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Replica event develops its on history
In Historic Motor Racing News, the rather rarefied monthly which circulates to owners of the more glamorous old racing cars,…
August 1998
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Tyrrell 001 stays in the family
Ken Tyrrell was at Goodwood's Festival of Speed, thoroughly enjoying his retirement from motorsport, and happy to be on the…
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Matters of moment, August 1998
It is hard for any editor to explain to the satisfaction of his readers why a magazine's price needs to…
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Growing fields for retro rallies
In this issue we discuss historic racing on a budget, but many people are discovering low-cost historic rallying. Easy runs…
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Collins Aston seeks new home
A £1m estimate has been set on a prime Aston Martin when it goes to auction at Christie's sale at…
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Coys Anciens Pilotes
Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to race in World Championship Grands Prix — she raced a Maserati 250F…
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Jaguar anniversary
XK 50th Anniversary at Donington was one of the biggest gatherings of XK Jaguars ever. Amongst events for Jaguars old…
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Scheckter's Can-Am Porsche for sale
The late Vasek Polak’s Porsche 917/10 turbocar, which 23-year-old Jody Scheckter raced in the 1973 Can-Am Championship and famously described…
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Berridge takes Brands win for Grand Prix double
Williams FW08 racer Bob Berridge scored his second successive victory in the Motor Sport-supported FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship as…
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VSCC undampened at Henry Segrave meet, Oulton Park
The Vintage Sports Car Club travelled to OuIton Park. Cheshire, at the end of June for its annual Sir Henry…
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Modern times
Publishing schedules mean you’ve got the better of me again. As I write this, the Formula One teams are turning…
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Letters from readers, August 1998
Join the club Sir, The British Racing Mechanics Club, founded in 1936 at Brooklands, by that late, great Wally Hassan…
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From our Archives - Monte Carlo Rally impressions
By Sydney Allard My crew consisted of Guy Warburton and Tom Lush, and our arrangements were that Guy and I…
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Lotus 79: Nigel Roebuck's F1 Legends
If ever you were a Lotus fan Goodwood brought it all back. In the paddock, for example, were a pair…
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Nigel Mansell: the enigmatic hero
Right from the start, in his own mind he’s a giant. A good giant. And he does things that back…
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Oil on the track
If a diesel racing car sounds silly, you’l be surprised as its rivals were to learn that one claimed pole…
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Track test at Zandvoort: 'A circuit where raw talent beat horsepower'
You'll need a full day at the wheel to drive from London to Zandvoort even with the tunnel and the…
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"The first 7000 miles were surprisingly simple..."
As plans are made for the forthcoming London to Sydney marathon, Gordon Cruickshank looks back 30 years to the first…
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Carlos Pace - the nearly man
A few days after qualifying second for the 1977 South African Grand Prix, Carlos Pace returned to his beloved Brazil.…
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The worst car I ever drove - The terrible two
Shekhar Mehta – Peugeot 204 & Lancia Fulvia Coupe Shekhar Mehta, five times winner of the East African Safari Rally…
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