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Wankel-powered Chevron B16 back after 27 years
The Chevron B16 which took a Wankel engine to Le Mans 21 years before Mazda won the event with a…
April 1998
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Pomeroy Trophy
Modern pretenders were soundly spanked in February’s Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone, where seven of the top ten were Frazer Nashes.…
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ThrustSSC donations
Richard Noble has asked me to ask you to stop sending him money. Thanks at least in part to the…
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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…
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Tyrrells to be sold at Goodwood
With the ink barely dry on the contract to sell his Grand Prix team to British American Racing, the newly…
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If you're quick: Murray's mug on a jug
You may not have realised it but the thing that's missing from your life is a Murray Walker character jug.…
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Hon Gerald Lascelles 1924-1998
The former President of the British Racing Drivers Club, Gerald Lascelles has died aged 73. Under his presidency from 1964…
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Maserati 6C34 find
Remarkable how careless some people can be. We’ve all lost our keys at some time, but a Grand Prix car?…
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International Rally Car Day
Have fun and do some good at the same time. On Saturday April 11, International Rally Car Day offers you…
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Watching Walker
Having watched the ITV documentary on Murray Walker, I’ve decided that, when digital TV arrives offering a choice of camera…
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Rabagliati collection
Motorsport historian Duncan Rabagliati’s collection of more than 60 cars, one of the most eclectic assortments ever to be offered…
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Surtees lends TS16 to TGP competitor
Former World Champion John Surtees has sportingly loaned FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Car Championship competitor Chris Perkins the ex-John Watson…
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Formula Junior celebrates 40th anniversary
Formula Junior, the brainchild of Count 'Johnny' Lurani and training ground for many Grand Prix stars of the early 1960s,…
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A minor delay in testing
Over the years there have been mutterings about newly-built cars in historic racing. As far as a Grand Prix car…
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Events of note
March 21 Oulton Park (GB) Historic Touring Cars headline the programme for this meeting on the Fosters Circuit. T: 01829…
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From our Archives
Stirling Moss Attacks the FIA In a circular sent to most of the motoring press, Stirling Moss has attacked the…
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Modern times
So now we know. All that endless speculation through the dark days of winter, all that sifting the conflicting scraps…
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Letters from readers, April 1998
Heated debate Sir, With reference to John Grimson's letter in the February issue I was not aware of any reluctance…
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1984 Dallas Grand Prix: Nigel Roebuck's F1 Legends
Some weekends you can come back from a Grand Prix with a notebook relatively clean. There will be a lap…
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1998 - The essential guide to the season
The return of racing to Goodwood may be the highpoint of the 1998 Historic motorsport season, but as Marcus Pye…
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