2011-07-16 09:53:13
PHOTOS BY DOUG BERGER, ROB HARBECK AND GEORGE OLSON
Sam Moses
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Bandit Smokes the Rose Cup
2011-07-13 05:06:55
The rich history of the 1982 Oldsmobile Bandit that starred in the book "Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots" resumes, with a dominating comeback win at the Portland Rose Cup last weekend, driven by local hotshoe Ronnie Swyers....
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Hero Card
2011-07-12 21:52:07
1982 Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile Cutlass
Star of the book "Fast Guys, Rich Guys and Idiots," named one of the 5 Best motorsports books ever written.
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Rose Cup Gallery
2011-06-22 08:32:44
Photos by Doug Berger, Jeff...
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Rose Cup Day One
2011-06-22 08:09:13
It was a great day of practice for the Portland Rose Cup. The Bandit hadn't been on the track since it won its class and finished 10th overall in the 3-hour Historic race at Sebring in 2005. But it's sitting on the front row for the vintage race on...
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Return of the Return of the Bandit
2011-06-15 22:42:51
For the last three years the Bandit has been licking its wounds after blowing a head gasket in practice for the Portland Rose Cup. A lot of good work has been done since then, and the car is better than ever--even faster...
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Shakedown Run
2010-09-21 04:11:52
Lots happening with the Bandit. Videos coming soon.
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Concours de Maryhill
2008-06-17 07:48:56
Over the weekend, in less than 24 hours, the Bandit shot from show car to contender, and I soared from resignation to rejuvenation.
Because this blog is episodic, the back-story is in the previous posting. But...
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Lightning Strikes Bandit at Rose Cup
2008-06-16 10:27:00
So much has happened since my last blog entry that I haven’t had time to do this update. Nor much enthusiasm, because mostly what happened is I blew a head gasket at the Rose Cup at Portland International Raceway on June 1.
Sometimes...
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1958
2008-05-17 07:30:30
I couldn't believe it when I got my copy of Vintage Motorsport magazine and read my father's name, from a race he ran in 1958. I had to write the editor, Randy Riggs (whom I've known since 1972, when he was an editor at Cycle World magazine and I...
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Engine and Tranny Go In
2008-05-14 12:32:25
Weekends are long in racing. For example, I just spent a four- or five-day weekend working on the Bandit. There was a moment there, when Pat Boyle and I were working 12 hours a day to get the engine and transmission installed, that I thought: I...
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