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The Month in Motor Sport
December 8: Johnny Herbert takes his first F1 victory... in the Kenwood Grand Prix, which takes place in a car…
February 1993
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Matters of Moment, February 1993
Asset Gripping The entire future of the French motor racing is uncertain, in the wake of the enforced withdrawal of…
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Obituary - Dave Metcalfe
There are times when our sport can be an insular business, many participants rarely focusing beyond the boundaries of their…
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A racer in his own right
Motor racing glory runs in the Hill family, but Damon is determined not to bask in his father's shadow Not…
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The remarkable Mr Mears
Indycar racing may have gained Nigel Mansell and entranced Ayrton Senna, but its true King has just abdicated Amidst all…
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Continuity
Dear Reader, As a regular reader you will be aware of one of my favourite "hobby-horses" and I make no…
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Rally review, February 1993
The long and winding raid When the Daily Express and the Sydney Daily Telegraph got together to back the London-Sydney…
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Win a day with jaguar
An exclusive opportunity to take a closeup look at how the XJ220 is put together February marks the final month…
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Something old, something new
According to John Butt, of Maserati UK concessionaire Meridien, we'd be getting "a weekend you will remember". As I stood,…
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Riding the storm
The future structure of international motor racing was thrown into confusion in December, when FISA announced, rather curtly, that Formula…
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The show goes on
Nigel Mansell's Lola 193/00 is due to be one of the star exhibits at Earl's Court. Last year marked the…
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Muddy waters
Sports car racing begins the long haul back to respectability in 1993, based on the concept of homologated Grand Touring…
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Gil power
You'd be forgiven for thinking that competition was the last thing on Gil de Ferran's mind during the 1992 British…
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Tale of the unexpected
Alongside sat Gil de Ferran, already crowned as British F3 champion. It wasn't that the Brazilian had suffered outrageous ill-fortune…
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TR action control
Nobody, particularly in the parochial world of the TR Register, gave much thought to the winning potential of the TR7…
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Getting a grip
This is the first time that Motor Sport has published a full Subaru road test. Such an oversight has long…
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Never mind the width...
Squeeze the throttle of the BMW 7401 and you might not believe your ears. The aural evidence suggests that TVR…
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I am not a number...
Renault's distinctive 25 is no more. The large, quirky saloon has been replaced by the Safrane, a similarly-sized hatchback which…
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Smooth operators
Times are no easier for Jaguar than they are for anyone else at the moment, but its long-term model programme…
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Plain speeding
Vauxhall is advertising better safety standards (side beams and optional air bags) as the main element of 1993 improvements to…
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