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Matters of moment, July 1971
The changed face of Formula One On the face of it, there may seem no cause for alarm. Grand Prix…
July 1971
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Sales in April
Part of the effect of the Ford strike earlier this year is very evident in the production figures for new-vehicle…
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Sales this year
The figures for new-car sales in this country in the first-third of 1971, as released in those informative SMM &…
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"Ban the Belgian GP"
DSJ comments on the cancellation of this year's Spa race This year is the 75th anniversary of the The Royal…
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The ADAC 1000 Kilometres
Victory for Martini-Porsche Team Nurburgring, May 30th The ADAC 1,000-kilometre race was held only two weeks after the Targa Florio,…
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F2 review: Fittipaldi finds form
After a rather shaky start to the F2 season, Lotus scored two wins on the trot in May and both…
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Le Mans 24 Hours
Porsche 917 wins for second and last time Le Mans, June 13th. Undoubtedly Le Mans has lost much of its…
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Rumblings, July 1971
Llandow.—Having devoted part of last month's Editorial to Group 1 saloon-car racing it seemed imperative to spend Whit Monday (beg…
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Continental Notes, July 1971
Nurburgring and the Targa Florio Just recently two European circuits of long standing have been very much in the news,…
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Jochen Rindt Memorial Race
A Sunday afternoon drive for Ickx Hockenheim-Ring, Germany, June 13th With the ban on the Belgian Grand Prix by the…
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Can-Am under way
Just as we were about to close for Press news came in of the first Can-Am race in the 1971…
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55th Indianapolis 500
Al Unser makes it two-in-a-row Al Unser, the youngest member of the famous American motor-racing family, became the first man…
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Rally review, July 1971
Whether it is because too many events have been held in too short a space of time, or because Alpine…
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Road impressions: Lotus Elan Sprint
The Lotus twin-cam engine has been a great unit over the past 10 years but now with the introduction of…
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Martini Trophy
Hezemans Darts to victory Silverstone, June 5th. Two-litre sports-car racing at its very best came to Britain early in June…
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Four-wheel-drive
The Fairchild Hiller Report on the GKN Ferguson Formula four-wheel-drive system, published in America, confirms what experienced drivers of Jensen…
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Formula Three review
Walker's month It is most unusual in the hard-fought category of Formula Three racing for one man to dominate the…
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The racing career of Lindsay Eccles
An interview with the well-known pre-war amateur Bugatti driver Continuing the enthralling pastime of tracking down and talking to pre-war…
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1971 Monaco Grand Prix race report
Stewart all the way Monte Carlo, May 23rd. For some strange and seemingly masochistic reason everyone wants to compete in…
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Notes on the cars at Monaco
With the circuit being in the streets of the town there is no normal paddock at Monte Carlo and most…
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