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The Swiss who opened the account
In the spring of 1949, a Maserati driver from Switzerland became the first man to win a British Grand Prix.…
July 1998
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Striped tease
This Brooklands Straker-Squire is even more remarkable than it looks says Andrew Frankel after one rather too brief encounter Photography…
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Full service history
From illicit rendezvous in forests to today’s floodlit portable undercover workshops, John Davenport charts the changing lot of the rally…
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The worst car I ever drove - French Farce
Tim Harvey – Renault 19 Renault’s F1 domination boded well for its new touring car – but, as Tim Harvey…
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Forrest Lycett and his amazing 8-litre Bentley
Forrest Lycett’s 8-litre Bentley was probably the ultimate road-racing car of its era. Bill Boddy recalls its achievements and those…
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Just a perfect day
Coys Festival preview If you’ve never seen a Maserati 250F in full flight or a Porsche 917 flat out, then…
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Mark Donohue: the professional who changed motor racing
Twenty six years ago, on May 28, 1972, a driver with a degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University won…
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Reims in ruins: the countryside blast which hosted iconic French GPs
Strictly speaking, I'd never been to Reims before. But I had, like millions of others, been through Reims dozens of…
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My greatest race - Derek Bell
1970 Formula Two Championship, Montjuich Park, Barcelona Everyone always assumes that when I choose my best ever race I would…
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A racing Buick
The Michigan-made Buick was respected here and even achieved Royal status when HRH The Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson…
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Track invasion stops play in France
Crowd trouble at some football matches seems to be on the increase, but this unhappy trend is not, thank goodness,…
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Miscellany, July 1998
The 750 MC National Austin 7 Rally takes place at Beaulieu on July 5, when every version of the famous…
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Obituary
Charles Grandfield Charles Grandfield, Manager of the Jowett Company's Engineering Department, and who was responsible for the Javelins and Jupiters…
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Deep regret
I am told that I am not usually lost for words. Just as well, as I make my living from…
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The two happiest days of my life
No, not mine. But when I was interviewing racing driver W.B.('Bummer') Scott he told me which were the two happiest…
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Miscellany, July 1998
At the Brooklands Society’s annual reunion on June 28 at the Old Track, this year's theme will be the return…
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From Veteran to Vintage...
With the recent move of the Vintage Sports-Car Club to fine new offices, library and workshops in Chipping Norton, new…
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