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Future looks bright for 'missing' lightweight E-type
The ‘lost’ lightweight Jaguar E-type discovered in a garage in Los Angeles earlier this summer has been purchased on behalf…
October 1998
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Golden Jubilee award recalls Walker's hill-start
Murray Walker celebrated fifty years of commentating when he was a guest at Prescott Hill in September. Hillclimbing was the…
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Matters of moment, October 1998
I will remember for some time the sense of joy that swept through the office the day we found out…
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Piper plans African sportscar race
South Africa’s Kyalami circuit will once again reverberate to the sound of sensational Sports Prototypes on December 5-6, when David…
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TGP title closes up after Donington
Flinging his ex-Keke Rosberg Williams FW08B round with abandon as he explored the limits of tyre adhesion, Bob Berridge chiselled…
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USA adds new blood in Formula One
Chris Bender became the first American national to enter the Motor Sport-supported FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Car Championship at Donington…
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Monterey Historic Auto Races, 14-16 August
A glittering array of race cars was wheeled out for the 25th running of the Historic Auto Race meeting at…
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VSCC at Cadwell Park, 23 August
Barry Connell plumes over the crest in his supercharged 1933/38 Alvis Special, at another relentlessly wet meeting. After Julian Majzub's…
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From our Archives - Grand Prix domination
As the Editor pointed out last month, Grand Prix racing has never been in such an open state, with every…
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1998 Belgian & Hungarian Grands Prix: Modern times
When some 21st century motorsport historian looks back for a window in time to frame what 1990s Formula One was…
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Letters from readers, October 1998
Dumbed down Sir, I was unable to attend the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, but felt that I would…
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1968 Belgian Grand Prix: Nigel Roebuck's F1 Legends
It was at Spa-Francorchamps, 30 years ago, that a Grand Prix car first raced with a wing, and you might…
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Ayrton Senna by Alain Prost
"Honestly, it's very difficult for me to talk about Ayrton, and not only because he's not here any more. He…
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Mad, bad and dangerous to know
Modern Grand Prix cars are so similar that even the V12 has been consigned to history. But as Gordon Cruickshank…
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Harry Hawker - Aviator & Racing Driver
Harry Hawker was both a brilliant pilot and a formidable racing driver. He knew no fear, took everything to the…
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The worst car I ever drove - Unreliable memories
Ari Vatanen – Ford Escort RS 1800 reg. no. RRK 425 W Ari Vatanen was the first Finn to win…
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Saline trip
Each year there is a pilgrimage to a dried salt lake bed where every imaginable kind of car meets to…
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Dire straights...
…and the corners weren’t much better either. While we like to celebrate the great race tracks in history, some haven’t…
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Last chance saloon
Despite many racing successes, Borgwand’s Isabella saloon was unable to save the company from going under. Its greatest exponent, Bill…
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Cd Players
Low drag was the key to CUT 7, Jaguar’s first try to match Ferrari’s GTs. Matthew Franey took it back…
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