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Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA<\/p>\n

February 17\u201319, 2012<\/p>\n

\"<\/a>
Mark Minkoff raced his\u2008Porsche 911R in the Group 1 Flag race.
Photo: Craig R. Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"<\/a>
Winning his class in the Group 5 Flag race with this 1958\u2008Turner was Daniel Schwartz.
Photo: Brian Green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Craig<\/a>
Ed Roll ran quickly in his diminutive 1963 Fiat Abarth.
Photo: Craig R. Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"<\/a>
This tidy 1962 Elva MkVI showed well in the hands of Frank C, Mons III.
Photo: Craig R. Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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