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Editorial, May 1999
Goodwood has just held its press day where us hacks are kept up to speed with what the Earl of…
May 1999
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Matters of Moment, May 1999
Silverstone and Brands Hatch lock horns Following months of speculation concerning the future of the British Racing Drivers Club in…
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Quattro View
Malcolm Wilson took Mike Greasley as co-driver on the RAC Rally There is little doubt that no other current rally…
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Modern Times
Now the new Formula One season is properly up and running, the fortnightly rhythm of real racing is gradually overwhelming…
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...And two
Sir, A quick note to say how much I enjoyed 'racing' through your anniversary edition. There is much in it…
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Our longest serving reader
Sir, Congratulations on MOTOR SPORT celebrating its 75th birthday. I purchased No 1 in 1924, and as I believe Bill…
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Catch as cat can
Sir, Catching up on my periodical reading, I've just finished reading Matthew Franey's December 1998 feature 'A League of their…
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Domestic help needed
Sir, I need information on a number of British drivers for inclusion in a forthcoming book. I'm perturbed I have…
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Back to the Future?
Sir, Though I lament the new direction of MOTOR SPORIT as a reader of 50 years standing, may I add…
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In praise of Jenks, one...
Sir, I write to congratulate you on the `75th' edition. I have already advised a young lady at your offices…
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He liked the video...
Sir, What on earth were you thinking of when you laid out the anniversary issue of MOTOR SPORT? By all…
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Calling Canada
Sir, Sometime ago, perhaps as much as two years, an advert appeared in MOTOR SPORT from Mr B Hobkirk of…
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Remembering Marinoni...
Sir, In the caption of the photo showing Giuseppe Campari after the finish of the 1924 French GP (April), his…
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...and Neville Lloyd
Sir, Congratulations on your 75th anniversary issue. In the circumstances it seems almost churlish to criticise, but under the heading…
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Aston Martin at Le Mans
Sir, What have you done? You have ended my 20-year search for a film of the 1959 Le Mans victory…
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Fangio's secret weapon
Sir, The letter you published from PR Zeeman, concerning Stirling Moss' remarks about Fangio taking pills in Argentina in 1955…
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Bourne again
Sir, When I saw 'the story of BRM' on the cover of my April MOTOR SPORT, I thought you'd need…
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Legends - The 1967 season
At present I'm working on a book, and a self-indulgent one at that, for my publisher has left the choice…
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The world according to Jack
He won the first of his three titles 40 years ago and the last, uniquely, was in a car bearing…
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The house that Jack built
Few Grand Prix marques have produced a range of cars as technically diverse and innovative as that designed and built…
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