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The right crowd
Sir, Having read John Davenport's story on the Rally of Portugal, I wish to congratulate him for not blaming crowd…
April 2002
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Modern times
The one result Bernie Ecclestone didn't want in Australia was the one he got — a Michael Schumacher win. And…
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Langhome
'All Patrons are cordially invited to visit the pits following today's race. You may have the opportunity to meet your…
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Smooth justice
Gilles Villeneuve was much more than a brilliant but flawed racer. Look beyond the popular myths, says Mark Hughes, and…
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Red, white&true
Poise, pace, reliability - the Austin-Healey 3000 had it all. David Malsher takes the 1961 Alpine rally-winning example to meet…
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Donald Morley's mountain highs
Donald and Erle Morley are synonymous with Big Healeys and the Alpine Rally. But it was a different event and…
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Birthday Bonanza
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Austin-Healey 100's Motor Show debut, the Austin-Healey Club has organised a week-long celebration.…
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Magnum Opus
Everyone expected Ralt to dominate British F3 in 1983. Everyone was eventually proved right. But there was one day in…
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Faster of Paris
"The French GP, Europe's most important race, had always been run'on temporary road circuits - until Montlhery in 1925. Bill…
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McLaren MP4/4
A budding designer at March, under the tutelage of Adrian Newey, he was confident of their latest F1 offering. But…
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Public face, private man
Tony Pond succumbed to cancer last month. He was just 56. His British Leyland team manager, John Davenport, remembers a…
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Ghosts in the machine
Land speed record tales of Woe are legion, but none is quite so weird, quite so tragic, as that of…
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Sard luck story
Brought together tragic circumstance, the Sard team deserved a fairy tale result. Eddie Irvine tells Adam Cooper of two sad…
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Warhorses
Ron Dennis used to be based next door, during his Project Four days. His still-under-construction hi-tech temple to hi-tech, Paragon,…
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Too good for their own good?
It was Italy's dream team - Ascari, Jano, Lancia. The car looked sensational. Success seemed guaranteed. But the project ended…
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Racing with a difference - the history of IMSA
by John Starkey ISBN 9703259 1 6 Published by Menoshire, £69.99 What a contrast to the story above. These two…
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The American dirt track racer
by Joe Scalzo ISBN 7603 1017 3 Published by MBI, £29.99 A book that deserves to be read out loud.…
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Kurtis-kraft - masterworks of speed and style
by Gordon Eliot White ISBN 7603 0910 8 Published by MBI, £29.99 In the decade aka WWII, Frank Kurtis was…
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My speed king
by Tonia Bern-Campbell ISBN 7509 2931 6 Published by Sutton Publishing, £17.99 Donald Campbell's private life could have fuelled the…
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Ford GT 40
by Trevor Legate ISBN 1 903706 11 4 Published by Veloce Publishing, £45.00 If there's anything new in this book,…
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