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1969 - Down to the Wyer
It should have been Porsche’s day but when Stuttgart foundered, John Wyer’s team was ready. Adam Cooper recalls what happened…
June 1998
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1988 - Jaguar bites back
It was meant to be an endurance race but, as Andrew Frankel remembers, it turned into a 24-hour sprint as…
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1995 - Winning in the rain
Everyone knew McLaren’s F1 GTRs were quick enough to win Le Mans but few thought they had a chance of…
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1998 - It's coming alive again
Ten years ago Jan Lammers scored a stirring victory for Jaguar at Le Sarthe. A Decade later he’s looking for…
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The view from on board
Everyone has a tale to tell about Le Mans but none are as hair-raising or give a better insight into…
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The best new Bentley for sixty years
These are contentious times for Bentley, as the company edges into German hands. But with the launch of the new…
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Patrick Depailler's pursuit of happiness over success
Ken Tyrrell is unequivocal on the subject of Patrick Depailler: "He loved being a racing driver more than any other…
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The worst car I ever drove: Howden Ganley – Maki F101
Howden Ganley’s Formula 1 career began with BRM in 1971 and ended against a barrier at the Nürburgring in 1974,…
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Goodwood Festival of Speed preview
Social Climbing Loved for its atmosphere as much as the machines taking part, the 1998 Goodwood Festival of Speed seems…
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Earl Howe
The grand old man of motor racing Robust, skilled and wealthy, Lord Howe had the perfect racing start. Bill Boddy…
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The start of something big
The car on the left never won a race but its arrival in F1 changed the face of the spor…
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Marathon Man
Andrew Cowan was the greatest long distance rally driver of them all and now runs the best team in rallying.…
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Book reviews, June 1998, June 1998
Frank Williams – The inside story By Maurice Hamilton Macmillan, £16.99. ISBN: 333 71716 3 He's the most enigmatic man…
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My greatest race - John Surtees
1966 Belgian Grand Prix John Surtees' finest hour came in his final race for Ferrari. By allowing himself to be…
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Nigel Corner
Growing up among some great racing cars, a racing career was no surprise. But he wasn’t always keen… Not many…
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A memorable jubilee
Motor Sport came into being as The Brooklands Gazette in the summer of 1924, but a year later its name…
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Miscellany, June 1998
International Alvis day will be held at Brooklands on Sunday June 14, not on the date we published in April.…
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Scooping up oddities
When the old-car movement came into being it was possible to find suitable cars at give-away prices all over the…
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Finishing orders
Arguments about whether the race order of team drivers should be decided beforehand proves that history repeats itself! At Monaco…
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VSCC vintage light-car trial
The annual Welsh weekend of the VSCC Light Car Section saw 59 intrepid crews set out on the Saturday navigational-cum-scenic…
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