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"I raced one"
This touring car legend got a career leg-up after being picked to drive a ModSports Z. And it all began…
August 2010
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Reviews, August 2010
LE MANS 1960-1969 THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST MOTOR RACE - QUENTIN SPURRING Author Spurring’s opening assertion that…
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You were there
Motor racing historian Mr Wilkins took all but one of this first page of pictures at the 1972 Monaco GP.…
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Taking flight in a SSK
A chance to co-pilot one of Mercedes’ finest in the Mille Miglia Retro revealed some unexpected delights – and dangers……
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The Commodore and the CTA
Air-Commodore Rodwell Banks was a considerable figure in engine development history. From 1927-31, working first for Anglo-American Oil, then the…
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Seven-figure celebrations
Almost snuffed out by the war, Volkswagen recovered to become a major player. Bill Boddy was invited to one milestone…
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Kaye Petre: racer and writer
Lady racing drivers became a fairly notable aspect of Brooklands during the post-war years. One of the more prominent was…
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Tom Lush - the man with the hush-hush pass...
When my friend Tom Lush and I ran Austin Sevens I recall some amusing episodes with them. On one occasion…
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A trip to the Brighton seafront - the slow way
One of the motoring events that I always particularly enjoyed was the Brighton Run for veteran cars. I first went…
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