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Caught in the act
Sir, When I was at school in Ealing just after the war, a fellow sixth former invited me to ride…
April 2003
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Silver screen Can-Am
Sir, As with many folks out there I have reached a mid-life crisis, and would like to relive some of…
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April 2003 – F1's Modern Times
Simon Taylor Unpredictability was what we wanted from Formula One's new rules. But as Michael Schumacher took his 51st pole…
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Jim Clark: Nigel Roebuck's Legends
With some astonishment, I realised the other day that 40 years have gone since Jim Clark and Colin Chapman began…
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100 things that made F1 great
As Formula One fights to restore its credibility and rediscover its core values, we take a (not always) light-hearted look…
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Blind AMbition
Twenty-three years after its Le Mans win, Aston Martin returned to La Sarthe. Sort of. Richard Heseltine explains how a…
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David Bruce-Brown: America's first lost racing star
As he wrestled with his fate in the split seconds after a rear tyre had burst at 100mph, it may…
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Slick Transit Gloria
The one that got away Jochen Mass 1976 German Grand Prix With the chance of glory in his home Grand…
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The Seven wonders
Lord Austin spent a lot of money building racing versions of his cars, especially the exotic twin-cam. Did he get…
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Californian hot
Bill Krause On his day he beat Moss, Gurney and Brabham. He was first to race an AC Cobra, and…
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Over crest, oversteer & over here
Today rallying's biggest names only hit Britain for one event. But the stars used to be regular visitors thanks to…
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BRM P578
X-ray spec Keith Howard probes the secrets of the car which ended BRM's drought with Tony Rudd, the man who…
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The other life of Brian Redman: why he turned down a Ferrari F1 drive
As a sportscar driver, on his day Brian Redman was a match for the very best: Ickx, Siffert or Rodriguez.…
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Toyota's forgotten 'Can-Am' monster
Toyota, like its great rival Nissan, was a company in a hurry in the late 1960s. A 1300bhp per tonne…
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Rising in the West
Fifteen minutes of fame Mitsubishi Starion: British Open Rally Championship, 1988 Ford was expected to dominate our home series when…
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Keith Greene: Racing's ultimate team boss?
Remember the Alan Mann Ford Falcons? Alain de Cadenet at Le Mans? Rondeau winning at the Sarthe? Renault in touring…
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Reviving the Blitzen spirit
Bill Boddy Giant racing cars, whether original, resuscitated or replica, always excite me. The latest of the aero-engined breed is…
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Miscellany, April 2003
I am not suggesting that if it had not been for Motor Sport there would never have been any motor…
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There will BL to pay
When some time back TV looked at why the British Motor Corporation had failed, it came down heavily on the…
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Sport et Luxe from Belgium
Not to be confused with cars of this name made in Switzerland and Germany, this Excelsior started in 1903 in…
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