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The one that got away: Damon Hill, 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungary Pangs In the summer of 1996, it emerged that the Williams team had long intended to replace Damon Hill…
February 2003
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The British Le Mans
In order to sell more cars, manufacturers seek victory on the racetrack, preferably in a 'prestige event. One of these…
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Privateers: no trespassing
The late Seventies should have been the Formula One privateers' heyday — cars were cheap and engines were plentiful —…
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Disunited colours
Emanuele Pirro never so much as laid eyes on the car he was meant to drive in 1987, let alone…
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Climax flat - 16
BRM had attempted it with disastrous results, but the allure of 16 cylinders was still strong 15 years later. Wally…
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San Remo
Just along the cost from Monte Carlo lies Italy's rival to racing's most famous street circuit. David Malsher drives it,…
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Bill Boddy
Did stealth tactics bring Segrave a '200' victory? Motor racing has produced many curious happenings. But none more so than…
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Miscellany, February 2003
Following closely on Brian Demaus' picture book of motor vehicles in rural England comes Bob Montgomery's The Irish Roadside Camera:…
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BBC clueless in Treasure Hunt
I cannot afford the Radio Times,so I buy a Daily Mail once a week, not only to relish embarrassment to…
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Miscellany, February 2003
The VSCC ended its 2002 trials season with the exacting Lakeland Trial, which had 14 sections to attempt, including the…
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Twenties survivors resurface
Happily, vintage cars are still being discovered — and restored. A 1921 10.4hp Calthorpe which has been off the road…
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Minimal motoring reflections
David Thirlby has written learned discourses about GN and Frazer Nash before, but his latest, Minimal Motoringfrom Cyclecar to Microcar…
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Tin-plate toys stir memories
IN BBC 1's Antique's Roadshowprogramme recently, one of those covetable tin-plate Alfa Romeo racing cars turned up. Full marks for…
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Miscellany, February 2003
The Shuttleworth Trust at Old Warden is justifiably a popular mecca for vintage and veteran car and aeroplane enthusiasts, and…
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