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Letters from readers, July 2004
Sir, In a recent Miscellany Bill Boddy mentioned the vintage Bentleys of TG Moore, one-time owner and editor of Motor…
Sir, In a recent Miscellany Bill Boddy mentioned the vintage Bentleys of TG Moore, one-time owner and editor of Motor…
My chair is comfier (leaf carefully through this biggest-ever issue and all will be revealed), the bombs have stopped tumbling…
Star letterReal motor racing Sir, My company is organising a revival meeting at the old Vila Real circuit in the…
The future starts today Sir, With regard to FIA HTP and Heritage Certificates, I believe we will look back on…
Jenks on GP catering! In any Grand Prix paddock you will find giant motor caravans, known in Americanese as motorhomes,…
Another chapter in the series for photographs taken by our readers. This month we visit Monza for the 1981 Italian…
He set the place alight in a wooden car, was quick on the draw and had a fast older brother.…
Johnny Herbert heads 1950s entry for GP support Ex-Formula One driver Johnny Herbert will head the field for the Historic…
Grand prix mechanics from five decades met at Silverstone in April (above) for a reunion of the Grand Prix Mechanics'…
Second historic Safari Rally Retro to run in 2005 Mike Kirkland, organiser of last December's enormously successful and well-received long-distance…
Rodney Felton The vintage racing scene is mourning the loss of this determined racer who died in mid-May. Best known…
Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams has been appointed president of the British Motorsport Marshals' Club. He will succeed Stuart Turner at the…
Team Lotus to celebrate its first win The 50th anniversary of the first victory for Team Lotus is to be…
Goodwood Festival: It's a family affair With a central theme of 'Young Chargers, Old Masters', the greatest racing dynasties in…
Group C tops HSCC Superprix The awesome spectacle of Group C machines on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit will…
June 25-27 Nürburgring: (D) Jan Wellem Pokal event includes Jochen Rindt Historic F2 Trophy, Group C/GTP, new Pre-War Sports Car…
A years free subscription is the prize for the knowledgeable reader who recognises this month's mystery offering from LAT Photographic's…
HSCC/VSCC: Silverstone Sytner seizes the four ground as Hadfield doubles up Four wins for Frank Sytner stole the show at…
The ex-Alan Jones Williams FW06/2 returned to racing after an absence of two decades during the Grand Prix Masters races…
After 35 years in the sport, this 58-year-old is deeply enamoured with it still... How long have you been racing?…
Simon Arron on the masterful drives of Chris Amon and Jackie Stewart at the 1972 Formula 1 French Grand Prix, at a venue sorely missed from the calendar... As the…
The prospect is so tantalising, I will not be alone in wishing it to be true. If the rumours can be relied upon, Ferrari will return to Le Mans in…
Sebastian Vettel’s fourth world title has now put him alongside Alain Prost in terms of championships won. He’s only one away from Fangio’s record and three titles from the ‘unbeatable’…
One of the Ford GTs that started it all is to go on auction soon In the early 1960s, Ford was winning in stock car racing, drag racing and sports…