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The month in MOTOR SPORT
Nov 8: Alister McRae, son of Jimmy and younger brother of Colin, is surprise winner of the Shell Rally Scholarship.…
Nov 8: Alister McRae, son of Jimmy and younger brother of Colin, is surprise winner of the Shell Rally Scholarship.…
Mercedes will not be competing in Formula 1, either in 1992 or the foreseeable future. That was the surprise message…
The disclosure of initial plans to redevelop the Jim Clark Memorial Trophy Room met with a storm of protest, but…
To those who hark back to his Formula Three days he is still the Man Who Could Beat Senna, but…
The very existence of the Sportscar World Championship, the modern incarnation of endurance racing, was called into question at the…
October 27 Mercedes wins the final round of the 1991 Sportscar World Championship at Autopolis, Japan. Silk Cut Jaguar is…
Cataluña Rally When Toyota Team Europe went to Spain for the Cataluña Rally the prime object was to get Carlos…
Lombard RAC Rally When Carlos Sainz crashed out of contention on the 1000 Lakes Rally, then rolled several times during…
For months, the world's motor racing media has speculated about Mercedes-Benz's desire to return to Grand Prix racing for the…
Whilst these words were being written, the Formula 1 market for 1992 looked on - paper - to be relatively…
This is the story of a Frazer Nash, not one of the old chain-driven sports cars, but a 1950 Le…
Jim Hall. It may only comprise seven letters but that name represents one of the biggest in motorsports. Born in…
How a 50 year-old hot rodder and the 17 year-old car he built himself tore up the form book to…
People ask what 400mph is really like and its kinda hard to explain," said rocket car pilot Bob Tatroe in…
If Rosco McGlashan has his way, his Thrust-like Aussie Invader will deprive Richard Noble of his outright land speed record…
They never warned us about things like this at school. Cigarettes, heroin, Newcastle Brown, the local girls high school. .…
Less weight or more power? Your choice from Weissach Two ways to spend over £60,000 on a new, rear-engined Porsche…
Monte Carlo Rally Before the war the Monte Carlo Rally was THE great winter adventure, greatly enjoyed by the many…
Backtracking on the successful 1991 Benson & Hedges RAC Veteran Car Run, the permissible number of ancients had been increased…
The Diatto has the considerable distinction of having been the fore-runner of the Maserati. Yet the first such cars were…
Change of engine, change of fortune? Mark Hughes examines McLaren's preseason It’s probably fair to say McLaren’s pre-season testing could’ve gone a lot better. Punctuated with regular…
Writing a column is an essentially simple business. Not easy perhaps, but simple all the same. There are only two rules I have found in the least useful over time:…
The late Max Mosley’s first racing wish was the usual one: to become Formula 1 world champion. He would get as far as Formula 2 – and there in short…
Why are we drawn to this sport? Through my 20-odd years as a Grand Prix journalist, I have been repeatedly surprised by the drivers’ lack of childhood enthusiasm for motor…