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Le Mans the unique experience
"Yes, of course it's scary," says Martin Brundle when asked about the fear factor of driving at Le Mans. "But…
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New Brands historic meet
Busy festival for May weekend MSV and Masters group to offer classic bank holiday race package Brands Hatch is to…
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Paperwork could stop play
Documentation for period race and rally cars has been thrown into turmoil following the announcement that FIA Historic Technical Passports…
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New ERA
An earlier eligibility date for the Le Mans Legends race on the morning of the modern 24-hour event on June…
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News in brief, February 2007
* Tour Britannia 2007 will start at Brands Hatch and will include a race at the Kent track on Tuesday September…
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HSCC unveils new season calendar
The Historic Sports Car Club will build on its 40th anniversary season in 2006 with another busy schedule in 2007, although the…
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Lotto cash for HMC
The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust has been granted £997,691 of National Lottery money for a major redevelopment of the…
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Clubs get VIP lounge
The 4th International Historic Motorsport Show, or Race Retro as it is now known, looks set to be the biggest and…
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New Trophy
RAC Award D-type star wins inaugural award at Gala Dinner Gary Pearson became the inaugural winner of the RAC’s Woodcote…
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Nick Brian 1937-2006
Obituary Motor Sport is sad to report the death of one of the most colourful characters in British motorsport. In…
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Frank Lockhart 1919-2000
Obituary Lockhart, who died on November 21, will be remembered mainly for his exploits with the single-seater Rover special which…
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Classic rally’s eastern premise
Safari rerun Details have been unveiled of the event that re-creates the golden era of the African world rally championship…
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Saloons barred from Silverstone
Silverstone will not feature on the British Touring Car Championship calendar for the first time since the series was created…
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How to...
...get started as a marshal. It’s not all standing around in an orange boiler suit... Would you like to go…
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Discs slip for '07
The HGPCA has revised regs for its sports car series in order to attract more entries for ’07. It will…
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Abstract 917s and Alfa vino...
The month’s finest… ...plus a two-wheeling Spyker and F1-inspired eye wear 1 Alfa Romeo Wine £46.46 The Piemonte Wine Company…
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Racing in the rain
John Horsman The image of Pedro Rodríguez’s Porsche 917 splashing to victory in the 1970 BOAC 6 Hours is iconic.…
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De Tomaso
Philippe Olczyk Granted unprecedented access to De Tomaso factory records, Olyczyk has unearthed a few gems – we were unaware…
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Formula 1 technical analysis 2005/2006
Giorgio Piola Giorgio Piola’s latest work is a compilation of his technical illustrations, mainly from the 2005 season. He examines…
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From a dream to a reality
Kerry Fletcher Despite our reservations about the cover design, we found this personal publishing effort to be an informative read.…
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