Page 3
Editorial, October 2000
Motor racing in Europe, motor racing in America; two sports separated by a common language. The US, the world's largest…
October 2000
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
Page 4
Belfast speed festival brings Formula One to Ulster
The unforgettable spectacle of Jarno Trullt blasting a 1999 Jordan-Mugen Honda Formula One car up Prince of Wales Drive to…
Page 5
Last-lap drama brings Maiden win in Jordan celebration meet
Driving the ex-riccardo Patrese Brabham BT49D-18, Historic Formula One rookie Christian Glasel became the fifth winner in six rounds of…
Page 5
Surtees resurfaces
The Surtees TS9 which Rhodesian John Love raced in South African Formula One events in 1971-2 under the Team Gunston…
Page 5
Era at last in VSCC Hawthorn Trophies
After years of blood, sweat and tears, Duncan Ricketts finally cajoled the 1939 ERA E-type (GP1) to its first-ever race…
Page 6
Goodwood TT update
A brace of wire-wheeled Ferrari 250LMs, driven by Le Mans winners Richard Attwood and Jackie Oliver and John Surtees/ David…
Page 6
Donington Park to host British Grand Prix?
Donington Park could host the British GP in 2002, as part of a deal with Brands Hatch Leisure, which has…
Page 6
Ferrari 712 Can-Am to go Shell
The mighty seve-litre V12 Ferrari 712 Can-Am car is set to hit the tracks of Europe in the last two…
Page 10
Modern Times
There is a telling irony about the annual juxtaposition on the Formula One calendar of Hungary and Belgium. Budapest is…
Page 13
Will 16 go into 12?
Sir, The anecdote related by Bill Boddy in the August issue concerning Auto Union's possible use of dummy exhaust stubs…
Page 13
Modest man, big talent
Sir, If the September issue of Motor Sport is a prototype of what to expect under your editorship, all readers…
Page 13
No disputing lang
Sir, As the author of Racing the Silver Arrows I wish I could help David Jones (September letters) regarding the…
Page 13
Clark fastest and flawless
Sir, Thank you for the great article 'Uncrowned Duels' in the August issue. I especially appreciate the strong case made…
Page 13
Moss runs 'Ring around Clark
Sir, With regard to Moss versus Clark in your 'Uncrowned Duels' feature (August issue), the most telling comparison was at…
Page 13
Junior Journey
Sir, I recently purchased a Stanguellini Formula Junior (chassis 00132). This was originally owned by Raffaele Cammorata, who drove it…
Page 13
Speak for yourself
Sir, I must take issue with the selective memory of reader Mr Blegvad (September letters). As I recall nobody accepted…
Page 14
Special memories
Your recent article on Mike Hawthorn brings back many happy memories. In 1951 he won the Ulster Trophy Handicap race…
Page 14
A good turnround
Sir, Paul Fearnley CA Blast from the Future', September issue) is a bit wide of the mark when he says…
Page 14
Hawthorn absences
Sir, I enjoyed your feature on Mike Hawthorn's appearances at Goodwood, but found that as soon as I had gone…
Page 14
Villoresi gets the works
Sir, I enjoyed your Hawthorn article but would point out that the Thinwall Special did not feature in Mike's battle…
You may also like
F1
New radio restrictions a start, but not enough
From Spa onwards there can be no radio communication to the driver about clutch settings once he has left the garage on the way to the grid. That’s the full…
F1
MPH: Ranking the F1 teams heading to Melbourne, updated
We analyse the Formula 1 preseason lap times to provide a pecking order in advance of 2019's round one So later today preseason testing will be over and the reality of Melbourne…
MotoGP
Why did MotoGP’s crash rate drop by almost a third in 2019?
Regular readers of this blog will know I’m a big fan of MotoGP’s annual crash report. Not because I’m ghoulish, but because the crash statistics tell you more than just…
F1
Ex-McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin
Aston Martin has announced that former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh will join the team as CEO of its Performance Technologies division. Whitmarsh was last involved in Formula 1 with…