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Matters of Moment, May 1985
Birmingham Street Race We must congratulate Martin Hone and his team of supporters on the fact that the reading of…
May 1985
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Club News, May 1985
Several items of interest to Mercedes owners have been received this month. First, the M-B Drivers Club will be holding…
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MG Montego Turbo
ARG bill the new MG Montego Turbo as "the fastest production MG ever made" and with a top speed of…
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News
Although Jaguar is out of the ETC for the time being, the TWR-prepared Rovers have carried on where the Big…
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VSCC Silverstone
Vanwall Makes a Reappearance THE Vintage SCC achieved yet another breakthrough with its first Silverstone race meeting of 1985, proving…
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F3000 A Promising Start
The idea of Formula 3000 as a replacement for F2 has been around for couple of years, the impetus coming…
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Mass and lckx Win Economy Run: 1985 1000Km of Mugello
Early last year there was a terrible shemozzle in the sports car world when FISA decided at short notice to…
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The Constructors (4) - Spirit
When I kept my appointment at the headquarters of Spirit Racing in late March, the place was nearly deserted. The…
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Safari Rally
When a rally takes place in some of the toughest terrain imaginable, is run smoothly and efficiently by organisers whose…
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Ford's New Granada Driving Impressions
Ford's policy of multifarious options seems now to stretch to the naming of their cars as well as the equipment.…
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Ford Sierra XR4x4
It is always interesting, on the launch of a new car, to talk to the engineers involved in the project,…
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Tojeiro
The way in which John Tojeiro became a constructor is typical of the Fifties — he built a special intending…
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Long-Life Racing Drivers
The best age for a racing driver is presumably somewhere between 18 and 30. I looked for some confirmation of…
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"Happy Landings"
"Happy Landings" by Group-Captain Edward Mole, BSc, FRAeS. 222 pp. 8 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in (Airlift Publications Ltd,…
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Honda Civic GT & Civic CRX
Road impressions It is not often one is able to drive two cars which are identical in most important aspects…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, May 1985
A section devoted to old car matters Vintage Racing Philosophy The racing of the older motor cars is a very…
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The Stutz Black Hawk
Up to the end of the vintage years America had not produced many sports cars, with a few exceptions such…
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International Trophy
Mike Thackwell became the first drive to win an F3000 race his third International Trophy win with Ralt in four…
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1985 Brazilian Grand Prix race report
McLaren again Rio de Janeiro, April 7th The Grand Prix on the flat Autodromo Riocentro in Brazil opened the 1985…
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TVR 390 SE
Those who doubted TVR's wisdom in installing the 190 bhp Rover Vitesse engine in its Tasmin chassis and who never…
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