{"id":460610,"date":"2005-10-01T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2005-10-01T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=80106"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:05:55","slug":"piers-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/piers-courage\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Courage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of my favorite motor racing personalities was Piers Courage, a talented young gentleman racer, as well as a member of a famous British brewing family. 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