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The month in Motor Sport
May 14: March Cars’ creditors agree to accept a rescue proposal put forward by Andrew Fitton. Pending completion of the…
July 1992
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Matters of moment, July 1992
Common-sense controls Shortly after this issue of Motor Sport closed for press, leading representatives of Formula One's chief trade suppliers…
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Obituaries
Ian Taylor British motor racing was dealt a sharp shock on June 7, when news filtered through that Ian Taylor…
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Gimme five!
In the heat of Imola nothing could stop Nigel Mansell setting another record. This time last year, at the fifth…
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Hard men and histrionics
To Monaco came a welcome reminder of the days when Grand Prix drivers endured pain with clenched teeth and sealed…
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What did go wrong?
What was it that lost Nigel Mansell his sixth consecutive victory with only seven laps to go? If Imola confirmed…
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The good old days?
Dear Reader, A lot of people these days are complaining and moaning that Formula One racing is dull and boring,…
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Sublime to ridiculous
As we waited at Bologna airport for the 'plane to London a friend said: "If you don't come away from…
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Red Five's red mist
A moment's rashness prevented Nigel Mansell from extending his sizeable World Championship lead in Canada. As an electronic malfunction sidelined…
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Fuels paradise
The opening rounds of this year's European F3000 Championship have contained several surprises, all but one of them welcome. The…
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Auriol: Greece Lightning
Not so long ago, Frenchman Didier Auriol was known as the man whom Lady Luck has passed by. Time after…
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Still hectic, after all these years
Late in 1976 DSJ and I were swept around the Lotus Cars facility at Hethel in Norfolk. A succession of…
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New retrospective
We take to the track at Donington Park to examine two fresh HSCC initiatives On the surface at least, Formula…
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Is this the world's most desireable sportscar?
McLaren lends its F1 expertise to the creation of its first roadcar for 23 years ”I want people to feel…
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Crieghton Brown on the F1
You have done an exceptional job of keeping the car under wraps. One magazine printed a spy shot purporting to…
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Auntie's Pride
The 1991 body changes to the Rover 800 have resulted in a new version of the Vitesse that carries the…
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Let's twist again
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is the fifth generation production alliance of Ford Motor Company Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE) and…
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Ferrari tamer
Ferraris may be the most exciting, rewarding and covetable of modern high-performance cars, but I have never regarded them as…
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Battery salts
Electrical failures, more than any other trouble, are still responsible for the majority of roadside stoppages. Even though alternators put…
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The things they say...
Norwich Union's Personal Insurance Administration manager, D T Clark, writing of cars over 15 years old being unacceptable for his…
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