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30-second board
Double-time for Brooklands clock-watchers
April 2005
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Damien Smith's Off the line
Start 'em young Motor Sport, April 1976. The cover photo is Per Eklund's green Saab churning up the snow on…
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TT returns at Silverstone
Aston joins FIA GT field in bid to repeat its historic '59 win The Tourist Trophy is being revived and…
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My hero -- by Tony Southgate
My hero: It's got to be Colin Chapman. As a designer he was the man you matched yourself against. He…
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Fuji bids for Japanese GP
Toyota aims high with plans to win big race back from Suzuka Toyota unveiled the revamped Fuji Speedway in March…
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News in brief, April 2005
Red Bull Formula One racer David Coulthard is to open his first British hotel -- at Brooklands. The Scot, fourth…
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Obituaries
Maurice Trantignant -- Gentlemanly Monaco GP and Le Mans star; Monte Carlo winner and 'villain of the piece'. Maurice Trintignant,…
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Event of the month -- Sebring Endurance Challenge
What better way to build up for the classic 12 Hours than a festival of old-car action at America's most…
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Professor Sid Watkins: Nigel Roebuck's F1 Legends
Professor Sid Watkins is not a man with any stomach for political correctness, not one to say 'issue' when he…
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15 minutes of fame -- Tatra T2-603
Marathon de la Route, 1965/66 With the cold war still decades away from thawing, the arrival of East European racing…
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My only WRC win -- Joaquim Moutinho
1986 Rally of Portugal How did your rallying career start? When I was nine years old my father bought me…
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My only grand prix -- Chris Craft
1971 US at Watkins Glen What prompted Alain de Cadenet to take you grand prix racing? We'd just won at…
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Track back -- 50/30/20/10 years ago
1975-- Listing Lauda takes Trophy win Hunt leads but Lauda claims the spoils in International Trophy thriller Niki Lauda came…
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What goes around...
GP2 replaces F3000 Twenty years after it started at a cold, wet Silverstone in March 1985, the Formula 3000 International…
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Adam Cooper's Track forward
A new order reigned in Melbourne but a good season may be soured by legal wrangles There was much to…
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Reviews, April 2005
The Grand Prix Collection DVD/VHS.10 x 52mins www.dukevideo.com £149.99 (DVD)/£129.99 (VHS) with free copy of Formula One 1980: or individually…
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Feedback
Reg and Rosberg Sir, Just a minor correction to your article in the March issue about Dick Protheroe's E-types. The…
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Star Letter
Flying Soperman Sir, Your image of Steve Soper flying through Duffus Dip at Knockhill in 1994 (February issue) immediately flashed…
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Jenks on...
Starting money, 1969 In general principle the idea of paying drivers and teams a certain sum of money to start…
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You were there...
The filming of Grand Prix, Falcons and Cortinas, memories from Zandvoort, F1 action from Boreham... When he moved house…
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