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'Euro Classics' called off at last moment
The unforeseen 'postponement' of the one-off Reims retro and the cancellation of the traditional Trophee des Ardennes meeting at SpaFrancorchamps…
July 1997
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People power returns to 'People's Palace"
Racing cars and motorcycles turned the clocks back at Crystal Palace on Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday, when Sevenoaks and District…
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John Willment
John Willment, the man whose JW Automotive team played a massive part in Ford's famous hat-trick of Le Mans 24…
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Protest puts end to Jenks two-minute noise
The Earl of March has instructed the architects of the special tribute to MOTOR SPORT's legendary correspondent Denis Jenkinson to…
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New motoring organisation makes bid to run worldwide classic events
"Organising events for people and people for events" is the role of The Classic Motoring Organisation, a new enthusiast-led initiative…
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editorial, July 1997
When Lord March announced at the press launch of this year's Festival of Speed that it would contain a two…
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Lola Cars calls in administrators
The Lola Cars company went into administration with debts of around £3 million shortly before we closed for press, dragged…
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miscellany, July 1997
Formula one team owner Eddie Jordan will bring a Jordan 191 to the Goodwood Festival. The Seven-Up liveried 191 chassis…
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Don Parker
Don Parker, the most successful Formula Three driver in history, died peacefully in hospital on May 20th after a short…
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Moss, Brooks for Vanwall reunion at Aintree
Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks and Vanwall will be reunited at Aintree on July 19-20, exactly 40 years after Moss recorded…
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Montlhery's historic GP races to recall l'Age d'Or
The major annual event of the French Historic racing calendar, the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or, takes place at the…
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Double F1 victory takes Giles to top of GP series
Briton Ian Giles dominated the opening two rounds of the third FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Car Championship at Silverstone and…
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Mario Andretti at Le Mans: Roebuck's Legends
On and off, Mario Andretti has been trying to win Le Mans for more than 30 years. The place has…
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Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams
With over 700 races and 250 rallies behind him, Williams continues to entertain on and off track No British race…
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Those new Auto Unions
Sir, Laurence Meredith's dream of a team of six new race-worthy Auto Union V16s, inexplicably all in mountain climb guise,…
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Fact or Fiction
SIR, Nigel Roebuck's reprise of Ronnie Peterson's career in the May issue brought many happy memories flooding back and, sadly,…
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Historic absences
Sir, In your article on the Monaco Historique GP you intimated that I, with some others, was not very enthusiastic…
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Who needs F1?
Sir, I was fortunate to be in the Casino Square grandstand for the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique. Whilst every…
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Premier restoration
Sir, I first saw the ex-Muller V16 Auto Union in 1990 at the Riga Automobile Museum, and its bizarre history…
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Amon's F1 car
Sir, In your May issue you wondered about the whereabouts of Chris Amon's Fl car. In June 1996 I took…
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