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Precision, July 2017
Working on the moon Special edition watch that celebrates a lunar mission When Commander Dave Scott went to the moon…
July 2017
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A fantasy drive in Ford’s Ferrari beater
Racing a GT40 is the stuff of boyhood dreams for many; putting it on pole at Spa with a Formula…
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Ford’s forgotten flyer
How a little-known enthusiast engineered an unlikely return to GT racing for a disinterested blue oval There’s an often-overlooked footnote…
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Jenks on Le Mans '67
How Motor Sport reported what many regard as the endurance classic's apotheosis After the usual problems arising from scrutineering, such as insufficient…
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Devil in the detail
The Ford GT40 was built to beat Ferrari. It succeeded. Its modern equivalent did the same 50 years later. What, if anything,…
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Peerless GT
Ford’s Le Mans winner finally materialises without racing numbers on its flanks Whatever its strengths and weaknesses – and it…
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Helmut Marko: 'Talent? That's not enough. They need to be desperate.'
The public persona of Red Bull’s ‘driver chief without portfolio’ Dr Helmut Marko is very different from the man behind…
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Lunch with Kenny Roberts
Mst race fans would argue that Valentino Rossi, Giacomo Agostini or Mike Hailwood are the greatest motorcycle racers the world…
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Data trace: Richard Petty
Known as ‘The King’, he retired 25 years ago but still holds many records writer PETER HIGHAM NASCAR legend Richard Petty…
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Feels like the first time: Lola T70 Spyder
On the anniversary of a spectacular accident in his Lola T70 Spyder, Dutchman Michiel Smits returned to Goodwood to race…
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Tamiya: Meet the man behind a million boyhood dreams
The Tamiya Plastic Model Company is universally recognised for its accurate scale replicas and has inspired countless car designers and…
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A walk in the park
As Donington celebrates the ruby anniversary of its rebirth, we meet some of those who helped get it through good…
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Private view: a 'you were there' special
Autumn in upstate New York has always been a time to savour – particularly when the United States GP visited…
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On the road
From Abu Dhabi to Zolder via Interlagos, Jerez and, obviously, Oulton Park. Where next..? FLIGHT PATH IS THE RIGHT PATH…
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Historic scene
One wheel in the past: searching out what’s new in the old car world FAST AND CURIOUS An aviation visit…
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From the archives
ONE-SEASON WONDER Smarting from defeat by Auto Union, the Daimler-Benz board invested in an all-new design Eighty years ago –…
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Finish line with Howden Ganley
Kiwi who competed in F1 from 1971 to 1974, twice finishing fourth for BRM. He was later co-founder of customer…
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