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Club news, April 1988
A test-day at Silverstone on April 13 heralds the start of the eleven-round Gordon Russell Inter-Marque Championship (for which Aston…
A test-day at Silverstone on April 13 heralds the start of the eleven-round Gordon Russell Inter-Marque Championship (for which Aston…
In but a few days time, another intense season of Grand Prix racing will start in Brazil. Two types of…
Design dilution British police forces continue to promote the idea that "Speed Kills", whereas what is dangerous is using high…
For the first time since Toleman entered Formula One in 1981 with Brian Henton and Derek Warwick, a Grand Prix…
Technical innovation marks Ligier's Judd V8-engined Formula One contender for this season, the JS31. To bring the driver's feet behind…
Four weeks after Tom Walkinshaw Racing's resounding victory in the Daytona 24-Hour race, the Jaguars came very close to defeating…
We have just heard, with the deepest sadness, of the death of EKH Karslake. As historian, writer and driver of…
Swiss surprise Before the first round of the 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship began, Peter Sauber's international driver-team of Jean-Louis Schlesser,…
No more stage fright Sitting before the start of the Portuguese Rally at the event's headquarters in Cascais, the fishing…
Ready for Rio! On April 3 the 1988 Grand Prix season opens with the running of the Brazilian Grand Prix…
Going by the book Dear Reader, Last month I was on about lavish and expensive books; this month a book…
The Oriental performers Prompted by a Seiko time/date chronometer, photographed by Pentax and printed via Panasonic, this month's subject matter…
Too sensible? For a company whose average customer is around 55 years old, Honda has an extraordinarily progressive model range.…
A different Mini On the face of it, Mazda Cars (UK) is cutting V its own throat somewhat in introducing…
Into the lion's den 109th, That's where I finished my first stage rally, and I am rather proud of it.…
"The Pom" Mutterings about building "Pom Specials" with extra-long wheelbases permeated the Silverstone paddock when the results of the Pomeroy…
Memorable Mondays Easter Bank Holiday Monday has long been traditional for a spot of motor racing, and in the days…
Your flexible friend! From my viewpoint, the difficulty with enthusing over Classic cars is that cars change so quickly. What…
Classic coupe A Lancia Aurelia B20 coupe is hardly a common sight nowadays. Yet when we decided to follow up…
A serious business Modern rallies are usually fast thrashes through forests in specialised cars, or something similarly tough on Continental…
You may have watched the BBC’s Panorama programme on Monday evening, the subject of which was Bernie Ecclestone and how he allegedly avoided a potential £1.2 billion tax bill to Her Majesty’s…
A familiar name is launching an all-electric car, and this one promises to be a little different What does a new automotive start-up have in common with a 50-year-old racing…
On Tuesday, Austin Grand Prix promoter Tavo Hellmund held a press conference with his primary financial backer Red McCombs, former owner of the Minnesota Vikings National Football League team and…
Without doubt the most accomplished driver of modern times at Indianapolis was Rick Mears. Throughout the 1980s and early ’90s Mears was considered the maestro of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.…