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Triumph, tragedy and a sonic boom - 1990s flashback
1991 The British Touring Car Championship adopts a single-class structure for the first time. The 2-litre era banishes the crowd-pleasing,…
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1990s at Motor Sport magazine
A pivotal decade in our history. First, Bill Boddy is stood down as editor – except Mr Tee forgets to…
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The 2000s: when racing became a marathon and a sprint by Allan McNish
My driving career spanned four decades, from junior karting in the 1980s through to my final season with Audi in…
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Another century begins - 2000s flashback
2000 A year on from Audi’s Le Mans debut, its new R8 scores an emphatic win in the hands of…
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Why Audi’s Le Mans domination was hard-earnt
One question on Audi back in the 2000s, and which was also relevant to Toyota more recently in sports car…
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2000s at Motor Sport magazine
The new ‘old’ Motor Sport won favour first under Andrew Frankel, then Paul Fearnley and from mid-decade Damien Smith. But…
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Adrian Newey — The rise of the machines in 2010s racing
You’re born when you’re born, and I’m happy with my time. But looking back, the 1970s must have been a…
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Let’s bring you right up to date - 2010s flashback
2010 With one eye on Mark Webber, the other on Vitaly Petrov’s Renault gearbox for 40 laps, Fernando Alonso and…
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2010s at Motor Sport magazine
Progressive. That’s the most appropriate summary of the past decade, under the steady hand of Edward Atkin. From Chelsea Wharf,…
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Blown and exhausted: why detail matters
One thing that was particularly interesting during my time was improving performance through the blown exhaust. We’ve played with exhaust…
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Brooklands: birthplace of British motor sport
Brooklands: birthplace of motor sport – and of Motor Sport. For years the Surrey autodrome, first race circuit in the…
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The historic racers still fighting the battles of their age
Bugatti Type 35C Over the second half of the 1920s, the Bugatti Type 35 was one of the most successful…
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The chairperson behind Pebble Beach Concours and her plans for change
The automobile world has always been a male-dominated one. So it’s partly refreshing and partly ironic that one of the…
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Monterey Car Week 2024
Friday, August 9 Monterey Kick Off Cruise-In, Alvarado Street, Monterey This is where it all starts as 30 historic race…
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Cars of the future assemble on Pebble Beach’s Concept Lawn
The Pebble Beach Concours is best known as the ultimate venue in which to see the world’s finest classic (i.e.…
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion tells the history of track racing in on wild week
It’s a given that wherever you find the best of motor sport, you’ll also find the name Rolex. The Swiss…
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Q&A with David Gooding, auction house president
In 2003 David Gooding was successfully making his way as a collector car broker when an unexpected phone call led…
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Ariel’s endurance racing Atom — an ultimate one-of-a-kind machine
The phrase ‘ultimate track-day car’ will be familiar to anyone who regularly scans the adverts in search of race-ready exotica…
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Auction results: Laverda race bike for the road sells for £31k
1974 Laverda 750 SFC Sold by Gooding & Company, £31,130 When talk turns to Italian race bikes, MV Agusta and…
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Classic vs modern: it’s a question of risk
It’s the age-old daydream: pick an imaginary car budget and spend it in your head. Do you buy a brand-new…
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