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Club news, January 1989
Entries close on January 10 for the Sunbeam MCC's Pioneer Run for pre1915 machines on March 19. Apply to Marjorie…
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Matters of moment, January 1989
Disturbing! The Federation of Historic Vehicle Clubs is watching carefully the EEC regulations which threaten to seriously restrict the use…
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Roll on, 1989
As the New Year approaches we can anticipate a highly interesting season of varied motoring sport. Formula One racing should…
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Obituary: DMK Marendaz
Captain Donald Marendaz, who had watched the Hon CS Rolls inflating his balloons opposite his school in Monouth, went on…
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Champion of Champions!
A decade of the World Rally Championship for drivers was celebrated by a special single-stage event at Montlhery on December…
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Around and about, January 1989
Toleman's Enduro Making his third attempt to complete the Paris-Dakar Rally Raid, Ted Toleman, partnered by former World Hot Rod…
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Peugeot's Sports-car plans
Automobiles Peugeot has announced its intention to contest the 1991 Sports Prototype series with its own car and engine. Peugeot…
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Bertaggia's F3 double
Enrico Bertaggia added the prestigious Macau Grand Prix title on November 27 to his early-season victory on the Monaco GP…
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Aston Martin tests Group C Design
Aston Martin's Group C car had its first test session at Silverstone in early December, driven by David Leslie, Brian…
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Formula Renault reaches Britain
Formula Renault, training ground for France's racing drivers, is to have a 10-round series in Britain. Run by the BARC…
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World Sportscar Championship
Sandown Park 360kms Southern stars One defeat doesn't end a war, but the Silk Cut Jaguar team went down badly…
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Group C Sportscars
Kyalami 360 kms Joest ahead. Defying a boycott imposed by the French government, Bob Wollek drove his Joest Racing Porsche…
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Lombard RAC Rally
Fourteenth time lucky! When Peugeot's Jean Todt first recognised the increasing flexibility and freedom offered by FISA's vehicle regulations, and…
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Cotton on....
Revolution? Although it was generally unremarked at the time, the 10th round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship at Fuji was…
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Letter to readers, January 1989
What turns you on? Dear Reader, A little while ago I was driving into London's Heathrow Airport, following a Saab…
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Formula One engine design trends
Starting again from scratch The banning of turbocharged engines and the introduction of a new 31/2-litre formula for Grand Prix…
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The A-Z of fakes
A prolific industry It had been our intention to feature a monthly article on the current state-of the art of…
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Under scrutiny
Andy Rouse Engineering Powerhouse From the moment you walk into the new premises in Solihull and see the 24 trophies…
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In Father's footsteps?
Gary Brabham Racing dynasties have become positively fashionable in the Eighties. The extended working lives of top Americans such as…
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Formula Three review
Five-star futures Britain's foremost single-seater racing championship produced a season of two halves last year, with Finnish Formula Ford graduate…
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