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Powering Inferno
Sir, While reading the January 2001 issue, I came upon a photo on page 32 that looked very familiar to…
May 2001
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BRM's dying days
Sir, Through the mists of time comes the BRM P207. I fondly remember seeing this car at Mallory Park in…
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Modern Times
Every so often, Formula One delivers up a special moment At the time it may merely be part of the…
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Legends
It is true what they say about time accelerating as you get older. When I go to Barcelona for this…
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Sunday drive in the Eifel
Tony Brooks is one of the all-time greats and a master of understatement - the headline is his. It refers…
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Tales of the unexpected
1996 Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo A cliche, proved less often than you'd think, is that at Monaco, the man…
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Rudge-Whitworth hub
Invented to deal quickly with frequent punctures, this rapid-release system became standard in Grand Prix racing and lasted until the…
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River deep, mountain highs
This is they story of how an expat scotsman came within a whisker of scoring a safary rally hat-trick in…
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Rolling thunder
F5000 stormed the early seventies and now it's ready to rumble once more. Bob Evans, the 1974 Champ, proves lighting…
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U.S. oil barren
Just over a year on from his debut in Formula One, a young scotsman astounded Brickyard regulars with his speed.…
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Take your partners
And you though race drivers from the early 20th century were brave! As Bill Boddy points out riding mechanics worked…
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Ecurie Ecosse Transporter
The famous Scottish team's flagship has brought Paddocks to a halt since 1960. Gordon Cruickshank takes a look at this…
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René Arnoux: Blinded by the light
Rene Arnoux's is a story with echoes from the world of rock 'n' roll. A story of a shy, working-class…
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1937 Alta
Had it not been for this advanced single-seater, Eagle might never have won a GP and Lotus might never have…
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Early diesel - car records
It wasn't until the 1930s that diesel engines began to extend from the commercial vehicle, 'bus and coach world into…
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Missing horsepower
A reader from Milan. after embarrassing me by saying that after 45 yews of readership he finds me "almost never…
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Motoring to Monte
Bill Boddy In the adventurous pioneering days, there was a satisfying challenge, not quite so demanding as competing in the…
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Bollees - fast, but difficult
Good story by Nick Jonkheere in the current VSCC Bulletin about the veteran Leon Bollee three-wheelers, which did well in…
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Brooklands planning threat
Not only has the Brooklands Museum suffered so badly from the winter floods, damage now estimated at around £2m, but…
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Survey shows extreme views
Just as I was about to commend Princess Anne for driving her Bentley at 93mph on a motorway, which sensible…
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