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A Matter of Charity
Band Aid, ably promoted by Bob Geldof, raised millions for charity, with the help of today's media. A far more…
March 1987
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Speed and Safety
Technical advances have made cars safer than ever, yet the 70 mph speed-limit still applies to our motorway network. It…
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Brands Hatch 1000km
The date of the second British round of the World Sportscar Championship is July 26, 1987, not as stated in…
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Racing Car Show beats the Freeze
Figures recently released show that no fewer than 20,000 people struggled through the appalling early January weather to attend the…
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Minardi Recruit
The small Italian Minardi F1 team has signed a new driver to partner Alessandro Nannini in 1987. He is Spaniard…
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Frank's BARC Gold Medal
Another award for Frank Williams! At the British Automobile Racing Club's annual prize-giving, the British F1 team boss was awarded…
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Derek Warwick joins Arrows
Derek Warwick has signed to lead the Arrows Formula One line-up for 1987, the 32-year-old Englishman returning full-time to the…
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Livery and Engine Changes for Lotus
Ayrton Senna and his new Japanese team-mate Satoru Nakajima not only face the 1987 season armed with powerful Honda V6…
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Lancia Thema set for WTCC bid?
It seems likely that the newly-instigated World Touring Car Championship will attract another leading manufacturer later this year. News from…
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Victory by Yards!
NASCAR ace Bill Elliott opened the season at Daytona's famous banked speedway in Florida earlier this month by averaging just…
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Manipulated Monte
Last year's World Rally Championship can only be described as a confused, tragic muddle. There were the dreadful deaths of…
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Bell Again
The folklore of Le Mans insists that the 24-hour event in June is the supreme test of cars and drivers,…
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From Parity to Superiority?
The Silk Cut Jaguar team came close to winning the 1986 World Sportscar Championship despite taking the chequered flag only…
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Sales Jump
We are looking for a real jump in sales, not just a steady rise in line with last year." The…
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End of the Line
Ford of Germany produced the last European Capri in December 1986, one of 1036 RHD Capri 280s now in our…
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Updating an Old Friend
Like meeting an old friend after a long absence, an encounter with the Ferrari 328 was a comfortable occasion. You…
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A Quarter of a Century Apart
Read that heading again. A quarter of a century, 25 years. . . that is the time span which separated…
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Fish out of Water
If you threw a stone in the average motor racing paddock, the chances are fairly high that the resulting cry…
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A Sad World
Dear AH, It is around this time of the year that I begin to get the fidgets and feel it…
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Courageous Venture
Three-wheeled motor vehicles were known from before the turn of the century. But they are better remembered from the cyclecar…
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