Archive Spa 1,000 Kms Lancia victory - without joy Lancia's victory in the Spa-Francorchamps 1,000 Kilometre race on September 1st should have been a happy occasion for the Italians, but it was marred by Stefan… October 1985 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Brands 1000kms Storm-swept but exciting The 1,000 Kilometre race at Brands Hatch has a history of bad weather, having been stopped twice in the past six years when the conditions became too bad… October 1983 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive New Cars: Audi 80 Sleeker Audi 80 The new Audi 80, which appeared at the Paris Salon, is the result of 4,000 hours of wind-tunnel honing, so it's not surprising that it bears a… November 1986 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Golf Diesel Turbo Not bad! Even mention of Diesel power is an anathema to keen drivers who associate such propulsion with sluggish performance, pronounced engine noise and smell. Some of these reservations are… December 1985 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive World Endurance Championship Brands Hatch 1,000 kms – a hard race The last World Endurance Championship race of 1985 to be held in Europe was also the best of the season, two works… November 1985 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Cotton on: Five star circuit Tom Wheatcroft's first FIA World Championship race at Donington Park was widely acclaimed, and stakes a powerful claim for the East Midlands track to hold a Formula… October 1989 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Stateside: IMSA sportscars Bruising encounters The three opening rounds of the IMSA Camel GT Championship in the United States took TWR Jaguar’s John Nielsen to the top of the drivers’ championship placings, and… May 1988 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive The last Lagonda The last Lagonda, the long, low razor edge saloon of the 1980s is the epitaph that designer William Towns wished for. It was a quirk of the market at that… November 1993 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Under scrutiny -- Mercedes C291 Dr Hermann Hiereth, technical director of the Mercedes Sportscar World Championship programme, and car designer Leo Ress explain the background to the high-technology C291, the new "Silver Arrows" sports car.… July 1991 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Le Mans 24-hours Works Porsches trounced Throughout the life of the Group C World Endurance Championship, which started in 1982, the works Rothmans-Porsche team has been boringly successful. One knew, before leaving home, that… July 1985 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Mass and lckx Win Economy Run: 1985 1000Km of Mugello Early last year there was a terrible shemozzle in the sports car world when FISA decided at short notice to "do a deal" with the American IMSA organisation. They scrapped… May 1985 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Sports Cars - BRM A Fresh Start The history of British Racing Motors is essentially a story of hopes and heartbreaks in the world of Grand Prix racing, but the BRM marque was represented… February 1991 Issue By Mike Cotton
