Archive The Fortune Seekers THIRTY years after Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby won the 24Hours of Le Mans for Aston Martin, the marque returned to France with a new challenger racing only for the… February 1990 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Triumph Spitfire to Monaco The smalll sports car used to be an item peculiar to British manufacturers, surprising enough when you think that the Europeans have the best of the summer weather, but now… June 1967 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Track testing the "E" There are two ways to break into saloon or GT racing. One is to buy the best machine currently available in hope that it will not be superseded too quickly,… January 1967 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Floridan time warp End-to-end on Route 27, Sebring is 10 miles long. Land is cheap in Florida, and there's a typical strip of neon lights announcing gas stations (where the cheaper brands are… May 1992 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Matters of Moment, May 1984 Aston Martin milestone THE recession nearly finished off the Aston Martin company in Newport Pagnell, just as various depressions and vicissitudes of the market have threatened its existence many times… May 1984 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive The old order changes The Nurburgring, majestic, daunting and obsolete, has hosted its last World Championship race. The scene of many great triumphs and arguably, Juan-Manuel Fangio's victory in the 1957 German Grand Prix might… July 1983 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive 1986 Le Mans 24 Hours report: Derek Bell's fourth Le Mans success Derek Bell became the most successful English driver ever to compete at Le Mans when he notched up his fourth victory on June 1, driving the Rothmans-Porsche 962C with Hans… July 1986 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Matters of moment, September 1983 An opportunity lost? We have to admit it, our hearts leapt when we read a newspaper headline "Speed limits to rise". At last, the miserable 70 mph limit on Britain's motorway… September 1983 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive New cars: Audi 90 An image for the Nineties The new Audi 90 model became available in Britain in June, completing the German company's line-up of modern, very aerodynamic family saloons. Three versions, all… July 1987 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive BMW's World Touring title? Despite the end-of-season string of Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 victories in Australasia and Japan, BMW's Roberto Ravaglia has been proclaimed the first (and probably only) World Touring Car Champion. But… January 1988 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive FISA abandons the Sportscar Championship Two lines in the FISA Bulletin published on October 7 sufficed to terminate a World Championship: "Due to the extremely small number of manufacturers interested in entering, the 1993 Sports… November 1992 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive SWC In Jeopardy ... Again It would be interesting to know what was going on in the mind of M Michel Cosson, president of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, when he sat beside FISA president… August 1992 Issue By Mike Cotton