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When Brands was hatched
Motor Sport couldn’t help but delve into a new book by Chas Parker on the history of the Kent circuit.…
April 2008
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What in the world is going on?
By John Davenport. The 1990s boom years of the World Rally Championship have become a distant memory. Some say it…
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How Williams designed a Le Mans winner: the ultra-efficient BMW V12 LMR
Before Williams and BMW tied the knot in Formula 1 they underwent a trial marriage in sports car racing. Unlike…
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Race Retro to kick off season
Over 20,000 fans of classic and historic motor sport are expected to visit Race Retro, the fifth annual International Historic…
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Ickx Ferrari to race again
The Ferrari 312B2 that Jacky Ickx took to victory in the 1972 German Grand Prix is set to return to…
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Less is more in Gp C
In a bid to strengthen grids, the Group C/GTP racing calendar has been pared to just four events in 2008…
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In brief, April 2008
* Two sections of the Isle of Man’s TT course will feature in the 2008 Manx Classic, where a range…
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New series for classic US cars
Pre-1966 American touring and GT cars running to FIA Appendix K regulations will have their own pilot race series in…
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In brief, April 2008
* The Pembrey circuit in South Wales will have a festival of historic racing for the first time on July…
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Rally legends renew rivalry
World Rally CHAMPIONS STIG Blomqvist and Björn Waldegård will contest the Robin Hood Rally on March 8/9, the opening round…
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F5000 decider at Phillip Island
The destiny of the Formula 5000 Trans Tasman Revival Series will be decided during the annual Phillip Island Classic meeting…
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Historic racing diary
Mar 8/9 British Historic Rally Championship, Nottinghamshire. The Clipstone forest complex hosts the opening BHRC round. Admission car parking £5.…
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Andruet's Alpine trip
Former Monte Carlo Rally winner Jean-Claude Andruet got back behind the wheel of a Renault Alpine A110 for the annual…
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Regs are there to be broken
For some, the Monte retro rally was a test of navigation; for others, a chance to reawaken the fire of…
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French fancies
Bonhams’ first Rétromobile auction was a £7m success As any car enthusiast will tell you, Rétromobile is the classic car…
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Ferrari 288GTO
With the 288, Ferrari embraced new technology to produce a supercar that sadly never raced but fully deserves its GTO…
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Reviews, April 2008
Group B The rise and fall of rallying’s wildest cars John Davenport and Reinhard Klein Group B was killed off…
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Brits get an icy reception
When the British contingent found a unique way to deal with the arctic conditions of the 1947 Swedish Grand Prix,…
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Delage's engines ran like clockwork
As long as I’ve known anything about ‘proper’ racing cars I’ve been a confirmed Delage fan. My one-time editor on…
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Four-way tussle on Monza's banking is a rare visual treat
Just occasionally we manage to turn up a photograph which simply breathes the spirit of an age of racing; Formula…
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