver and how many wins does he have? Who is second in this category?

January 31-Feb. 7 - Automotivally, what does MG stand for and who were the two men behind the legendary sports car factory?

January 17-24 - What team did the multi-talented American Scott Pruett drive for at the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona?

January 10-17 - Who is the youngest driver ever to win an IndyCar/CART race and what was the driver's age?

January 3-10, 1999 - What four-time, overall-winning car at the Le Mans 24 Hours got it's name from it's overall height? Hint: In the six year career of this car at Le Sarthe only nine of 46 finished the gruelling 24 hour run.

1998
December 20-27
- What event caused former Mercedes-Benz racing boss, Alfred Neubauer, to claim that his second childhood had begun on May 2, 1952?

December 6-13 - What prestigious American auto maker with roots starting in 1865 produced, among other things, iceboxes and birdcages before diving into automobile production in 1901. Hint: Their first gasoline engines were De Dion units.

October 17-24 - What current automobile maker's first vehicles in 1910 were three wheelers? Their trike production ended in 1951.

September 12-19 - Who is Parker Johnstone and what did he race before running mid-pack in CART events with Honda power from 1994 to 1997?

August 23-30 - Of the six CART drivers who have two wins or more at CART events at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, who is the only one to have three victories?

July 7-13 - What Belgian automaker built grand large cars in their heyday (1920s) and Jeeps, Land Rovers, and Armstrong-Siddeleys before their eventual demise in 1957?

June 27 - July 3 - According to rumor at the June 21 Concours on Rodeo, in Beverly Hills, California, what is the most expensive car in the world?

June 19-26 - "Cinderella's coffins" were made by what European aircraft/automobile manufacturer?

June 1-8 - What multi-$100,000 cars were used in a made-for-US-television race series in 1993 that weren't even available for sale in the US?

May 24-31 - Everybody knows that Juan Manuel Fangio II is the nephew of the late Formula 1 and sports car ace Juan Manuel Fangio, and that the younger Fangio ruled IMSA GTP racing for several years for Dan Gurney's AAR Team, but, do you know when, where and for whom the younger Fangio made his CART racing debut?

May 17-24 - What American automobile company was the first to introduce a front wheel drive car in 1929? This car had engineering assistance from several Indianapolis 500 front wheel drive veterans.

April 21-28 - What St. Louis-based American automobile company (1905-1929) was known by these slogans, "The Ideal American Car" and "Priced Within the Bounds of Reason"? Hint: The founder, at the age of 21, was given a horse, a saddle, and a bridle by his father to make his mark in society.

April 4-11 - What sports car team has swept the 36 Hours of Florida (the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring) for two consecutive years?

March 28-April 3 - What prestigious British automotive maker established by an American built motorcycles and three-wheeled autos before converting to the more popular four-wheeled variant?

March 6-13 - Who won the inagural IMSA Grand Prix of Atlanta at Atlanta Motor Speedway?

January 26-February 3 - What do race car drivers Boris Said III, Derek John Hill, PJ Jones, Hans Stuck, and Jacques Villeneuve have in common?

January 18-25 - What race car driver drove daringly to second place (after being pushed into the wall) in the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and to an overall victory in the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans?

January 10-17 - The inagural IMSA World Sports Car sprint race at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1994 was won by what team and driving duo? What was the car?

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