Gordon Cruickshank

Deputy editor

Bravely ignoring his degree in industrial design after discovering night rallies in a Renault 8, GC joined Motor Sport by accident, in the Teesdale days around 1982 when Jenks and WB were office regulars and Mr Tee ruled with a rod of cardboard. He took part in some of the early historic rallies, winning one of the Pirelli Marathons, and regularly runs his Mk2 Jaguar in road events.

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Track test: Longleat Stages Rally - Left

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Track test: Longleat Stages Rally

Into the lion's den 109th, That's where I finished my first stage rally, and I am rather proud of it. With a couple of hours the day before as my…

April 1988 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Road impressions: Rolls-Royce

Crewe express Fuel-injection, giving more power from less fuel, heads the list of mainly invisible changes in the Rolls-Royce and Bentley ranges. Apart from a new design of air-dam, all other…

August 1987 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Saloons

The One Make Series Motor racing is expensive. It is expensive to buy a car to prepare it, to replace the consumable items and to repair the not so durable…

March 1986 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Road impressions: Mercedes SL

A new benchmark We reported in some detail on the technical aspects of the new Mercedes sports-car in the April issue, before we had had the chance to drive it.…

July 1989 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Road test

Saab 9000 Turbo 16 Since the Saab aircraft factories turned to building cars after the Second World War, there have arguably been only three generations of Saabs: The early cars…

April 1986 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Day of thunder

Castrol R hanging heavy in the air and the drone of racing cars balanced high on the banking — evocative sensations for a Bank Holiday Monday. Organised by Stanley Mann…

July 1995 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Brabham - Ralt - Honda: The Ron Tauranac story

by Mike Lawrence, ISBN: 1899870 35 MRP, £16.99 Not many biographies blithely describe their subject as "an unglamorous figure", but Lawrence makes no attempt to sweeten the pill of his…

September 1999 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Lamborghini in competition

Lamborghini in competition For the first time since the birth of the marque, a Lamborghini racing car will shortly make its appearance. A 5.7-litre V12 Countach engine will power the…

March 1986 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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VETERAN TO CLASSIC - BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS

This year's seafront spectacular along Brighton's Madeira Drive reversed the normal status quo when a bike instead of a car made FTD. This was the result of safety changes made…

November 1994 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Restore, Revive, Recreate

The debate on where to stop when rebuilding your precious piece of automotive history How much should you restore a car? It's a question that gets plenty of exercise, not…

January 2013 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

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Rick Hall

He’s not just half of restorers Hall and Fowler, he’s a fine racer and has driven every BRM in existence Who takes more Grand Prix cars to a race meeting…

February 1998 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank

Peter Arundell: ‘Give me an equal car and I can beat Clark!’

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Peter Arundell: 'Give me an equal car and I can beat Clark!'

Being up against a superstar is tough. Many drivers must have thought that, with a shift of history's timescale, they could have been top dog – if only they weren't on…

December 2002 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank