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AND THAT REMINDS ME...
Ifs Motor Sport readers' favourite circuit and ifs Frankers too THE POLL ON THE MOTOR SPORT WEBSITE TO discover your…
December 2012
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Fuji Six Hours
Fu'i S eedwa , THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON Kazuki Nakajima and the Toyota Racing team at theft…
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Spa Six Hours
Spa Six Hours NEW ZEALANDERS ROGER WILLS and Brendon Hartley were the hares for most of the 20th Spa Six…
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VSCC Seaman Memorial Trophies
VSCC Seaman Memorial Trophies Norfolk ODAY'S SNETTERTON CIRCUIT IS very different from the World War II Norfolk aerodrome on which…
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Nigel Roebuck
Ni e Roebuck REFLECTIONS A s ant case of over-snahng The de gntfu ncorrectness of Sd WatKns very Decei er,…
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No headline
s I was doing one of my periodic office clear-outs recently, for some reason I began to think about phone…
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MEXICO EXPECTS
MEXICO EXPECTS Rob Widdows PEREZ IS THE TALK OF THE TOWN. PERHAPS NOT in Stevenage, from where a certain Mercedes-bound…
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TWO-STROKE TERRORS
TWO-STROKE TERRORS Mat Oxley YEARS AGO A NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAVE bith to a crazy kind of tyre-shredding, piston-meting motorcycle.…
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THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW w Gordon Kirby w YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE NASCAR INTRODUCED THE 'Car of Tomorrow'. The new…
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Racing's debt to Watkins
Racing's debt to Watkins Sir, Professor Watkins influenced the development of Fl more than anyone save Enzo Ferrari and Bernie…
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Lacking occasion
Lacking occasion Sir, I made my third visit to the Goodwood Revival on the Saturday of this year's event. I…
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McLaren's caring culture
McLaren's caring culture Sir, I read with interest your interview with Ron Dennis. My wife was his PA from 1987…
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Trophy tourists
Trophy tourists Sir, Nigel Roebuck revealed that back in the 1970s Niki Lauda traded one of his Formula 1 trophies…
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McLaren's caring culture
Remembering 'Prof Sir, This photo is a treasured memory from the Portugal GP in 1992. I first had dealings with…
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Silver Service
Silver service Sir, Firstly, my congratulations on your coverage of the Goodwood Revival, with superb accompanying photographs. While thanking you…
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On Podium fidgeting
On podium fidgeting Sir, The GB Olympians and Paralympians seemed capable of standing still for 40 seconds during the National…
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Filching facts
Filching facts Sir, I was delighted to read Gordon Cruickshank's excellent article about the Filching museum, having only recently learned…
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The cost of attendance
The cost of attendance Sir, Like Nigel Roebuck, I was at the 1955 Ou1ton Park Gold Cup meeting with my…
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Surprise package
Surprise package Sir, I opened the August issue of Motor Sport with my usual sense of anticipation, which dropped drastically…
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Goodwood's rallying call
Goodwood's rallying call Sir, Twelve of us ex-Safari Rally competitors aged between 63 and 84, all passionate motor sport fans,…
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