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In the hot seat -- Johnny Herbert
Johnny Herbert reckons Michael Schumacher has a sense of humour and Formula Ford is rubbish. He's not through with racing…
December 2005
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Hatch made in heaven
Look at that little pattern on the left: it's been traced out on thousands of bedroom carpets since the 1960s,…
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Webb Sight
Brands Hatch thrived under racing's great promoter, John Webb. He talks to Simon Taylor John Webb was one of the…
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John Webb's Brands top five
- Rodríguez winning 1970 BOAC 1000. - Reutmann's win in 1978 British Grand Prix. - Peter Gethin's 1973 Race of Champions.…
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Jonathan Palmer's Brands top five
My first drive on a circuit: "At 17 I took myself along to Brands for an 'Initial Trial' event. I…
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Jurassic Lark
GP Masters has saved the stars' careers from extinction. Derek Warwick tells Richard Heseltine why... Photography by James Mann "Are…
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French evolution
This unique Delage D6 proved itself at Le Mans and in grands prix during a lengthy career. Richard Heseltine tells…
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Track visit -- La Châtre
Le Mans, Rouen, Reims, Clermont-Ferrand... France had another international circuit using public roads -- in this case into the 1980s. …
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X-ray spec -- LSR 'Babs'
The phrase 'resurfaced' has never applied so literally to a car. Keith Howard explains why John Godfrey Parry Thomas, holder…
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One-hit wanderer -- Richie Ginther
Enigmatic doesn't come close. A loner, with long hair and Zapata moustache, spends a decade roaming North America, a nomad…
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Honda's first F1 driver -- Ronnie Bucknum
As Richie Ginther crossed the line in Mexico City in 1965 to score Honda's maiden victory, the Japanese team had…
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The Heat they wouldn't Hire
Russell Brookes was a talent ripe for the top level of international rallying, so why was he overlooked? He talks…
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WB Miscellany, December 2005
The enthusiast's Ballot The French sports 2-litre Ballot is a car which deserves to be remembered. To confirm this I…
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WB Rumblings, December 2005
The picnic-like VSCC event at Madresfield Court, with driving tests on the long drive of the house which inspired Evelyn…
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Wheel to wheel -- the month in historic motorsport
Action-packed finale -- HSCC: Silverstone October 15 Though all bar one of the HSCC's championships were settled ahead of the…
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Inside line -- Matthew Watts
HSCC Classic Racing Cars How has 2005 gone? A brilliant year. It started with a win at Donington Park and…
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2005 Review -- Part One: The single seaters
GIäseI shows them who's Bosch -- RA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Only when his engine cut out at the Lausitzring did…
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Data logger -- keep track of all the news...
DFV Chevron runs again -- Bolton one-off roars again after 22-year silence. 2006 race programme beckons The unique DFV-powered Chevron…
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News in brief, December 2005
Among the entries for the Roger Albert Clark Rally is an ex-Clark Ford Escort Mk1. The car registered FEV 5H…
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Hammer down
Racers that are going, going, gone... As we went to press, Coys' Auto Moto D'Epoca sale at Fiero di Padova…
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