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Gears versus Gravity
How high is a mountain? Our definition – anything over 1000ft – pales into foothills compared with mainland Europe, and…
April 2019
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The long and dusty road
A poll carried out towards the end of last year on behalf of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs…
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City break: Barcelona
When Fernando Alonso lodged in Oxford, early in his Formula 1 career with Renault, he noted that there were three…
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City break: Monaco
It is perceived as the best of venues… but also the worst of venues. It is a fabulous place to…
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City break: Daytona
Its headline events have been and gone for 2019, but the Rolex 24 and Daytona 500 will be back next…
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City break: Singapore
Formula 1 races in recent years have come and gone in Turkey, Korea, Valencia, Indianapolis and India, while Malaysia petered…
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Racing’s classic appeal
Fancy getting on the grid yourself? Historic motor racing has been one of the sport’s biggest growth areas across the…
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Historic driver: Simon Hadfield
Simon Hadfield has raced at the very highest levels in historic motor sport, and also competed in contemporary Formula 3…
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Historic preparer: R&J Simpson
Bob Simpson has built his business on building and restoring historic racing cars via his R&J Simpson Engineering Ltd company.…
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Our dream summer
We’ve picked an eclectic and exciting mix of motor sport events for 2019 from sports car racing epics to the…
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Dancing on ice
The front gardens of Goodwood House in Sussex are replaced by a frozen Alpine airfield. Instead of Tarmac and gravel,…
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MS Polaroid
The Ecclestone Heritage Grand Prix Collection: for the first time this prestigious Grand Prix car collection has been photographed. Opus…
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Opening the season
With more than 24,000 visitors on February 22-24, this year’s Race Retro was verifiably rammed. Gleaming examples of turbocharged Formula…
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Fire up the Quattro: Cosworth’s unraced 4WD F1 design
Cosworth's nascent 4WD F1 design featured a host of innovative engineering concepts, even if not all of them worked as…
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The Alan Henry tapes
? Tap the top right nav bar to listen to an exclusive audio extract as Ron Dennis explains the challenges…
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Master Craftsman
In a corner of Gloucestershire 20th-century technology is being harnessed to keep 80-year-old machinery alive, but the only wheels involved…
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Speedshop 1
When Sussex engineer Frank Nichols set out to build a range of low-cost sports racing cars, he decided to name…
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Speedshop 2
The name of Terry Drury will need no introduction to fans of 1960s GT and saloon car racing – a…
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Speedshop 3
The new European classic auction season began with a vengeance last month as buyers from around the world converged on…
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