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DEREK BELL

am 24 hours away from heading off to the concours at Amelia Island. I used to do some judging there but I haven’t since there was a changing of the guard among the organisers. It means that this year I will have more time to catch up with friends. That, and I’ll be able to do some filming with one of the Porsche 917s I drove a thousand years or so ago. I can’t say too much about it at the moment, but I am rather excited. 917s

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