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Hard-driving star man: Toronto Star photographer John Mahler takes a walk on the wild side yesterday at Mosport in a race for Honda cars
Hard-driving star man: Toronto Star photographer John Mahler takes a walk on the wild side yesterday at Mosport in a race for Honda cars

Hard-driving star man: Toronto Star photographer John Mahler takes a walk on the wild side yesterday at Mosport in a race for Honda cars

Date8/12/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0064888F
That was close: Photographer John Mahler of the Star, who will drive a Camaro in today's Players' Challenge series race at Exhibition Place, drove a practice run yesterday and it proved eventful
That was close: Photographer John Mahler of the Star, who will drive a Camaro in today's Players' Challenge series race at Exhibition Place, drove a practice run yesterday and it proved eventful
7/18/1986
Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
2/9/1988
Jacky Ickx: driving No. 1 car, gets signal from official that he has won yesterday's Can-Am race at Mosport
Jacky Ickx: driving No. 1 car, gets signal from official that he has won yesterday's Can-Am race at Mosport
6/3/1979
Takes two: Toronto's Jeremy Dale gets help from a Nissan technician before strapping on his turbo charged sports car at last year's Mosport race
Takes two: Toronto's Jeremy Dale gets help from a Nissan technician before strapping on his turbo charged sports car at last year's Mosport race
5/20/1991
Rubber soles: Tire connoisseur and Star photographer John Mahler was out punishing rubber again
Rubber soles: Tire connoisseur and Star photographer John Mahler was out punishing rubber again
8/4/1992
In time to win: Barbara Mahler and husband John - whose day job is photographer for The Star and who is also Wheels' regular tire tester - hold aloft the trophies they bagged after surviving a day-long rally in the Jeep Cup finale
In time to win: Barbara Mahler and husband John - whose day job is photographer for The Star and who is also Wheels' regular tire tester - hold aloft the trophies they bagged after surviving a day-long rally in the Jeep Cup finale
8/29/1988
The Star's John Mahler, a racing car buff, took pictures from the inside of this machine yesterday and Friday
The Star's John Mahler, a racing car buff, took pictures from the inside of this machine yesterday and Friday
7/19/1986
Through the mists of mosport a young couple walk past cars and trailers as the sun rises today over the site of the Strawberry Fields festival. Behind(...)
Through the mists of mosport a young couple walk past cars and trailers as the sun rises today over the site of the Strawberry Fields festival. Behind(...)
8/7/1970
Some of the thousands of cars at Mosport today for the Players 200 race are shown in this aerial view
Some of the thousands of cars at Mosport today for the Players 200 race are shown in this aerial view
6/6/1964
Victory kiss: A fan gives U.S. driver R.K. Smith a peck on the cheek after his team's Corvette won The Toronto Star 24-hour race yesterday at Mosport
Victory kiss: A fan gives U.S. driver R.K. Smith a peck on the cheek after his team's Corvette won The Toronto Star 24-hour race yesterday at Mosport
8/11/1991
It was hard to wrestle these cars back from Star staffers Alice Hooton (left) in the BMW 325i Cabriolet and Kym Adams in the Saab 900 Turbo Convertible
It was hard to wrestle these cars back from Star staffers Alice Hooton (left) in the BMW 325i Cabriolet and Kym Adams in the Saab 900 Turbo Convertible
6/16/1987
Shows a houseboat leaving Toronto harbour with the Toronto Star building in the background. Two ...
Practice runs behind them, Star travel editor Gerry Hall and photographer Fred Ross set out for the real thing—a four-week trip through Ontario by houseboat. Their odyssey takes them from the Star building at One Yonge St. to Sault Ste. Marie at Lake Superior's mouth.
6 June 1978