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HSCC Snetterton
Jowsey's quartet as Fowler takes Formula Ford double Longer races but smaller grids marked the HSCC's Snetterton meet, which suffered…
August 2004
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VSCC Cadwell Park
Fatal crash mars popular meeting The death of Len Thompson cast a heavy shadow over the VSCC's yearly Cadwell Park…
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VSCC: Shelsley Walsh
Hulbert trims his own pre-war record Mac Hulbert kept up his mastery of Shelsley Walsh by breaking his own pre-war…
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Reports in brief, August 2004
Dessie Nutt and Geraldine McBride maintained their 100 per cent record by winning round five of the Armajaro MSA British…
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Simon Taylor
Modern times If a week is a long time in politics a month is an age in Formula One. Since…
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This month in
1994 Gerhard Berger gives Ferrari its first win since 1990 by winning the German GP, a race that is marred…
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My only Grand Prix
1975 British at Silverstone by John Nicholson How did you end up graduating from Formula Atlantic straight to Formula One?…
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My hero: by Willie Green
"Every era has a hero, right back to anyone who drove in the Paris-Madrid road race. That said, 1920s Bugattis…
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Nigel Roebuck
Legends: Gary Bettenhausen "I can't believe I'm in England," said Gary Bettenhausen at Goodwood, "driving this race car my dad…
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Private viewing
In the sixties Colin Chapman commissioned Peter Darley to accompany Team Lotus to races and photograph the squad at work…
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Lotus voices
The early years "A great place to work." That's how long-time Lotus mechanic Bob Dance recalls his time. "You were…
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Successor story
Replacing the innovative and iconic Lotus 72 was never going to be easy --- even though it was in its…
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Blackballed at the Brickyard: Lotus's failed Indianapolis 500 return
It's tough being a new kid on the block, especially if you come from somewhere far away. That's what Lotus…
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Mika Häkkinen: The last great Lotus driver
Lotus employed some great names during its remarkable history. Five of its drivers won world championships, while several others went…
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X-Ray spec: Gulf Mirage M6
A brand-new endurance engine and a special low-drag body looked like the perfect mix for Mirage's Le Mans effort. Wrong,…
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Dawn of a new ERA
Losing is the English disease, they say. Grands Prix give lie to that. Paul Fearnley samples an English racing automobile…
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The JCC Brooklands high speed trials
Bill Boddy looks at an ingenious pre-war event in which beginners and expert drivers alike could enjoy a taste of…
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Ring the changes
15 minutes of fame. Motul M1: 1973 Norisring F2 Motul raced for just one season in Formula Two, in 1973.…
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Onofre Marimon: Argentina cried for him
Before examining Onofre's demise, we should go back to his seventh world championship grand prix start, the 1953 season-closer at…
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The one that got away: Rupert Keegan 1979 Aurora F1 Silverstone
Don't fence me in: A collision with David Kennedy blew any chance of a race win, but he still did…
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