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Watkins Glen, NY<\/p>\n

September 4-7, 2008<\/p>\n

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Peter Giddings climbs the hill with his immaculate 1932 Alfa Romeo Tipo B.
Photo: Michael Casey DiPleco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jay Esterer brought out his Formula 5000 McRae GM1-Chevrolet.
Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A tight duel between Jim Roth\u00d5s 1962 Elva MkVI (88) and the 1955 Maserati 250S of Andrew Cannon (1).
Photo: Walter Pietrowicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Collier Cup action involving the MGA-mounted pair of Tom Baumgardner (254) and Richard Powers (222) and the 1953 MG-TD of Dan Leonard.
Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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