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Club news, June 1989
Nearly 15% of the total production of Frazer Nash. (some 70 cars, the great majority chain-driven) will drive the 2500…
Nearly 15% of the total production of Frazer Nash. (some 70 cars, the great majority chain-driven) will drive the 2500…
The public image On July 29, 1973, millions of television viewers worldwide watched helplessly as Roger Williamson was burned alive…
Berger suffers breaks and burns Gerhard Berger's horrific accident at the San Marino Grand Prix on April 23 resulted in…
Second Classic Marathon It might be many people's idea of heaven to wake up on the peak of the Stelvio…
More Changes to Grand Prix Rules On the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix, the third race of the new…
As rumoured at the turn of the year (Motor Sport, February 1989), the loss-making March Group has rationalised by selling…
With the disappointing non-appearance of two Ferrari F40s entered by Charles Pozzi for Nicola Larini and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, and the…
Pre-war racing cars on public roads - that is the promise of the Merlin Manx Classic Speed trials planned for…
A miracle Miracles do happen in motor racing. We saw one at Imola during the San Marino Grand Prix. It…
Same tune, new sound The mythical "they" (whoever "they" might be) were saying that it was all going to be…
Continuity I always find continuity in the racing scene of great interest: the sons of famous racing drivers taking up…
Sweet sixteen for Senna The bald facts say that Ayrton Senna pulverised his opposition to win his 16th Grand Prix…
The eleven year plan I sometimes wonder if I am totally out of step with the rest of the world…
Trading places Last month we spoke of the massive budgets of professional teams, the comparatively meagre resources of private competitors…
Latin spirit It is true that the current Mille Miglia retrospective is merely a historic regularity rally, but clocking in…
The roads of the 1920s We are coming close to the end of the Twenties, whose motoring life we have…
"With the Minister will be the past-Chairman and Vice-President elect of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain, Bryan Goodman,…
Rolls-Royces in old age In his recently-published book on Rolls Royce, George Oliver has a chapter entitled "See how they…
For those who like to try their hand at solving conundrums, here is rather a nice one! In 1922 a…
Reading DSJ's piece (Motor Sport, May 1989) about the mistakes made by journalists, the Editor was conscious that through a…
Masters Historic Racing has pulled together a superb 36-car field of Historic Formula 1 cars to support this weekend’s US Grand Prix in Texas. While Lewis Hamilton bids to seal…
Just 500 examples of the British racing green limited-edition Mini Cooper will be available in the UK Mini has unveiled a special British racing green limited edition Mini Cooper, which…
The tightest F1 team battle of 2022 ended with Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo on level points. With data from Project F1, we examine how Alfa lost its early edge and why older drivers showed their worth in the fight for sixth place
How to lead a Le Mans team to victory — three times. In the latest episode of our Engineering the Greats podcast series, Leena Gade, the first female race engineer to win the 24 Hour race, reveals what it takes to succeed