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The month in Motor Sport
November 17: Porsche unveils its new GT racer, the 450 bhp Turbo GT2, at the Essen Motor Show. 18: Ford…
January 1995
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Uniting for the common good
You can read full details of Racing Ahead's objectives elsewhere in this issue. On paper, they may not look like…
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McRae of sunshine
As threat of a controversial stages finish evaporated, Britain's rising star completed a deserved victory - the first such home…
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What next?
Colin McRae's third World Championship rally victory was unquestionably his most important. So where does he go from here? Colin…
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Yoshio Nakamura: the mastermind engineer who led Honda into F1
When he first came to the notice of Europeans, Yoshio Nakamura was pigeon-holed with the usual 'inscrutable’ tag so beloved…
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It's logical, captains
Racing Ahead is a forum dedicated to striking a blow for common sense. The shape of motor racing in this…
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All revved up - and nowhere to go?
It’s got 5000 bhp and the aerodrag of a knitting needle, but Chet Herbert’s streamliner with no name is in…
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US enterprise?
IndyCar owner Jim Hall's recruitment of Gil de Ferran has furrowed a few American brows, but it's a move which…
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Latent Orient
A Chinese Grand Prix? As Western influences grow in the Far East, just such a race is fast approaching feasibility…
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Great Dane
Paul Stewart Racing's monopoly on the British F3 title continued last season, as Jan Magnussen racked up a record tally…
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Muscle for pleasure
The best thing to come out of Blackpool since the M55? Actually, the Griffith is one of the best things…
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Mint Polo
Volkswagen is nothing if not thorough, and the new Polo is a demonstration of corporate efficiency in that it not…
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Sweet Swede
The benefits of the current Saab 900 became most apparent during a Sunday soccer tournament... Despite the conclusion, not so…
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Classic mistake
Question: what do the following statements have in common: "A delight to own and drive"; "A car for enthusiasts"; "A…
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Slow burner
Mazda continues to innovate. Diesel engines become socially acceptable; turbodiesels start to acquire a (justified) reputation for providing a blend…
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Hot Seat
How perceptions of a nation's place in the scheme of things can change. According to recent statistics, Spain now lies…
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1994 The year in pictures
January Simtek and Pacific enter the FIA F1 World Championship... Mark Blundell signs for Tyrrell... Benetton signs JJ Lehto, but…
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Those "Boxing Night Exeters"
I thought that, in this age of a great many highly organised events for the older cars and with the…
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Ellis's 1895 Run
Car: 1895 tiller-steered, solid-tyred Daimler-engined 3½ hp Panhard-Levassor Driver: The Hon Evelyn Ellis Passenger: F W Simms Route: Micheldever (Start…
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Before The Act
The English are great on anniversaries. Which is why the VCC, encouraged by my learned friend Malcom Jeal, is arranging…
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