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Archive for June, 2008

  • Jun 30 2008

    Thrillseekers should head for Copse

    We live in an increasingly procrustean society.

    We can’t do this, we can’t do that. And if we do this, or that, we will be fined or photographed. Or some other arbitrary judgement will be foisted upon us.

    Only last week a man won compensation from a local authority after falling from…

  • Jun 23 2008

    Grand Prix Special - France, by Nigel Roebuck

    The French Grand Prix produced a Ferrari 1-2, but not in the order we expected. Until a broken exhaust slowed him, Kimi Raikkonen was comfortably in command, but just after half-distance he found himself down on power, and was obliged to let Felipe Massa through.

    “Disappointing, of course,” said Raikkonen. “I…

  • Jun 23 2008

    Knockhill Speedfair

    After working out that we could do quite a large number of races in Britain, and indeed buy a new car for the same price as the Le Mans Classic, it was decided that our first outing in the MGB would be at the Knockhill Classic Speedfair.

    With my brother and…

  • Jun 20 2008

    Defining the Indy car of 2011

    Retired Ford Racing and Jaguar executive Neil Ressler (above) convenes an industry round table next week to discuss the motor manufacturers’ interest in the IRL’s new IndyCar formula for 2011. Over the next few months, as Ressler reports back to the IRL on the findings from his meeting with the…

  • Jun 16 2008

    Be prepared for a new world

    A Pole is leading the Formula One World Championship.

    BMW has won a Grand Prix.

    A black man looks increasingly likely to become President of the United States.

    Some of the world’s biggest banks have lost a great deal of money.

    A barrel of oil costs more than ever it has.

    The paintings, not the…

  • In my opinion, Carlos Reutemann was one of the most naturally gifted drivers ever. What is your opinion of the great Argentine?
    Pete Robertson

  • Do you agree that tyre changes and refuelling have no place in FI? So many drivers apparently wait for the ‘pitstop strategy pass’ rather than attempt it on the circuit.

    If the rules were changed, the rule makers and car designers would be forced to develop cars that could overtake each other.
    Tony Elgood

  • If you were stranded on a desert island, which three favourite motor racing books would you take with you, and why?
    Martyn Hulland