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You were there...
A South African who went to Pau and a Dutchman who went to Spa. Their trips took roughly the same…
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In the hot seat -- Hannu Mikkola
You think a twisty 38km stage is tough? What about Hannu Mikkola doing more than 6350km on the Safari? And…
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Preview: Goodwood Festival of Speed
Whether your taste is 1960s sportscars, Indy racers or today's F1 heroes, it's all at Lord March's party. Gordon Cruickshank…
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Big in Japan
It took time to squeeze him in, but Andrew Frankel revelled in the Honda RA300 at Motegi know that feeling…
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Independent Spirit
It brought Honda back into the F1 arena but soon folded. Gary Watkins recounts the unlikely story behind the Spirit…
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Out of the blue
This Tojeiro pioneered the 'cart-before-the-horse' approach to GTs as Paul Parker explains Ecurie Ecosse's Tojeiro-Climax is a landmark car in…
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X-ray spec: Colin Chapman's Lotus 88
In 1981, the year before his death, Colin Chapman's Lotus colleagues witnessed something incredible: the most creative racing car designer…
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Thunder without the storm
Their mechanics could certainly sink a few and they had new-age theories on their side, but Australia's Holden teams failed…
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"Buone, forte, veloce..."
The Maserati 250F was a titan of F1. Doug Nye went to Italy and talked to two of its creators…
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Up close and personal
A new book of race-paddock photography brings back the era when drivers had time and space to talk to the…
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The Prince of Wales
Tom Pryce was a Welsh country boy with an amazing talent. Marcus Simmons tells the story Jansen van Vuuren is…
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Taking the rough with the smooth
Admit it, you thought drivers like this were last seen in the '60s. As adept at storming special stages as…
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WB miscellany..., July 2005
Mercedes bends... Since Motor Sport has, quite rightly, recently had lots about Moss and Jenks, here is a bit more…
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WB Rumblings, July 2005
It is worth noting that the Midland AC, which was founded in 1901 and has since 1905 held the famous…
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Wheel to wheel -- the month in historic motorsport
Viaro takes dream win in Brescia -- Mille Miglia, May 19-21 The 23rd annual Mille Miglia Retrospective was a landmark event…
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Inside line -- Richard Phillips
MD of Silverstone Circuits What's your background? For the last 20 years I've been working in the events industry on…
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Data logger -- keep track of all the action...
Centenary meet collects runners from a century of hillclimb history -- Auto Union for Shelsley 100 A 1939 Auto Union D-type…
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Hammer down
Racers that are going, going, gone... As we go to press, the ex-Ian Stewart/Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-type is set to…
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News in brief, July 2005
Roger Nathan drove a racing car for the first time since 1989 when he tested the Brabham BT8 of Brendan…
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Pace notes -- your guide to what's coming up...
Street action heads south -- GP do Porto Portugal, July 9/10: The inaugural Grande Premio do Porto is one of…
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