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Club News, May 1987
May 30-31 sees the Railton Owners Club national meeting and annual dinner at the Woodlands Park Hotel in Stoke d'Abernon,…
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Insurance warning
All manner of events, for all kinds of vehicles from ancient cars to classics, will soon burst out all over…
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Congratulations!
As advocates of speed and endurance records, we cannot ignore the magnificent achievement of American pilots Dick Rutan and Jeanna…
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Matters of moment, May 1987
Brooklands collection This year sees the 80th Anniversary of Brooklands Track, and the 50th birthday of the opening of its…
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Le Mans goes on air
For the first time ever British spectators at this year's Le Mans 24 Hour Race will be able to follow…
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1987 Canadian GP cancelled
Following a legal row between two brewery sponsors which threatened to drag on into the summer, the FISA has announced…
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Ligier-Alfa split on eve of Rio
After Alfa Romeo took a year's sabbatical from Formula One in order to develop a brand new four-cylinder turbocharged engine,…
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F1 Superlicence row
The sport's governing body, FISA, and the top Grand Prix drivers crossed swords during the fortnight's run-up to the Brazilian…
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Formula One: 1987 Brazilian GP
A joy to behold One of Grand Prix racing's most endearing characteristics is its unpredictability. Just when one driver or…
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World Sportscar Championship: Jarama Cup and Jerez 1000km
Jaguars reign in Spain A winter of intensive development on the Silk Cut Jaguar Group C cars paid off with…
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World Sportscar Championship: Monza 1000kms
Big Cat-trick! It may be too soon yet to claim that Jaguar has Porsche on the run in the World…
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Letter from DSJ
Pre-selectors Dear AH, We take the telephone and the postal services very much for granted, though some people grumble about…
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Rally review: Portuguese Rally, May 1987
Group A shows its fragility The Monte Carlo and Swedish rallies, first two rounds of the 1987 World Rally Championship,…
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Road Test: BMW 735
For sporting sybarites Thank heavens I can now purge my conscience of a long-held secret, a secret made all the more…
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Industry insight: Forced induction
Deep breathing Super- or turbocharging? Or both, for ultimate pick up and top end performance? What do the forced induction…
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New cars: Mercedes
Six-pointed star Outwardly there is barely a clue to indicate any difference, but then that is never the Mercedes way…
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Road impressions: Sporting Vauxhalls
The good, the bad and the ugly Three separate slots in the Vauxhall range have each been topped with new…
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The story of ... Rejo
Rejo times One of the less well known cars appearing in HSCC racing is Roger Ealand's Rejo Mk4. It is…
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Veteran to classic: 3-litre Lagonda
Staines' first sports car Known as the 14/60hp, Lagonda's first 112-litre model marked a rather dramatic change in style by the…
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V to C miscellany, May 1987
Glass construction at the new Gallaher Ltd offices at Weybridge, which have engulfed the best part of the old Members'…
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