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Discs on the side
Sir, I write in respect to the Technofile article in the May's MOTOR SPORT. Freddie Dixon and Walter Perry won…
July 2000
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Make your mind up
Sir, I started to read Motor Sport in 1953, became hooked on DSJ, but walked away when it went into…
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Doug Nye writes
Sir, Nice to see the standard being maintained so effectively. Your Taruffi feature is illustrated by a fine photograph of…
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Tom Cole
Sir, I am working on a life of Tom Cole who drove Ferraris, amongst other cars and died while driving…
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The Bruce McLaren Trust
Sir, We felt compelled to respond to the article in your magazine headed 'McLaren Can-Am Can to Star at Goodwood…
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Auto union got it right
Sir, Gordon Murray's dismissal of Auto Union GP cars as the true progenitors of the mid-engined revolution seems a little…
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Sweet dreams
Sir, Sitting in the garden the other day, beer in hand, reading the latest MOTOR SPORT with the Parting Shot…
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Ferrari's tailoring service
Sir, If there was ever any doubt that Fl is not what it was, look at the effort Ferrari put…
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The last privateer win?
Sir, I thoroughly enjoyed the article in the May issue on Jo Siffert's victory in the 1968 British GP. But…
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Legends
Ten days before British Grand Prix weekend, I drove up to Silverstone — yes, it was raining — and there…
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50 years of Formula One
How to find out how much F1 cars have changed? Ask Martin Brundle and test five of them It was…
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Connaught A-type
The first thing! felt when I climbed aboard the Connaught was vulnerable. It is only the second '50s racing car…
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BRM P261
Comparing the Connaught to the BRM is akin to contrasting a bread knife to a scalpel. Both are brilliant at…
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Brabham Alfa BT45
Two little words: 'slicks' and 'wings'. Together, these two ensure the jump from '60s Fl car to '70s F1 car…
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Beatrice-Lola THL1
There was a development in Formula One that came between the Brabham and this Beatrice-Lola that was more significant still…
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Tyrrell 019
What an amazing car this turned out to be and one that was so much better than I'd expected. I'd…
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50 years of Formula One
t is easy to see how F1 changed between the '50s and '70s. The route from Connaught to Brabham via…
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Coys International historic festival preview
If the Coys festival at Silverstone is not already in your diary, put it in now. Marcus Pye reveals why…
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Crosthwaite & Gardiner
The classic restorers In a new series, Gordon Cruickshank visits some of Britain's finest specialist restoration preparation and manufacturing companies…
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Castrol R
It is curious that we understand much better than its inventors the way Castrol R works, yet take it for…
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