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Racespagne centenary, Jarama (April 11-13)
Marking the centenary of Spain's motor-sporting authority, this spring event offers a tempting escape from British climes on a cheap…
April 2003
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GP de Historique, Pau (May 30-June 1)
www.bearn-online.com/sport/grandprix/grand-prix/Formule Run on the famous street circuit in the shadow of the Pyrenées, this event is one of the best…
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Le Mans Legends (June 14-15)
www.motorracinglegencls.com Although the Le Mans 24 Hours is reason enough to hit France in June, the 2003 race has an…
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Circuit des Remparts, Angoulême (September 13-14)
This is one of the secret treasures in the historic racing calendar. Described as Monaco without the sea, the round-the-streets…
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Oldtimer Grand Prix, Nürburgring (August 8-10)
www.nüerburgring.de/eng/index_e.htm Still the biggest event of the genre in Europe, the Oldtimer is a mighty weekend of historic action with…
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Classic Six Hours, Spa (September 13-14)
www.spa-francorchamps.be/en/index2.html No round-up of European forays could miss out Spa, where the Six Hours classic is the centrepiece of an…
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European Historic GP, Zolder (June 20-22)
www.circuit-zolder.be/en/fset Okay, Zolder has always been the poor relation to Spa in Belgian racing, but the circuit still offers a…
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Trophees Historique, Clermont-Ferrand (July 26-27)
www.charade.fr/eng/accueil New to the major events calendar is a late July meeting at the Charade circuit in central France. Better…
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Trofeo Alberto Ascari, Imola (October 11-12)
www.autodromoimola.com/english/index.asp Now annual, and growing in status, this Alberto Ascari commemoration at Imola is held in autumn, when the parkland…
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Prophet without honour
Sir, Your article on the resurrection of the Kieft Grand Prix car in the March edition, coupled with earlier writings…
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Amon to that
Sir, It was with great delight that I saw the subject of Chris Amon's missed championship raised in your most…
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Clan gathering
Sir, We were most interested to see your article (March 2003) about Clan's 15 Minutes of Fame. We purchased this…
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X-rated
Sir, I am writing to say how pleased I was to see the contemporary cutaway drawing of the Lotus 29…
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Masters of style
Sir, A sentence in your article on Tony Brooks — "All flexing fingertips, silken style and arrowing accuracy" — brought…
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Light relief
Sir, I would like to congratulate Motor Sport for at last taking the lead in presenting the Cooper story. I…
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Cooper, super
Sir, Many thanks for the 'Super Cooper' issue of February. The contribution made by Charles and John Cooper to motor…
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Irwin remembered
Sir, I was pleased to find your article in last month's issue on Chris Irwin, a driver who I felt…
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Where's F1's movable feast?
Sir, I feel compelled to write about an issue of potential interest to fellow fans of Formula One. As an…
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History standing still
Sir, I remember listening to the BBC news sometime in 1957 and hearing the reader state something to the effect…
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Over the Hill
Sir, A news article in your March edition stated that the Embassy Hill Formula One team was testing its GH1…
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