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Marcus Simmons - Off the line
The 100 club Just imagine the political storm in this parallel universe: the Williams FW27 is showing disappointing form in…
January 2006
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Touring car driver market goes mad
International touring car racing's top two championships have both taken a heavy blow, thanks to Alfa Romeo and Opel. Alfa…
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Gow takes over as MSA chairman
The man who brought the British Touring Car Championship to its highest-ever peak in the1990s has been appointed as chairman…
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Red Bull shocks F1
Jackie Stewart, the former owner of what is now the Red Bull Formula One team, has predicted that famed racecar…
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Priaulx: World Champion
Britain has a new World Champion in the form of BMW touring car star Andy Priaulx. The Guernsey-man wrapped up…
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My first race
Fiat 1000 Abarth, Zolder, 1966 by Toine Hezemans I'd just finished second in the World Karting Championship; third was a…
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Obituaries: Jabby Crombac, Alex Stokes, Gughi Zanon
Gerard 'Jabby' Crombac Flat-cap wearer, pipe smoker. Anglophile and incurable motor racing addict. this Frenchman was the doyen of Formula…
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Lola starts build run of five T70s
The first of Lola's 'continuation series' T70 Mk3B GT models will take its public bow at Autosport International at the…
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Obituary - Richard Burns
On the fourth anniversary of winning his WRC title, Richard Burns died. He was just 34. John Davenport pays tribute…
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Grand Prix Masters
The inaugural race for grand prix grandees proved a big hit, with Nigel Mansell coming out on top. James Roberts…
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The brilliant Tony Brise: Nigel Roebuck's F1 Legends
Appropriately, it is November 29 as I write, and – just as in 1975 – there is a thick crust…
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Cult heroes
Bill McGovern The forgotten man among tin-top aristocracy, Bill McGovern deserves veneration if only for being the first driver to…
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Track back
50/30/20/10 years ago 1996 Unknown Buzz Calkins wins the first-ever Indy Racing League event at Disney World Speedway, with Tony…
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What goes around...
A Brazilian wins Macau Bruno Senna may have fallen well short of emulating his uncle Ayrton’s 1983 win in the…
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Adam Cooper's Trackforward
There's gold in them thar hills! Takeover fever saw prospectors mine a rich F1 seam in '05 One of the…
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Reviews, January 2006
The Cobra in the Barn by Tom Cotter ISBN 0 76031992 8 published by MBI. £16.99 Coming from someone whose…
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Feedback
Star Letter Fangio and the coup Sir, It was with a great deal of pride and pleasure that I read…
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Jenks on...
Ferrari, 1972 My practical knowledge of motor racing only goes back to1932, but the name of Enzo Ferrari and his…
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You were there...
Memories of the Oulton Park Gold Cup, '73 British GP and Gethin vanquishing the Porsches in lnterserie These evocative photos…
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In the hot seat - Tony Southgate
His cars won Monaco, Le Mans and Indy. He recalls that Colin Chapman enjoyed acting up to an audience, and…
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