Mille Miglia 1993

July 7, 2014

Mille Miglia 1993, Porter Productions, £14.99.

There’s not much you can do to make one year’s MM retro-run look different from another, nor is there any competitive element to add drama. This is a German production (for TV, surprisingly, given the variable camera work) with an English commentary added; it tends to follow the Mercedes entries, and the interviews are with German crews, translated in the third-person by the same commentator. The result is a bit flat, though the cars and the scenery are as beautiful as ever.

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Gordon Cruickshank

Deputy editor

Bravely ignoring his degree in industrial design after discovering night rallies in a Renault 8, GC joined Motor Sport by accident, in the Teesdale days around 1982 when Jenks and WB were office regulars and Mr Tee ruled with a rod of cardboard. He took part in some of the early historic rallies, winning one of the Pirelli Marathons, and regularly runs his Mk2 Jaguar in road events.

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