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Tony Watson
Our man in Argentina. Tony’s grandad worked for Fiat in the UK and tested Felice Nazzaro’s car at Brooklands in…
January 2008
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Marcus Pye
An accomplished club racer as well as a journalist who has covered motor racing for several decades, Pye’s profound knowledge…
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Howard Walker
A Briton based in west-coast USA, Howard was editor of Motor, then US correspondent for Autocar. We sent him to…
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Rob Widdows
A lifelong motor racing enthusiast, the prolific Mr Widdows developed his taste for the sport on visits to Goodwood as…
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Tightening up
It seems my comments about those that bend or break the rules in historic racing have struck some kind of…
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Brawn give Honda a boost
The master tactician of Ferrari’s success is charged with hoisting Honda towards the front of the Formula 1 grid Honda…
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Spy scandal taints Renault
Renault’s future in F1 could be affected by the outcome of a World Motor Sport Council investigation into the team’s…
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Hamilton moves to secure privacy
Lewis Hamilton has decided that he has to move to Switzerland in order to find anonymity and privacy. He said…
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Schumacher MotoGP feat
Michael Schumacher tested a Ducati MotoGP bike at Mugello in 2005 and was about 15 seconds off the pace. Disappointed,…
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Alonso still holds key to driver market
Fernando Alonso continues to hold the key to unlocking the F1 driver market, as the Spaniard has yet to confirm…
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1902 Panhard et Levassor takes the honours
The 2007 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run attracted the second-largest entry of pre-1905 cars in its 111-year history, the…
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Priaulx makes it a hat-trick
Andy Priaulx won his third World Touring Car Championship in a row after taking victory in the second race at…
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Le Mans Series sealed
Pedro Lamy and Stéphane Sarrazin sealed the Le Mans Series drivers’ title at Interlagos on Saturday, November 10. They steered…
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Gruelling Carrera
Jo Ramirez came home an impressive first in class and 26th overall in the 2007 Carrera Panamericana. Co-driven by Alberto…
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Upgrade for Angelsey
The circuit at Angelsey has been reconfigured and new facilities added, with the aid of £1.4 million in European Union…
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Sadler seals title at Silverstone
Veteran racer Josh Sadler was one of the drivers to clinch an HSCC title when the club’s racing season wrapped…
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News in brief, January 2008
An on-line petition has been launched in a bid to earn John Surtees a knighthood. The 73-year-old racing legend remains…
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Sports-proto revival
The Masters Racing Series is set to grow to as many as 12 race series in 2008, with a number…
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Ford rally history celebration
Ford will be the featured marque at the fifth RaceRetro, the International Historic Motorsport Show at Stoneleigh Park from March…
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Dates for your diary
The 2008 historic racing calendar has started to take shape following confirmation of the dates for the two Goodwood events.…
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