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Precision Winter 2022: New for this year
Rolex Watch websites were awash with speculation about what mighty Rolex would release at this year’s Watches and Wonders show…
December 2022
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Lancia 037 & Delta S4: Group B monsters that took rallying to another level
There’s a brutalist magnificence to the concrete sweep of the Mirafiori factory in Turin: a facility that was first inaugurated…
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The greatest drives of rallying’s Group B era
Ari Vatanen 1985 Monte-Carlo: 1st Comebacks don’t get bigger than this. Going up against Walter Röhrl in the mountains above…
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Golden era of the land speed record: before the jet age
The noble art of chasing land-speed records is approaching the 60th anniversary of a significant crossroads. On August 5, 1963,…
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Richard Mille: On a mission to make endurance racing as big as F1
You’ll know the name. How can you not? Richard Mille branding seems to pop up just about everywhere in motor…
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Skip Barber: the school that breeds racing champions
Virginia International Raceway is a proper driver’s circuit,” says Tom Kristensen. “It’s old-school and has a great rhythm because of…
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Revealed Volkswagen’s top-secret 1980s F1 project
Volkswagen will be on the Formula 1 grid come 2026. Its Audi brand has confirmed its entry to the motor…
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Phil Remington: Shelby’s superstar race car builder
Phil Remington was the Paul Bunyan – the US superhuman lumberjack folk hero – of American motor sports. During a…
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2022 Motor Sport Christmas gift guide
The festive season is swift approaching, but before traipsing the high street in sub-zero temperatures for racing-themed gifts check out…
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Crosslé C7S: rare example of ‘60s giant-killer
It was more or less by chance that the late John Crosslé ended up being one of the world’s most…
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Devil is in the detail when buying a Ford RS200
Ford’s uncharacteristically late arrival to the Group B rallying party meant its built-for-the-job RS200 never really had a chance to…
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Cooper-Zerex that became McLaren Racing’s first sports car sells for £911k
1961 Cooper Zerex Oldsmobile ‘Transformer’ Sold by Bonhams, £911,000 As readers will know from our coverage of the historic car…
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Classic car accessories that are highly collectible
Accessorise! Proud car owners have always attempted to personalise their machine with add-ons, useful or otherwise, and it goes much…
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Spa Six Hours proves brolly good show
Considering the glut of race events we enjoyed for last month’s column, you can tell that we’re approaching the autumn…
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Behind the scenes: Le Mans 1983
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Parting shot: Circuit de Catalunya, Spain
Ferrari’s Jean Alesi lights up the Circuit de Catalunya – the first season this track had been used for the…
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