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The cult of personality
In mid-June, two events took place on either side of the Atlantic that were both triumphs for British motorsport. One…
August 2007
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Hamilton smashes records with double top
Lewis leads championship after winning from pole in Montreal and Indianapolis Lewis Hamilton’s remarkable ascendancy continues. After finishing second to…
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Audi's seventh Le Mans prize
Audi equalled Jaguar’s tally of victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours with a seventh victory in nine attempts. This…
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Brooklands birthday bash
The world’s first motor racing circuit echoed once again to racing engines and the excited chatter of thousands of spectators…
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Packed GP support
The historic sports car race supporting the British Grand Prix at Silverstone has been heavily over-subscribed, with around 80 applications…
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Ultimate 962 at Silverstone
Derek Bell will race what is widely thought to be the ultimate Porsche 962 in the Group C/GTP races at…
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Gripping battle at Shelsley
The outright hill record at Shelsley Walsh was smashed when the British Hillclimb Championship contenders tackled the newly resurfaced hill…
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Lola ready for Leslie
Former touring car and Le Mans racer David Leslie plans to give his rebuilt Lola Mk1 sports-racing car its debut…
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Rally show flyers
‘Flying Finns’ Rauno Aaltonen and Timo Makinen will join Paddy Hopkirk at the Rally Show at Chatsworth on September 29/30.…
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Bringing them on
Oxford Brookes University has unveiled a new scheme to find the next generation of motorsport engineers. Prodrive boss David Richards…
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Pittaway's dramatic escape
VSCC racer Duncan Pittaway was fortunate to escape with only a fractured collar bone and mild concussion after rolling his…
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Tour Britannia
Two special stages on the Mercedes test track at Brooklands will be a major feature of the opening day of…
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Three Hours to run again
Following the success of the 2007 race, the Historic Sports Car Club will repeat the Autosport Three-Hour race at Snetterton…
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Back to front
The Chevrolet Corvair of Bruce Chapman made its UK race debut at Silverstone in May when Rae Davis raced the…
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Would you like to work for Motor Sport?
In order to bring you an even better Motor Sport we are looking to increase our editorial staff and would…
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ERAs salute Martin Morris
An incredible field of 14 ERAs assembled at the VSCC Wiscombe Park hillclimb in May as a tribute to the…
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Norwich re-Union
The Norwich Union MSA Classic will return on Sunday October 14, with a field of classic cars descending on the…
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Bill France Junior
A central figure in the development of NASCAR racing, Bill France Junior died in early June at the age of…
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James Diffey
One of Britain’s finest all-round historic competitors lost his battle with cancer at the age of 40. Diffey continued to…
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George Begg
Motorcycle racer, car designer and a legendary figure in New Zealand motorsport, George Begg died in April, aged 77. He…
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