Archive 1987 Le Mans 24 Hours report: Jaguar bid fails as Porsche wins The Porsche factory was down to its last car after an hour of racing at Le Mans but that one, driven by Derek Bell, Hans Stuck and AI Holbert, was… July 1987 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Classic Marathon plans On January 12, full details of the Classic Marathon, scheduled for June 18-26 1988, will be announced in London by the event organisers and sponsors. Some people thought that this… January 1988 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Road impressions: Alfa 33 Cloverleaf The Milanese Alfa Romeo company has an enviable reputation for making sporting family cars, suitable for everyday use but distinguished by having better than average performance and roadholding. Their first attempt… September 1983 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Cotton on.... Bring back the Grand Tourers! Aston Martin's decision to participate in the World Sports-Prototype Championship creates fresh interest in the series, which is already undergoing fundamental change. A single Ecurie… February 1989 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Cotton on.... Pipped at the post As Jean-Louis Schlesser stood by his Sauber Mercedes at Spa his mind went back a year to the time when Martin Brundle won the World Sportscar… November 1989 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Jaguar puts pressure on Mercedes The result of the 23rd Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo at Monza had a familiar ring as the Mercedes team swept up the top two places, but third and fourth for Silk… June 1990 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive New cars: Mercedes 190 A new class for Mercedes It took ten years — three more than is usual in the motor industry — for Mercedes-Benz to design and produce a more compact model than… October 1983 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Renault's luxurious 25 France's new "sociable car" in the upper class REGIE RENAULT'S new flagship, the 25, went on sale in France in February and will be available on the British market in… April 1984 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Matters of moment, August 1983 A splendid garden party! Those who worry about the health of Grand Prix racing should be reassured by the success of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. At midnight on Friday… August 1983 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Line of improvement The Ford Cortina-Lotus, developed for the public by the Competitions Department When the 1967 Cortina-Lotus was introduced, perhaps rather quietly by Ford's standards, there was a general feeling that this… May 1967 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive Cotton on.... These are the days! It hardly seemed likely in 1983 (or 1984, or 1985) that anyone would ever call Group C "a great era" for sports-car racing, yet that is… June 1989 Issue By Mike Cotton
Archive The Six-Year Plan Those in Grand Prix racing are accustomed to the manners of FISA president Jean-Marie Balestre, but when he invited himself to the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's traditional conference at Le… July 1988 Issue By Mike Cotton