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The month in MOTOR SPORT
Dec 11: Speculation that Sauber may continue to run in the SWC is heightened when both a C11 and a…
February 1992
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Easing the strain
If Grand Prix drivers thought that the annual rush down to La Source was tight at the start of the…
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1992 MOTOR SPORT calendar
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who ordered one of our 1992 calendars. Whilst…
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Obituaries
Louis Descartes Sportscar driver and constructor Louts Descartes died at the end of December when his road car crashed into…
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Hates losing, is embarrassed by winning
As the Venturi-Larrousse team announces its plans, Robin Herd reflects on his rationale in F1 fourth time around "I think…
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Farewell to a modest man
After 27 years as President of the British Racing Drivers' Club, the Hon. Gerald Lascelles is heading for Bergerac, snooker…
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Donald Campbell: The lure of a legend
At 8.46 on the morning of January 4 1967 Donald Campbell took what became the last great gamble of his…
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Pace Notes
The expression "pace notes" in rallying terms refers to the written details that rally navigators use to aid the drivers…
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London Calling
Recession be damned. If ever evidence that the motor racing industry is hale and hearty was needed, the provision of…
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Marathon multiplicity
Rallying, so goes the story which we have occasionally retold, began to evolve when enthusiasts of the motor car sought…
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Total recall
During the '70s, the most prominent international rally in South Africa was the Total Rally, inaugurated in 1957, organised by…
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Asides
After the Lombard RAC Rally has swept its way through many of Britain's forests, it is appropriate to recall that…
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Safari forsakes Easter
The World Championship calendar for 1992 is virtually unchanged from 1991. Imminent events are the Monte Carlo Rally (Jan 23-29),…
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Ashcroft retires
Peter Ashcroft is retiring as Director of Motorsport for Ford Europe. He has a lifetime of experience behind him, beginning…
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200 years of Ordnance Survey
The year 1991 was that in which Ordnance Survey, in our opinion the best map maker in the world, celebrated…
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Asides
Motorsporting artist Jim Bamber perhaps best known for his cartoons, which are both topical and extremely funny. But in Harrogate…
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What's gone wrong?
In 1991, Allan McNish's hitherto meteoric racing career hit a serious stumbling block. Where does the young Scot go from…
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What in the world...?
The Sportscar World Championship saga continued well into the New Year, adding to the problems of the private entrants. Max…
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Radical Allard
In our December issue we featured the rebirth of Allard's name in sports car racing, though without any illustration of…
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Civic Pride
Since its glory days with Lotus in Formula 1, the Firestone tyre company has become low profile. Quite literally, both…
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