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Editorial, December 2000
Today it's news, tomorrow it's history. Formula One sensation Jenson Button is too young to have much of a history,…
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Matters of moment, December 2000
Rockingham and Coys unveil plans for historic festival Coys of Kensington and Rockingham Motor Speedway have confirmed their agreement to…
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Vaccarella stars at 'Confused' Targa Florio revival
Three-time Targa Florio winner Nino Vaccarella, Sicily's hem, presided over the first revival event in October, and delighted fans when…
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Bentley back to Le Mans
Over seven decades since the last works Bentley raced at Le Mans, the marque is returning in 2001 to the…
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Goodwood dates confirmed for 2001
Goodwood's ninth festival of Speed will take place on 6-8 July, 2001, three weeks later than usual, to avoid a…
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Ferrari's 'Thank You' to fans
World Champions Michael Schumacher and Ferrari entertained 60,000 rapturous fans at Mugello on 29 October, just a week after the…
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TV Boost for historic package
Four of the Premier historic championships will boost their presence in 2001 by promoting themselves as a unique circus touring…
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Lola Mk6 on track for 2001
The Lola Mk6 GT car which took Eric Broadley's marque to Le Mans for the first time in 1963 has…
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Modern Times
Today, if you're an F1 driver, that's what you do. There's no mom in your life for any other motorsport.…
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Ever gifted, never lifted
Sir, As Mark Hughes describes (November 2000 issue), Stefan Bellof was an incredible driver, as anyone who witnessed him in…
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Ontario past dragged up
Sir, Adam Cooper's mention of California's vanished giant, the Ontario Motor Speedway (October 2000 issue), stirred many memories. In its…
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Trumpeting a 'White Elephant'
Sir, I was fascinated to read Joe Scalzo's item, Stars &Gripes (October 2000 issue) — a fine tale about a…
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Indy through Clark's eyes
Sir, I found your articles on the rear-engined revolution at Indianapolis (October 2000 issue) during the 1960s very interesting and…
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Memories of Rindt
Sir, Adam Cooper's feature about Jochen Rindt (October 2000 issue) is accurate and illuminating. Having driven Jochen's Elan behind him…
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A question of drag
Sir, Having engaged my brain, as suggested by Keith Howard in Technofile (October 2000 issue), I have to disagree with…
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Blue remembered thrills
Sir, Your feature on Crystal Palace (October 2000 issue) reminded me of a souvenir I acquired there at my first…
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Mini Series: Part two
Sir, Bill Boddy wonders if Graham Hill really got all the drivers in a Mini race to reverse when the…
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Mini Series: Part one
Sir, My reason for writing is to assure you that Graham Hill was responsible for a Mini race starting off…
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Coming through crystal clear
Sir, Congratulations on a wonderfully-written evocation of the now sadly defunct racing circuit at Crystal Palace. Unfortunately, I cannot count…
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True 'Brit'
Sir, I refer to Andrew Bradshaw's letter (November 2000 issue) and have identified the mechanic smoking on the grid at…
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