At last year’s Silverstone Classic, Dickie Meaden was handed the chance to drive the famous BMW 635 CSi of Jim Richards for the December issue of Motor Sport (available in print and digital form here).
As it proved, he became well acquainted with it from the outside come race day – Dickie and Richards battled it out during the Heritage Touring Car Cup.
And so, with it being ’80s month in print and online, we’ve dug into the not-too-distant archives to relive it all.
What is ‘80s month? Motor Sport is going all ‘80s in print this month – available here – and so the website is following suit. Read about the turbo’s last hurrah, why Group C was sports cars’ best era and much more all month
Watch the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed live stream here with coverage of the best action from the hillclimb and rally stage, as motor sport's summer celebration marks 75 years of the F1 world championship
It's the final day of racing at the 2025 Le Mans Classic. Watch the live stream here for coverage of the world's biggest historic race meeting
A final track test for Alex Brundle before heading to the 2025 Le Mans Classic: see how he fine-tunes the legendary Ford GT40 for La Sarthe, and hear how Jackie Oliver won the 1969 24-hour race in one of the cars
How to eke out maximum performance from the Ford GT40's V8 engine: join Alex Brundle as he prepares for the Le Mans Classic