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Outlook Promising
In general, the outlook for the British motor industry and its specialised component parts is set fair for a prosperous…
June 1988
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Around and about, June 1988
Fresh Capital for March When a Gran Prix team’s sponsor is willing to invest more heavily, you know that not…
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1988 San Marino Grand Prix race report
Imola, May 1 San Marino Grand Prix The story of the San Marino Grand Prix itself is simply told. The…
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Notes on the cars
Lotus-Honda V6 t/c Lotus used the same three cars that were used in Brazil, all 100T models running on normal…
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Taking Notes
Dear Reader, I receive a lot of letters and phone calls from readers during the course of a month, and…
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1988 Monaco Grand Prix race report
Monte Carlo Grand Prix, May 15 If the Monaco Grand Prix was held anywhere other than through the streets of…
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Armed Combat
World Sportscar Championship Silverstone 1000km The Mercedes-powered Sauber team again proved fast and extremely reliable at Silverstone, in the 1000km…
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Begining of the End?
Cotton on... The future of Group C Any motor racing formula needs good management and stability of regulations in order…
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Part Two: On the Circuit
Spectators' guide The 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship reaches its zenith at Le Mans on June 11-12 when, for the first…
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Viewing Points
Le Mans 24-Hour Race Tickets The two basic types of tickets available for public enclosures at the Le Mans 24-Hour…
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Nissan G-TSR
Superficially, there is little in the outline specification of Nissan’s new front-engine, rear-drive, strut and trailing-arm suspension touring car contender…
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A Clean Sweep
Many people had many things to prove at Doington Park’s second round of the European Championship for touring cars. The…
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0-60 in Four Years!
By the nature of motor racing, the Jaguar team gathers the major share of the publicity for exploits in the…
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Spice Varieties
In designing the Spice Pontiac during 1985, Graham Humphrys drew heavily on his Formula One experience with Hesketh and Theodore.…
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Part Two: The Goldrush
With the excitement of 1965 behind them, enthusiasts drew breath and looked forward to some more close, fat group 7…
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Milan Elan
Road test Alfa Romeo has made cunning use of its existing mechanical platforms to modernise its range in the most…
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New cars
Morgan Plus 4 It is odds-on that when the first Motor Show of the twenty-first century opens, the Morgan stand…
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Rejuvenated Teenager
Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible It is a rare thing that a car should be raking in major press exposure after…
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Ford Right on Corse
Rally review For the first time since the rail, began in 1956, a British car has won the Tour of…
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Steep but Cheap
A regular competitor in ACTC and MCC events in his self-constructed and self-engineered VW “Shorty” special, David Alderson describes the…
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