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Piers Courage: Nigel Roebuck's Legends
Fitness is all-consuming in Formula One, I know, but still there is something depressing about the uniformity of drivers' tastes…
January 2002
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100 greatest drives
Remember Senna at Donington Park in 1993? Ran away with it in the pouring rain. One of the best drives…
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Mercedes 300SLR
The man we must thank for the beautiful and successful DBR1 has a high regard for the car he wanted…
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Between a rock
He didn't think so at the time, but the hard lesson Bjorn learned on this event proved to be a…
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Grunt of the litter
No Aston lacks in charisma. But some are more blessed than others - DB4 GT and Vanquish, for example. There's…
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Fontes of Youth
He had just one full season of Motor racing. But what a season it was. Bill Boddy remembers the 'Student…
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Col De Turini
This piece of road still provides the focus of the world's most famous rally. But other Monte stages have come…
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Fantastic road that's almost impossible to top
Strange how the mind plays tricks. I knew exactly how it was going to be. I'd seen it so many…
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Book reviews, January 2002, January 2002
1946 And all that Guy Griffiths (Text by Anthony Pritchard) Published by Palawan Press, £125 To order: 020 7371 3060…
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Count Johnny's little flyer
Count Johnny's little flyer IN THE 1930s THERE WAS QUITE A NUMBER OF LITTLE RACING cars contesting records in Local…
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Celebrations in Estonia
A letter from margus H Kuuse, Editior of Estonia's motor journal Autoleht, informs me that 80 years of motorsport in…
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Bringing Sitges back to life
Recent references to the derelict Sitges circuit in Spain has brought the very good news that it is being revived,…
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Cooper car Club
The Cooper car Club been active, especially since the VSCC's John Cooper Race last August and the more recent races…
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Trident and tested tyres
Those requiring tyres with the correct three-stud tread pattern for early 1930s GP and other cars should note that Trident…
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Wyn Owen
Wyn Owen has had again, for the making of a short documentary film of Parry Thomas' LSR of attempt in…
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Simon Thomas
Simon Thomas writes to say he has bought the 1935 Fiat Balilla which spent many years in Derbyshire, when it…
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Supercar speed dilemma
There is an increasing number of supercars able to achieve speeds in the region of 200mph or more — the…
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Old bikers reunite
Donington Park had a meeting in October of 10 motorcycle riders who achieved fame pre-war there, with demos by a…
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Plaque unveiled
A plaque was unveiled recently at the Fairmile (now Munro House) at Cobham to commemorate the work of Sir Noel…
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January 4-5
On January 4-5, 2002, the MCC will hold its Exeter Trial. Entries have closed at over 350 'bike and car…
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