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Matters of moment, April 1998
If I were Frank Williams of Jean Todt, I’d be banging on Bridgestone's door right now. The problem is I…
If I were Frank Williams of Jean Todt, I’d be banging on Bridgestone's door right now. The problem is I…
The Chevron B16 which took a Wankel engine to Le Mans 21 years before Mazda won the event with a…
Modern pretenders were soundly spanked in February’s Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone, where seven of the top ten were Frazer Nashes.…
Richard Noble has asked me to ask you to stop sending him money. Thanks at least in part to the…
The former President of the British Racing Drivers Club, Gerald Lascelles has died aged 73. Under his presidency from 1964…
With the ink barely dry on the contract to sell his Grand Prix team to British American Racing, the newly…
You may not have realised it but the thing that's missing from your life is a Murray Walker character jug.…
Remarkable how careless some people can be. We’ve all lost our keys at some time, but a Grand Prix car?…
Having watched the ITV documentary on Murray Walker, I’ve decided that, when digital TV arrives offering a choice of camera…
Have fun and do some good at the same time. On Saturday April 11, International Rally Car Day offers you…
Former World Champion John Surtees has sportingly loaned FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Car Championship competitor Chris Perkins the ex-John Watson…
Formula Junior, the brainchild of Count 'Johnny' Lurani and training ground for many Grand Prix stars of the early 1960s,…
Over the years there have been mutterings about newly-built cars in historic racing. As far as a Grand Prix car…
Motorsport historian Duncan Rabagliati’s collection of more than 60 cars, one of the most eclectic assortments ever to be offered…
March 21 Oulton Park (GB) Historic Touring Cars headline the programme for this meeting on the Fosters Circuit. T: 01829…
Stirling Moss Attacks the FIA In a circular sent to most of the motoring press, Stirling Moss has attacked the…
So now we know. All that endless speculation through the dark days of winter, all that sifting the conflicting scraps…
Heated debate Sir, With reference to John Grimson's letter in the February issue I was not aware of any reluctance…
Some weekends you can come back from a Grand Prix with a notebook relatively clean. There will be a lap…
The return of racing to Goodwood may be the highpoint of the 1998 Historic motorsport season, but as Marcus Pye…
How many Formula 1 drivers have admitted to having a coach? Not many. In fact, you could probably count them on two hands. The fact of the matter is, though,…
Like me you may be watching with ever increasing astonishment as classic car prices climb through the roof, up through the cloud base and into the stratosphere. I wrote a few…
Jack Brabham clinched the 1959 F1 championship by pushing his car over the line; the story of how he got there is one of meticulous planning, determination and a dose of craftiness
General admission is a sell-out again, and no wonder with this entry list Tweeds and trilbies, furs and frocks, sideways E-Types. An annual highlight of the historic race calendar is less than…