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Front Cover
The City of Birmingham staged its second street-racing Superprix on August Bank Holiday Monday and this year the rain held…
October 1987
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Matters of Moment, October 1987
Innovations Last year saw the first road race on the British mainland in over eighty years of motor racing but…
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Ford takes over Aston Martin
Ford Motor Company has reached an agreement to buy Aston Martin Lagonda, acquiring 75% of the company's shares. Though Ford…
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Didier Pironi killed in Powerboat crash
Didier Pironi, the French former Ferrari Formula One driver, was tragically killed in a powerboating accident off the Isle of…
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Museum Director
Mrs Morag Barton MA AMA, the Brooklands Museum co-ordinator, has been appointed its first Director, having been closely associated with…
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Herbert gets Benetton Test
New British Formula Three Champion Johnny Herbert was given a test-drive at the wheel of a Benetton-Ford B187 at Brands…
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Porsche's Indycar
One new model revealed at the Frankfurt Show was the CART/Indy contender from Porsche. Now that the company's Group C…
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Non-Turbo F1 Gains Favour
With F1 engine regulations further handicapping 1.5-litre turbocharged engines in 1988 (their last year before naturally-aspirated engines become mandatory in…
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Dreyfus Returns to Montlhery
Rene Dreyfus the former Bugatti star who had lived in New York since the War, returned to the Montlhery circuit…
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In Good Company
"Monza" — you only have to say the word out loud to get the adrenalin flowing. It exudes motor racing…
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Honda and Formula One
Before we go into the whys and wherefores of the recent upheaval in Formula One circles caused by the Honda…
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Modena's Latest Thoroughbred
If ever there was a racing driver who ought to be in F1 on the strength of his name, it…
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Accord
Dear AH, With reference to your comments in your Hungarian GP report (MOTOR SPORT, September 1987) on how we disagree…
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Jaguar's Crown
Five years of Porsche domination in Group C ended at the Nürburgring, when the Silk Cut Jaguar team recorded its…
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Total Eclipse
Tom Walkinshaw was true to his word when he said the full weight of the Silk Cut Jaguar team would…
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Torrential TT
Britain's oldest motor race, the Tourist Trophy, produced drama right to the end of its 105-lap distance and, as has…
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Autumn Fare
The established and gigantic Frankfurt International Motor show was bursting with sports motoring interest this year. Rather unfairly, in view…
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Gimmickry?
Battling against the advance of an aerodynamically-styled opposition on its home market, GM is searching every technical avenue for a…
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Road Impressions – Mazda Turbo 4x4
Special Edition Mazda's recent advertising campaign for the 323 Turbo 4x4 may not have met with unanimous approval, but it…
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New Statesman
From being one of the first to virtually remove the front grille on its cars, starting with the Chevette, GM's…
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