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RS200 — Ford's Group B rally legend book review
Lucky Graham Robson — he had an RS200 as his daily driver during the years he was involved in the…
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Garmin Catalyst Driver Trainer: Products of the month
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March 2021 events: The shifting sands
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Tom Kristensen — The Motor Sport Interview
Tom Kristensen won the Le Mans 24 Hours at his first attempt, having never seen the circuit until his practice…
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Murray Walker & James Hunt at the 1986 German GP: Flashback
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Martin Brundle on Ayrton Senna: My Greatest Rival
I could have chosen myself as my greatest rival. So much of sport is all in the head, every driver…
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Hanhart Racemaster watch — right on the button
Johan Hanhart started out as a watch retailer in 1882, but 20 years later his son Wilhelm joined the business…
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Motor Sport Letters, March 2021
In December's issue Mark Hughes talks about the engine used by Nelson Piquet in qualifying and, as it turned out,…
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Porsche heaven: inside the world's greatest Group C collection
This was a little like digging priceless historical artefacts out of a field. First one emerged, a dream all…
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How the Porsche 956 transformed into the 962
The Porsche 962 was not initially designed as a Group C car. It was a response to IMSA refusing to…
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Driving the ultimate factory Porsche 962C
I have been lucky enough to track test a couple of Porsche 962s. The one you see pictured was Porsche’s…
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Why new LMDh category is the saviour of sports cars
The Porsche factory team set the gold standard in the heart of the 1980s Group C era, but it’s also…
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End of an era at Le Mans: the decisive moments of LMP1
2008: The greatest Le Mans heist Audi driver Tom Kristensen reckoned Peugeot had “given us a bit of a…
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LMP1 hits and misses
LMP1 hits Pescarolo 01 The Pescarolo 01 was arguably the first accessible P1. Henri Pescarolo became a constructor for…
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The F1 racer who brought his own Alfa Romeo 182 back to life
For 27 years it sat — up on blocks, under a cover – in his mother’s suburban garage: last in…
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Colin McRae's triumphant 1995 WRC victory
The single most striking thing about Colin McRae’s 1995 World Rally Championship title, according to nearly everyone who was lucky…
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1995: the year in motor racing
Culturally and politically, this was a time of a change in a world that was about to have its horizons…
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How the fastest F1 cars ever got quicker in 2020
Although F1’s competitive order has been rather more static than ideal over the last few seasons of Mercedes domination, there…
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Tracking Formula 1's pace setters
Seven out of the 10 grand prix teams made steps forward in pace during 2020. Here, using data recorded from…
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Jenson Button, team owner: A new chapter begins
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