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Tin top drivers -- Steve Soper Number 1
And the winner is... a tyre fitter from Harrow. Paul Fearnley assesses the saloon racers' saloon racer, a man who…
February 2005
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Roofs of the world
These iconic saloon cars went to tin-top war in the late 1980s. But which is better: Sierra RS500 or BMW…
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Track test -- Monsanto Park
It staged only one grand prix, but Monsanto Park helped establish Portugal as a player in F1. Richard Heseltine retraces…
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X-ray spec -- Thunderbolt
ThrustSSC's designers discuss the lost record car of George Eyston with Keith Howard You'd think that someone who had broken…
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Faith, hype & tragedy
Ex-biker Swede Savage divided opinion: the Next Big Thing or an accident waiting to happen. He was killed at Indy…
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Hot Crosslé fun
Reborn for the track-day market, Crosslé's 9S sports-racer still cuts it, says Richard Heseltine Tapping into a rich nostalgic vein,…
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Temporada Hitch
Mercedes' return to racing post-war left it with a bloody nose, as Tony Watson explains On the run-up to Christmas…
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Grit in the oyster
Nigel Mansell became a pearl at Williams. But as Damien Smith explains his four full seasons at Lotus provided the…
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A baby's ability to learn: Michael Schumacher
The new kid always gets the worst jobs. That's the way it would have seemed if you had wandered into…
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WB miscellany, February 2005
From track to traffic I have previously recalled the excitement which the reappearance of ancient giant ex-racing and similar cars…
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WB Rumblings, February 2005
Interesting that the Lagonda Car Club has a Vokes Trophy among its awards. It recalls those 'pancake' Vokes air-cleaners which…
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Wheel to wheel -- the month in historic motorsport
Edited by Paul LawrenceBig plans for VSCC Oulton -- VSCC and Jonathan Palmer align to create major historic festival The…
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Hammer down
Racers that are going, going, gone Despite considerable press coverage, the 1980 Le Mans class-winning Lancia Beta Montecarlo (Motor Sport…
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News in brief, February 2005
The 25th Lotus Owners Gathering in America will be held at St Louis from August 26-29. The headline attraction will…
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Pace notes -- your guide to what's coming up...
HMI builds on success for '05 Historic Motorsport International: Historic motorsport will again be showcased at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry…
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2004 Review -- Part Two: Sportscars/GTs/Saloons
Pearson suffers bit of Agg -- Group C/GTP Revival The effort and commitment of Jim Graham really paid dividends in…
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Talk Curve - Historic motorsport insight - Twenty-year itch
Winning the Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Trophy was a dream for Tony Seber, writes Paul Lawrence The Seber family's racing…
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Simon Taylor's Notebook
Hoarding magazines has been a Taylor pastime for five decades. He still has a long way to go to approach…
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Parting Shot
Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, 1970 Jean-Pierre Beltoise and his Matra-Simca team-mate Henri Pescarolo get a rudimentary 'three laps to go'…
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