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How many cars will fit on an aeroplane?
At this time of year not only are the Formula 1 teams testing as intensively as they can before the…
April 2010
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Uncle Hope's Grand Prix Sunbeam
When I wrote a tribute to the late Frank Gardner in these pages I made mention of his uncle, Hope…
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A little piece of Group C history
The Group C years of endurance racing through the 1980s were packed with interest for anyone who likes proper racing…
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Napier-Railton's glorious times
Our Founder Editor witnessed the start of the big Napier’s record career with John Cobb, which went far beyond Brooklands…
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A faltering start for May's BRM
I first saw the BRM (British Racing Motors), this most exciting racing car, in December 1949 at Bourne, Lincolnshire, when…
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Alex Moulton - a great British engineer
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust has published Alex Moulton – from Bristol to Bradford-on-Avon. This 319-page book covers the lifetime in…
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Record Jowett assembly
The Jowett Car Club plans an International Centenary Rally over the Bank Holiday, May 28-31. Two of the first Jowetts…
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What the RAF owed to Miss Shilling
During the war, with Brooklands closed for racing, some members of the British Motorcycle Racing Club had meetings at the…
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Rolls-Royces on the Track
In the days when Rolls-Royce was making its famous Silver Ghost, unkind people were apt to say that its quiet…
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