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Lotus 18 vs Cooper T53: Go low, aim high
Complacency: a strong word when aimed at brittle motor racing people. But... "Why change it when we're winnin'?" Sounds complacent,…
November 2005
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X-ray spec -- Lotus 30
Sometimes there are good grounds for saying "it'll never work". Keith Howard hears a few To paraphrase the famous Richie…
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Colin McRae's brilliant WRC title win: Mad for it
Ten years ago British rallying got the same kind of boost as that recently experienced by English cricket when, on…
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Return of the prodigal Sunbeam
It rained. It was misty. Just like in 1922. Paul Fearnley gets a realism overload on the Isle of Man…
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Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jnr: The IndyCar dynasty born to run
The parallels are obvious: Al Unser Jnr and Michael Andretti, sons of IndyCar legends and born within a year of…
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Coming in from the cold
This Ferrari 750 Monza was raced on ice, then disappeared for 30 years. Richard Hese!tine tries it on asphalt. Photography…
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Taking the eye line...
Most of the internaional stars raced in California in the '70s. Mike Hewitt caught them with his Pentax. Wife and…
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Young men go east
The first Formula Three Macau Grand Prix helped build the legends of Ayrton Senna and the race itself. By Marcus…
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WB miscellany, November 2005
Return of the cyclecar? Motor Sport used to investigate some forgotten makes, when I was able to offer more data…
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WB Rumblings, November 2005
The most meritorious performance in the VSCC Western Rally was made by Miss Susan Hill, navigated by Robin Harcourt-Smith, in…
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Wheel to wheel -- the month in historic motorsport
Bellm's GT40 on top in first Tour -- Tour Britannia, September 5-8 Ray Bellm added victory in the inaugural Tour…
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Inside line -- Fred Gallagher
Tour Britannia organiser What has been the reaction to the first Tour Britannia? Everybody loved the hillclimbs; the view on…
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Data logger -- keep track of all the news
No more racing for Green A freak accident at Goodwood means end of race career for well-known historic driver. Veteran…
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Hammer down
Racers that are going, going, gone... Bonhams' Important Sports and Competition Motor Cars sale at the Goodwood Revival on September 16…
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News in brief, November 2005
Robin Brundle, younger brother of former F1 racer Martin, broke a long lay-off from racing to share the Toyota Corona…
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Pace notes -- your guide to what's coming up...
RAC runs for the forests -- Roger Albert Clark Rally November 19-22 The forests of Northumberland and south Scotland will…
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Marcus Pye's Diary
Paying homage to the Maserati 250F, visiting the Brighton Speed Trials and railing against driving standards at Spa Donington…
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Simon Taylor's Notebook
All over the country there are still traces of forgotten racetracks which put old wartime airfields to primitive use In…
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Parting Shot
British Formula Three, Brands Hatch, 1992 Pedro Diniz did little to suggest he was ever going to make it to…
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