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Openshaw case
Sir, In his piece on 'The Riddle of the Mystery Fiat', Bill Boddy reports that he has been unable to…
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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Why Gilles Villenueve's reckless F1 reputation is undeserved
A long time ago there was a racing driver, a fantastic driver, who did many impossible things. He took his…
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Austin-Healey 3000: Driving the 1961 Alpine Rally winner
It's bright red, true blue British sports-car, with the charisma and presence of Sir Anthony Hopkins, but will any of…
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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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Nick Wirth: 'I wish I'd designed... the McLaren MP4/4'
In 1987, I had just started in Formula 1 as aerodynamicist at Leyton House. I worked a little bit on…
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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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The 'cursed' Land Speed Record car that couldn't stop crashing
Bonneville Salt Flat is a door to the outer limits – a place of strangeness where almost anything can be…
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SARD luck story: Irvine and Toyota's achingly close shot at Le Mans win
Eddie Irvine is now in his 20th season of racing, and there have been a lot of near misses during…
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Gomm Metal: The warhorse factory that built British motor sport
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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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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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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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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Blower Bentley
by Michael Hay ISBN 9535827 2 Published by Number One Press, £65.00 Although Hay covered them in Bentley Factory Cars,…
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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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