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Double Scotch
In the first of an occasional series about great privateer race teams, Gordon Cruickshank remembers Ecurie Ecosse, the National team…
March 1998
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The worst car I ever drove - The Laughable Cavalier
John Cleland - 1990 Vauxhall Cavalier John Cleland is no stranger to tough choices but deciding whether the 1990 BTCC…
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F1's mercurial Rodriguez brothers: what could have been?
The inaugural Mexican Grand Prix of 1962 should have been a celebration. The country's racing prodigy, Ricardo Rodriguez, was to…
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The natural rally talent of Roger Clark: 'He got the better of us, but with him, we never minded'
I was writing freelance rally reports for Motoring News when I first encountered Roger Clark. In those days, Christmas Day…
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Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
An unfortunately experience as a youth meant American Automobiles didn't rank to highly on Andrew Frankel's list of must drives...But…
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Mario Andretti: My Greatest Race
The race which was particularly exciting for me was probably my first Grand Prix win for Lotus in Japan in…
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Bruce McCaw
From the streets of Monaco to the Ovals of the USA, this CART team owner lives for motoring success One…
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Great cars: The Fiat 508S Sports Balilla
In it's day the little sports version of the Fiat 508S Balilla was a much sought after car, which left…
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Miscellany, March 1998
The federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has announced that it is withdrawing from FIVA, as it is dissatisfied with…
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VSCC's great winter adventures
The great winter adventure, The Measham Night Rally, took place in the nocturnal hours of January 10/11, the start reverting…
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A Grand Prix Maserati memory
Maseratis are among the great cars; before the war they were well to the fore in Britain, at Brooklands, Donington…
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Not much room at the inn
The VSCC got off to a good start for 1998 with Mark Garfitt's assembly at The Verzons near Ledbury, the…
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Miscellany, March 1998
This year's Bert Hadley Memorial Championship for pre-war A7s, run by the Pre-War A7 Club, commences on April 18 with…
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Cars in books, March 1998
A long time ago I started the 'Cars In Fiction' feature in Motor Sport, soon changed to 'Cars In Books'…
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