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Mistakes? They made a few...
Jack Sears – Lotus 40 Jack Sears had to contend with many poor cars but none did his career more…
May 1998
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St John Horsfall - secret agent
St John Horsfall is most famous for his driving the Spa 24-hours solo. But compared to his wartime exploits as…
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Vacuum clean-up
No car caused more furore than the 1978 Brabham. Adam Cooper remembers when the fan hit the… Twenty years ago…
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And then there were none...
The famed 1961 Liege-Rome-Liege rally destroyed ninety per cent of its entrants. But compared to some rallies, says John Davenport,…
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Track test - Rouen-les-Essarts
The scene is unforgettable, probably the most famous single motor-racing image ever taken. It is of Fangio, sliding his dented…
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My greatest race - John Watson, 1983 US GP (West)
Long Beach in 1983 was my greatest and most memorable Grand Prix, and it's memorable because of three elements; the…
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Stanley Mann
A Bentley fanatic since the age of four, this dealer made the marque his life on and off the track…
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The Earl has arrived
The above announcement might be that of a servant informing his master of the presence of an important guest. Or…
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A defence of the past
It is excellent that dear old Murray Walker is starting another spell of F1 commentary. The pre-season ITV programme about…
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Formula one rules
F1 is not my province unless history is involved, as it is, in the Australian GP controversy. It is surely…
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Miscellany, May 1998
An additional attraction at this year's VSCC Shelsley Walsh hill climb on July 4 will be the gathering there of…
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Another Napier mystery
Not long ago I discussed a rather mysterious Brooklands Napier, the Wolseley Viper. I have now thought of another Napier,…
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Miscellany, May 1998
The Jowett OC has its 75th Anniversary at Bradford – where else? – on May 22-24. It expects over 100…
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LMB and some IFS incidents
I have seen something of the development of cars since WWI, and recall how feelings were mixed on the arrival…
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Rolls-Royce investigates its rivals
Last month I described how Rolls-Royce investigated two Delage cars, and had been unimpressed. However, Royce and his engineers were…
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