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Gilles Villeneuve's Year Zero: F1 legend's incredible breakout season
The competition aligned against him was the toughest our hero had yet faced, but he gave a performance to crystallise…
October 2005
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Track visit -- Longford
Wooden bridges, long straights, jumps, a railway crossing.., and even a pub. Tasmania's super-fast road circuit had it all. Adam…
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"I was hooked..." -- Hans Stuck Jr
When Hans Stuck Sr let his son loose at the 'Ring it was the start of a great career. By…
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Grand Precursor
A hundred years ago France hosted the final Gordon Bennett Cup. It would be the end of the first set…
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X-ray spec -- McLaren MP4/2
Two brave design choices brought dominating success, the car's designer tells Keith Howard In Formula One the 1980s were McLaren's…
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Thermal underdog
This Sunbeam Alpine shocked the French hosts by winning the Index of Thermal Efficiency at Le Mans. Richard Heseltine goes…
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6000 miles to Caracas
The Gran Premio de la América del Sur almost forced Fangio to quit racing, as Tony Watson relates. Photography courtesy…
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Dave Coyne -- the ultimate cult hero
He left a trail of battered egos in his wake, but his brilliance was never rewarded. Marcus Simmons drops in…
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WB miscellany, October 2005
Spirit of pre-war days With all our respect for historic Maseratis and Ferraris, etc, in historic car races today it…
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WB Rumblings, October 2005
The lnvicta Car Club's 75th anniversary of the S-type was supported by these impressive sportscars, with owners bringing cars to…
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Wheel to wheel -- the month in historic motorsport
Morris ERA takes Seaman honours -- Donington Park VSCC See Red, September 3/4 For the 17th time in the car's illustrious…
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Inside line -- Tony Marsh
Hillclimb legend on Shelsley How long have you been competing at Shelsley Walsh? I first competed at Shelsley in 1954.…
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Data logger -- keep track of all the news
100 GP celebration -- Ambitious VSCC Donington meeting to feature grids spanning all 10 decades of grand prix racing The…
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News in brief, October 2005
Ex-Formula 3000 race winner and F3/FF2000/FF1600 champion Dave Coyne has targeted a racing comeback in historic motorsport. Coyne, whose last…
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Hammer down
Racers that are going, going, gone... The Bonhams sale at the Silverstone Classic meeting in August saw mixed results. Chairman…
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Pace notes -- your guide to what's coming up
GP classics back at Brands -- FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix: Brands Hatch and Estoril September 24/25, October 8/9 The fight…
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Marcus Pye's Diary
A brace of anniversaries means two busy weekends on the trot and the chance to race a Chevron B1 at…
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Simon Taylor's Notebook
Promoting our type of motorsport to a new audience, without cheapening it, is vital to its long-term health I make…
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Parting Shot
Nürburgring 1000km, 1964 Ludovico Scarfiotti (third nearest to camera) appears to be jumping to his Ferrari 275P, which he would…
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