{"id":491602,"date":"2010-12-01T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=37179"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:36:29","slug":"cooling-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/cooling-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; Thom Montanari&#8217;s &#8220;Cooling Down&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">BMW CSL Artwork<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thom Montanari recreates a memory of the factory BMW\u2008CSL in the pits at Lime Rock on a hot day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Scene: The #25 factory BMW CSL is well known for its rich racing history and many race wins. Epic battles took place between this car and the Brumos Porsches driven by the late Peter Gregg (who also drove the CSL). 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