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Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 15\u201317, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
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Pat Donnelly tries the open-door policy with his 1969 Porsche 911T.
Photo: JR Schabowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Three-wheeling it in his 1935 Morgan F2 \u201cTrike\u201d\u2008was Bob Wilson.
Photo: Vintage Velocity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Titan Mk6 driver Roger Karnopp leads David Porter\u2019s Lotus 69 through Turn 6 in a duel of Formula Fords.
Photo: Vintage Velocity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John Daniels was an Optima Battery winner with his rare 1949 Cadillac Coupe.
Photo: JR Schabowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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