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The Bentley that finished Le Mans – with a single driver
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Oliver Jarvis: Underrated, understated but highly motivated
Racing drivers tend to be a selfish breed. Actually, it’s common in most sports: to be the best, at your…
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“Oliver Jarvis has done it on merit”
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My friend Craig Breedlove, by Richard Noble
I first met Craig at Black Rock Desert when we were running Thrust2 in 1983. He kind of busted in on…
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Alexis Mk14/15: the car which trained future racing champions
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Top cat leads the line for Goodwood Classic Solutions
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Richard Burns’ brilliant Subaru Impreza WRC car tops Bonhams auction
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Flying the flag: Nigel Mansell’s signed British GP Williams F1 helmet
Signed Nigel Mansell Replica Helmet The British Grand Prix conjures up many a magical memory: Lewis Hamilton splashing around the…
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Never a dull moment
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Suffering for his art
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April 20, 1970 Shropshire
One of rallying’s more left-field cars was this modified Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, seen in trials before the 1970 London to…
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