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Matters of moment, August 1987
Brooklands future Brooklands having been built 80 years ago this year, it is very much in the news. The Brooklands…
Brooklands future Brooklands having been built 80 years ago this year, it is very much in the news. The Brooklands…
FISA fine staggers Ford The Ford Motor Company was stunned to hear in July that FISA is imposing a staggering…
The main topic of conversation in the paddock at the Norisring Cup on June 28 was Porsche's announcement that the…
Streets ahead The Detroit Grand Prix hammered home the same message we have been hearing since the start of the…
Tour de force Anyone who doubts which is the strongest team in Grand Prix racing today should have been at…
A rookie at the Brickyard After twenty-five years in motor racing, I suddenly found myself a "rookie" — American for…
The Phoenix rises Eight hours into the Le Mans 24-Hours the Liqui Moly Porsche was a smoking ruin, almost destroyed…
Testing truths Tyre companies have sought to prove the merits of their rival wares in assorted ways over the years.…
Janspeed jubilee To celebrate twenty-five years in the car conversions business, Janspeed of Salisbury held a recent open day at its works. Aside…
Dear AH, The reason you couldn't find me in the great Renaissance Centre ("Ren-Cen" — ugh!), round which the Detroit…
Whistle blows at half-time AImost a decade and a half ago, when Michigan's Press-on-Regardless Rally was a World Championship qualifier,…
Turkish delight When an Arab bids you bore da outside an Istanbul hotel room, there can be no doubting the international…
Stepping stone Few international racing series are so competitive as to produce five different winners in as many races —…
Crewe express Fuel-injection, giving more power from less fuel, heads the list of mainly invisible changes in the Rolls-Royce and Bentley…
On the quiet The European Type 4 saloon family will be completed in September when the Alfa Romeo 164, a…
Derby winner Appearing at the Rolls Royce EC's Pearl Jubilee Concours and Rally in an ordinary car would have seemed…
Cross-Channel cruiser It sounded like the recipe for an enjoyable trip, a sprint over to Paris and Reims to photograph…
Hit, not myth Regie Renault did not introduce turbocharging to the mass market, but it has done more than any…
On Sunday July 12 the sun rose over the Silverstone circuit with promise of a remarkable day, even though there…
Coast to coast There have been many Formula One World Championship races staged in the USA, but not all have…
Were you disappointed by Toto Wolff’s cool and rather high-handed response to the news Michael Andretti is pitching for a place on the Formula 1 grid on his own terms,…
Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer’s role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there. So said JG Ballard,…
Mario Andretti was less lucky in the Daytona 24 Hours than he was at Sebring where he won three times in 1967, ‘70 and ’72. Andretti started eight long-distance races…
F1's season-opening 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix will be held on Saturday — as will the following race in Saudi Arabia. Here's why, and what the schedule looks like for all of this year's Saturday grands prix