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Lotus 78: the car that started F1's ground-effect revolution
Thirty years ago, the motor sport world tilted on its axis. In one of the rare instances of technological step…
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Enter the dragon
Italian rally legend Sandro Munari’s love affair with the Targa Florio road race began in 1967 with a Lancia, culminating…
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Bentley 8-litre
Once the personal car of WO Bentley, this Mulliner saloon – a favourite for high-speed trips to France – has…
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The complete works
Once a champion co-driver, Gino Macaluso gave up reading pace notes to run the family firm. Then a chance ‘barn…
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Bompani's home win
E-type driver and event organiser Mauro Bompani was a popular winner of the Modena Cento Ore, a delightful four-day mix…
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Lunch with... Tom Wheatcoft
The father of the modern Donington tells Simon Taylor how his love of the sport grew from humble beginnings to…
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Lotus Elite
Engineered by a genius, styled by a bean-counter and powered by a fire pump, this adventurous GT represented a giant leap…
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David Piper: Forever green driving force
The man is a tidal wave of anecdotes spanning more than half a century of motor racing. Some consider him…
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Racing beats rain
Beautiful cars and good racing shone through at Brands as dreadful weather failed to spoil an exciting new fixture on…
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Grown-up fun in an Alfa GTA
Andrew Frankel on U2TC I was lucky enough to do three races at Brands but the one that stands out…
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Bill Boddy
One of our Fiats is missing Fiat built a pair of 10-litre racers for the abandoned 1909 French Grand Prix.…
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