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Stars out for McRae
Four of the greatest Rally drivers will honour the memory of Colin McRae by contesting the McRae Stages in September…
August 2008
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In brief, August 2008
Tony Dron celebrated the 40th anniversary of his first ever race by contesting the Gentleman Drivers’ event at Brands Hatch…
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Cars sought for Dundrod demo
The six Tourist Trophy races run on the famous Dundrod circuit in Northern Ireland in the 1950s will be marked…
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Brands Hatch in brief, August 2008
The Ferrari 312B2 that Jacky Ickx used to win the 1972 German GP returned to racing in May, driven by…
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Bumper entry for Silverstone Classic
One of the biggest entries of classic and historic racing cars ever will be the major feature of this year’s…
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Le Mans grids split
Three hundred and twenty cars from between 1923 and 1979 will celebrate the heritage of Le Mans during the fourth…
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Historic series back on track
The rebirth of the BRDC Historic Sports Car Series was a feature of the VSCC’s See Red meeting at Donington…
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ERA R4D back at Shelsley
There can be no stronger link between an individual car and venue than that connecting ERA R4D and Shelsley Walsh,…
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Purple reign
A Silk Cut Jaguar tasted victory at Le Mans again this year as the Group C series put on a…
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Remembering Ronnie
Anderstorp was filled once more with the sound of Formula 1 cars in a Historic Grand Prix to celebrate the…
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Rain hits play
The Masters racers had to contend with typical British weather at Brands For the second time in a month the…
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He's a record player
DJ Chris Evans’ £5.6m bid for a piece of Hollywood As the glitterati of the classic car world gathered for…
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Ferrari 212
This early road-going Ferrari is a tricky beast to handle but impressive for one built in the Scuderia’s formative years…
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Reviews, August 2008
From the Fells to Ferrari The Official Biography of Cliff Allison Graham Gauld Once Tony Brunskill decided not to complete…
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Doug Nye
Mr cool and the gang At a time when ‘John Steed’ was the epitome of cool, GP drivers actually travelled…
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Bill Boddy
Barnato at Brooklands Woolf Barnato’s achievements with Bentleys are well documented; what’s less well known is the wide range of…
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