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Spark Model will produce 24 entries in the 2023 Formula E World Championship in 1/43 scale. Check them out HERE.

Must reserve by Wednesday March 15, 2023.

As we mentioned in our February 22 Email Update, Spark Model has announced additional production of a dozen significant winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1/43 scale. They range from the 1930 winning Bentley Speed Six to the Porsche 919 Hybrid that was victorious in 2017. Each Le Mans winner is priced at $80.00. Dealer Deadline is Friday, March 10. Check out the list HERE.

More than two dozen different new models remain available from this week’s shipment from Spark and TopModel, including Spark’s 1/18 scale 2022 Saudi Arabian GP winning Max Verstappen Red Bull RB18 and TopModel’s 1/18 scale 2022 IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona winning Meyer Shank Acura ARX-05 DPi. Plenty of 1/43 new arrivals as well.

Check everything out HERE.

We are now shipping advance orders for Autocourse 2022/23. You can reserve a copy HERE.

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 Winning Huski Chocolate Ganassi Honda driven by Marcus Ericsson is now in stock. Two versions are available: Pre and Post race. We also have the popular 1/64 scale 2022 Indianapolis 500 Podium Sets in stock. Order HERE.

Spent the past few days catching up after our 8 day Road Trip to the Rolex 24 at Daytona and stops at several motor racing museums along the way. As always, waiting for several important shipments that the suppliers seem reluctant to let out of their warehouse. Crazy business. We’ll have an Email Update for you in a few days.

The latest Coming Attractions from Spark model include a selection of 1/18 F1 and Le Mans joined by a BMW 2002 Turbo and a selection of 1/43 Spark National Limited Editions. Deadlines for both: February 10.

AUTOMOBILSPORT #35 (01/2023) – English edition

Cover story 
The 1992 DTM Season

• The turning point – The 1992 DTM season – Teams, drivers and rules
• Big-time suspense – The 1992 season race by race
• “You in a Mercedes, that’s all we need!” – Interview with Klaus Ludwig
• “Pièce d’origine” – Ulrich Baretzky on the 180-degree crankshaft from 1992
• “Stirring up the others” – Interview with Günther Warthofer
• “You couldn’t afford a single mistake” – Interview with Johnny Cecotto
• “Hard but fair” – Interview with Steve Soper
• “A time I wouldn’t want to have missed” – Interview with Prince Leopold of Bavaria

Also in this issue…

• Eddie Cheever on his time as a BMW Junior driver
• Eckhard Schimpf about Graham Hills Brabham BT38
• Jochen Neerpasch about the planned F1 entry with Mercedes
• Back on Track – Brun C91-001
• and many more!

The magazine contains a large-sized fold out poster of the cover story including illustrations and technical data of the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 EVO II 1992 on the back.

Reserve your copy HERE

Review back issues of Automobilsport HERE

by Paul Page & J.R. Elrod

Foreword by Mario Andretti

This book takes you inside the broadcast booth with Paul Page, who captured the excitement of twenty-seven Indy 500 races, first as the “Voice of the Indy 500” for the radio broadcast and then as chief announcer for the ABC telecast. From his first race as a pit reporter to his semiretirement in 2016, generations of fans have witnessed the Greatest Spectacle in Racing as told by Paul Page.

In a life uniquely shaped by the Indy 500, Page fell in love with racing and the Speedway as a teenager, and it became his obsession. After receiving his first press pass in 1965, Page became a fixture in Gasoline Alley and a trusted friend and confidante to generations of drivers, mechanics, and owners.

His rise to fame followed a relentless pursuit of his dream, overcoming many obstacles along the way: dropping out of college, the suicide of his mentor, and recovering from a harrowing helicopter crash. No matter the setback, he used every opportunity to learn the trade of broadcast journalism and the sport of motor racing.

In a career that spanned ABC, NBC, CBS, and ESPN, Page wore a headset for every imaginable race and contest: from Indy cars to drag racers, from the Olympics to the America’s Cup, and from the X Games to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Page weaves the history, tradition, and lore of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as he traces across six decades. He introduces the great personalities of the Speedway with many candid moments. He tells great stories from broadcast booths around the world and slices of life as a young reporter in Indianapolis.

Paperback | 318 pages 

$24.95 – Order HERE

We have just posted the latest New Product Announcement from Spark Model. Check out the complete list of 1/43 models HERE.

Please reserve by Thursday, January 19.

Back from Christmas break. Glad we drove this year!

We are now open 10-5 weekdays and 10-3 most Saturdays.

Added to the website today is a set of 1/5 scale Spark GT Helmets. Kevin Estre’s 2022 Le Mans Helmet is pictured above. Also in the set are Helmets worn by Michael Christensen, Kelvin van der Linde, Raffaele Marciello and Laurens Vanthour during the 2022 season. $32.00 each.

Click HERE for further information.