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Matters of moment, August 1988
BBC Sport: is it all balls? Once upon a time Motor Sport was consulted by the BBC — the conference…
August 1988
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Be Prepared!
Since Motor Sport covers most aspects of motoring, from Formula One to veteran and classic cars, we need make no…
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Sky Channel
Motor sport programmes scheduled to appear on Sky Channel during late July and August are as follows: Monday July 25,…
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Club News, August 1988
Membership of the Grand Prix Contact Club, an international friendship network for enthusiasts, exceeds 400 people from 30 countries, with…
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Mountain Rover
Driving a virtually standard Rover 800 Vitesse, Tony Pond recently failed by only 6.8 seconds to lap the Isle of…
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Obituary: Peter Hammond
Peter Hammond’s sudden death in a motorcycle accident on Thursday morning, while on his way to the British GP, is…
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The Things They Say
Reader Andy Ritchie drew our attention to a classified advertisement which appeared in Investors Chronicle. Under the subheading “Cars” he…
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Mercedes beats Jaguar at Brno
Always highly competitive, the Sauber-Mercedes team recorded its second World Sports-Prototype Championship victory of the season at Brno, in Czechoslovakia,…
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Mansell signs for New-Look Ferrari
Nigel Mansell’s announcement prior to the British Grand Prix that he has signed a Ferrari contract for 1989 is the…
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1988 United States Grand Prix race report
End of the road Downtown, Detroit, June 19 When the idea of a Formula One race round the streets of…
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1988 French Grand Prix rae report
A Special Occasion It had to happen. For the first six Grand Prix races of 1988 Alain Prost has appeared…
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Grass roots: Honda CRX Challenge
Image enhancer The last four-and-a-half years have seen the Honda name rocket into prominence in motor racing with its utter…
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Cotton on....
Goodbye to the Old Order? FISA president Jean-Marie Balestre hinted strongly at Le Mans in June that future Group C…
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Willhire 24-hour race
Our own 24 The weekend after motorised Britain was suffused with pride (for Jaguar’s Le Mans victory) and rage (for…
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Big bangers of the sixties: Lola T70 part 4
A sad year Every year has its own highlights and dark patches for racing fans, but 1968 was a year…
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Stateside: CART Indycar championship
Danny Boy! Four races into the 1988 Indycar season, Penske chassis and Chevrolet engines had proved the dominating force, and…
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Road Test: Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Wolf in sheep's clothing Lancia’s task in building the Integrate out of the HF 4 x 4 was to create…
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Veteran to classic: Mannin Moar and Mannin Beg
Monte Carlo in Douglas The thoughts of motorcyclists turn in June to the Isle of Man, where the long-established TT…
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Betws-y-Coed Motor Museum
Since next year is designated Museums Year in Great Britain and the first ever world symposium of motor museums will…
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Delectable DISS
On the way to Betws-y-Coed we called in on Owen Wyn-Owen to enquire after “Babs”, which blew up at the…
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