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Matters of moment, August 1989
Split-seconds The sprint scene in this country began at Mucklow Hill in Halesowen in 1900 (with a Mors making FTD),…
August 1989
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Around and about, August 1989
Historic Nurburgring One of the great historic meetings of the year takes place at the Nurburgring in Germany on the…
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Around and about, August 1989
Berger for Prost As expected, Alain Prost announced his intention to leave McLaren International at the end of the season,…
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1989 Canadian Grand Prix race report
A fillip for racing Success came early for Renault, after all. it came in appalling conditions in Montreal, when the…
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1989 French Grand Prix race report
Plus ca change Suddenly, things weren’t looking so rosy for Ayrton Senna. The rot had started with that electronics problem…
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1989 British Grand Prix race report - The price of progress
The Price of Progress Ayrton Senna must be wondering who he’s offended these days. Since Phoenix nothing has gone right…
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Formula One scene
Wound Up Tight The first half of the 1989 Formula One season ended on a high-speed note round the flat…
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Willhire 25hrs
A scorcher! Longer-distance saloon car racing in Britain reached new levels of endurance ten years ago, when the BRSCC and…
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Letter to readers, August 1989
A Busy Month Dear Reader, It’s a good thing that the months of June provides us with the longest day…
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Grass roots: Fiesta F1 Nations Cup
Too much advice! There is probably just time for you to enter the Fiesta Formula One Nations Cup, and it…
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World Sportscar Championship: Jarama 480kms
Ole! Fresh from success at Le Mans, the Sauber Mercedes team went to the Jarama track outside Madrid with another…
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Cotton on....
Brief encounter Perhaps “launch” is too generous a word for the unveiling of the Jaguar XJR-11 in the paddock at…
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The oldest Mini
The survivor Like Hitler’s personal car, there are plenty of “first” Minis around. Sometimes they are a prize to be…
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Rally archive: Rallying the Mini
Small wonder! When BMC’s Mini was unveiled in 1959 and enjoyed instant success, it caused a revolution in the car…
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Tuning topics: MRA Mini Turbo
From Another ERA Before I drove a small green 1.3-litre Mini at the SMMT test-day at Donington, one sporting an…
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St John Horsfall Trophy
Thouroughbred amongst meetings Difficult though it might have been to drag myself away from a paddock full of interesting cars…
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1989 Pirelli Classic Marathon
We didn't mean that tough Make it tougher, said last year’s entrants as they handed over their entry fees for the 1989 Pirelli Classic…
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Road test: Vauxhall Charlton 3000 GSi
Boasting Big It took many years to do it, but Vauxhall finally made the breakthrough about a dozen years ago when…
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Veteran to classic
VSCC Colerne While many must have been crying into their wine because Jaguar and failed to achieve its seventh victory…
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Brooklands reunion
The Brooklands Society held its annual Reunion in torrid heat on June 18. The theme of the day was the…
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