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The new Lotus Esprit GT1 V8 retired on its racing debut at Paul Ricard, but the team behind it harbours genuine long-term ambitions. Michael Cotton investigates Seasoned onlookers at Snetterton…

Saabs Supreme in Snow When two rallies are combined by their respective sets of organisers there is always some discussion over which good points should be kept from each of…

Aston Martin Virage by Chris Nixon. 160 pp. 10%" x 14". Osprey Publishing Limited, 59 Grosvenor Street, London, W1X 9DA. £80.00 There are two ways that Chris Nixon's Aston Martin…

Racers that are going, going, gone... An ex-works MGC GTS with Sebring history sold for £89,000 at the Coys True Greats sale on December 4. MBL546E was one of six…

He worked alongside Chapman at Lotus, so it's no surprise that his choice is so named. This home-built racer is innovative, compact and effective. And its designer also penned the…

Comber straight Nuvolari overtook Hall, who was holding 112 m.p.h. and the latter hit a bank, buckling a wheel. That lap the Italian clocked 10 min. 6 sec., or 81.15…

The BAC Drone Sir, The BAC Drone of recent mention is an interesting machine worthy of more comment. Most notable was the way the aircraft lived up to their name…

In those long ago pioneering days of motor racing, before the First World War, the De Dietrich cars from Luneville on the Seine-et-Oise had a long if rather undistinguished record…

Ferrari test track While Modena and the surrounding districts still remain very much the heart of Italian motor racing, the scene is continually changing. There was a happy time when…

preservation Formula 3000 continues to eke out an erratic existence in the shadows, but there is one company with sufficient commercial nous to realise its worth Iro test, or not…

ALUMINIUM WHEELS FOR AUSTINS After what seemed a period of neglect, the .blown Austin Seven has started to re-appear in races all over the country, particularly at Southport, where the…

GOODWOOD REVIVAL PREVIEW SUSSEX APPEAL THE GREATEST RACE MEETING ON THE PLANET IS LOOMING. CHANCES ARE THAT THE NEXT 12 PAGES WILL BE PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED, BUT THERE MIGHT…