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Mechanics' tales: Bob Dance
When you think of the Lotus Grand Prix team, the ‘real one’, as us oldies like to call it, you think of some of the great race mechanics. These were…
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Bentley celebrates first full GT3 season
“We must keep pushing, push even further now that we are the target, now that we are in the crosshairs of the competition, and we need to get as many…
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Mechanics' tales: Paul Haigh
Our mechanic’s tale this week comes from a man who started work in the pitlane half a century ago – yes, half a century ago, and he’s still going strong,…
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F1
Mechanics' tales: Dave Redding
Dave Redding is part of the Formula 1 furniture and living proof that talent takes you places. Dave came to Grand Prix racing as a mechanic for Benetton, moving on…
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Mechanics' tales: Kerry Adams
“Can we talk later on this afternoon?” he says. “I’m a bit tied up right now, working on a friend’s Morris 1000 Traveller. Is that OK?” Surely a Morris Traveller…
Racing History
Mechanics' tales: Royce Calder
You don’t have to venture far along the pitlane to find a Kiwi. Ever since Bruce McLaren made his way from New Zealand to England in the early ‘60s it’s…
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Mechanics' tales: Alastair Gibson
This week we meet a mechanic who became a sculptor. Having packed away his much-travelled toolbox he has carved a highly successful new career, creating some spectacular works of art…
F1
Mechanics' tales: Jo Ramírez
The first in our new series of mechanics’ tales comes from a man who worked his way up from lying underneath the cars to managing one of the biggest teams…
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Tales from mechanics
“These men were the best in their profession. Through all the years we worked together I always felt they were much better at their jobs than I was at mine.…
Le Mans News
Still in love with Le Mans
“I love this place,” he grins as we look out over the pits towards the huge grandstand. “I’ve been coming here since 1970 and it’s still such an exhilarating place…
F1
Purley's LEC lives
A long-forgotten, but much treasured, Grand Prix car will make its first run in anger for more than 35 years at the Goodwood Festival of Speed at the end of…
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Bentley's win on home soil
The Bentley Boys are back on top and boy, what a weekend it was to notch up the first victory for their new Continental GT3 racer. To win at Silverstone,…
