#Sturgis #bikers #voters #C19coronavirus #voting #PresidentTrump It is Friday night at a crowded biker bar in South Dakota: Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump, is on stage. While many have come to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for some combination of riding and partying, Cox’s focus is on voting. The coronavirus chaos has squashed many […]
$RACE The Rolex 24 and 24 Hours of Le Mans are alike in 1 way, time, but different because the featured cars have their differences. That will change, as the 2 sanctioning bodies governing those events struck an agreement to develop a Top-tier prototype that will carry the name LMDh capable of capturing the overall […]
$RACE The 2020 national motorsports schedule is about to come to life with the 58th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. High-speed runs over Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course began Wednesday with practice laps for cars participating in Rolex 24 ancillary events, such as the Michelin Challenge and Ferrari Challenge featuring an all-Ferrari […]
Rolex’s new Gold Diver the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller is dive watch to own in 2020. Rolex introduced the new yellow Rolesor version of the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller in Y 2019 ushering a new era for this iconic diving watch. The new color palette sees the signature Rolesor, a combination of gold and resistant steel to […]
$RACE The Risi Competizione Ferrari squad will contest the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona next month with its Petit Le Mans-winning driver line-up + Davide Rigon. Rigon will join James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Daniel Serra in the Ferrari 488 GTE run by the Houston-based team which won the GT Le Mans class at […]
A Rolex GMT-Master worn by Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now is set to be auctioned by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo. The themed auction, called “Game Changers,” takes place in New York City on 10 December. It will feature timepieces owned by celebrities, or as Phillips refers to them: “extraordinary people who are considered game […]
$RACE,$PM F1 status as the world’s wealthiest sport has been revealed in research which shows that it has received $30-B from sponsors over the past 15 years F1 is setting up for its Top event, the Monaco Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend and is the backdrop for blockbuster sponsorship announcements by the racing […]
$RACE The 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona got the Green flag Saturday, 26 January at 2:30 p EST. This year’s field of 47 cars features 4 classes: Daytona Prototype international (DPi) Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) GT Le Mans (GTLM), GT Daytona (GTD). The team to watch in the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona may […]
Bonhams Fine Watches and Wristwatches Sale London Bonhams Fine Watches and Wristwatches sale took place on 20 June, and saw an impressive 80% of lots sold, achieving a total of £1,840,438 overall. The Top lot of the sale was the Rolex Paul Newman Cosmograph Daytona Ref: 6262/6239 which far exceeded its pre-sale estimate of £150,000-180,000, […]
Rolex, the World’s Largest Swiss Luxury-watch Brand A Brief History of Rolex The precursor to Rolex was founded in London by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in Y 1905, with the Rolex Watch Company established in Y 1919 when operations were moved to Geneva, the company is HQ’s in Geneva today. The Rolex brand limits […]
F1: Ferrari’s Seb Vettel Names New Racer ‘Loria’ $RACE Loria Won Her 1st Time Out Sebastian Vettel’s tradition of naming his F1 racer has continued with the christening of ‘Loria’, his 2018 Ferrari. Traditionally Mr. Vettel names his car during a pre-race dinner with his team of engineers and mechanics. Speaking about the decision after […]
Rolex with Dubai Ruler’s Name on the Dial to Auction, Estimate: $160,000 The specially-commissioned Rolex GMT-Master features Sheikh Mohammed’s name on its customized dial. A rare, specially-commissioned Rolex GMT-Master featuring the name of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai is set to be auctioned in […]
Risi Competizione Ferrari’s after 6 hours $RACE Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Toni Vilander (FIN) […]
The 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona Here is the field, and the broadcast schedule for this weekend’s racing The Big Q: Who’s the best Team, what is the best Racer? The Big A: A difficult Q due to the increasing specialization in professional motorcar racing. Pitting Top NASCAR drivers against Top IndyCar drivers, or finding […]
Basic Rolex Daytona Was A Sales Failure Before Paul Newman Paul Newman’s Own Rolex Daytona wristwatch recently hammered at Phillips in NYC for $17.8-M. And you may have read all the engraving Joanne Woodward had done on the caseback, and about Paul Newman passing the watch to his daughter’s boyfriend as they restored the old […]
Paul Newman’s ‘Paul Newman’ Rolex Daytona Coming to Auction $RACE, $UBS Actor Paul Newman”s Rolex Daytona reference 6239 is coming to auction in October at Phillip’s It is said that among vintage watch collectors, certain ones are known as Holy Grail watches. They are the ones that inspire spirited bidding and the winner’s bragging rights. […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has 3 Cars Entered in the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona $RACE The Big Q: Could they live up to Ferrari’s Y 1967 1-2-3 overall sweep at the race, 50 years later. The Big A: No, Ferrari cannot get a 1-2-3m because the 3 cars are split between 1 in the GT Le Mans […]
Ferrari and Ford on the GT Class Poles for Rolex 24 at Daytona $RACE, $F The 2017 Rolex 24 At Daytona, is here and Ford (NYSE:F) and Chip Ganassi Racing are serious about winning. The Big Q: How serious? The Big A: Not only did they bring the 2 US-based cars: the Le Mans-winning #66, and […]
Daytona Speedway Became Ferrari World This Weekend $RACE, $F Hundreds of workers transformed the infield of Daytona International Speedway into “Ferrari International Speedway” for this weekend’s Finali Mondiali (World Cup Final in Italian). Ferrari Challenge race cars from Asia, Europe and North America converged on the Speedway for 4 days of activity, capped by Sunday’s […]
66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Results 1936 Lancia Astura Named Best of Show 2016 Charitable Donations Top $1.75 Million The 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance concluded with first-time entrant Richard Mattei lifting the top prize high overhead soon after his 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet was named Best of Show at the prestigious competition. […]
The Winner of the 66th Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance Lovers of classic, vintage and antique automobiles have been enjoying another Monterey Classic Car Week. The festivities included many events presented by, timed by, or sponsored by Rolex , those events are all listed here. Pebble Beach 2016 Concours D’Elegance, is the most celebrated event of the […]
Classic Car Week Begins on the Monterey Peninsula Monterey Classic Car Week had its unofficial “kickoff” Friday night with classic race cars being exhibited on Alvarado Street in downtown Monterey. This weekend Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is hosting more than 300 race cars competing prior to next weekend’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. But then the […]
Rolex has Fitted its Iconic Daytona with a New Bezel At Baselworld 2016 in March, the brand debuted 2 new Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona models, 1 with a White dial and Black accents, and 1 with a Black dial with Silver details. Both models feature Cerachrom bezels, which were developed and patented by Rolex in […]