Articles by Nick Garton
Pure intentions, pure handling, pure sound – The legendary E30 M3
When no less a man than Jean Alesi describes a car as the sweetest-handling machine he can think of, you sit up and take notice. Here is a man whose Quixotic career was defined by …
Abba, Stirling and an Eight Year Old Me at the British Grand Prix 1981
The 1981 British Grand Prix was for me, as an eight-year-old, one of the biggest events of my life. It still is.
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Video: Top Gear’s Top 10 of all things Group B
It’s Top Gear Live time this weekend in the UK, with May, Hammond and Clarkson hitting the road with their globe-trotting live show. Haven’t they got enough money yet?
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Photo Gallery: The First Silverstone 6 Hours 1976
This year’s Autosport Silverstone 6 Hours marks the 35th anniversary of Britain’s premier endurance racing event; an occasion which is set to celebrate the best of the past, present and future of international sports car …
Days of Thunder is the best racing movie of all time.
So, then, the Senna movie has gone down a storm – and rightly so. Not to put too fine a point on it, things were simply more exciting then. The circuits were bumpy, the cars …
Real-Life Herbies – Part 1
Who would have thought that Disney’s classic ‘The Love Bug’ is almost as good as a documentary? When compared with adventures of talking mice, winsome princesses and seven vertically-challenged miners, the tale of a 1200cc …
Happy Birthday, Little Champion: Mini Cooper 50th Anniversary
One cause for good cheer in 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the Mini-Cooper. Be they original Austin or Morris, reconstituted Rover or even overblown BMW machines, few cars have brought such panache to motor …
Sporting Tunes
The World Cup is over and it’s safe to remove the earplugs – not actually inserted to drown out the Vuvuzelas, but rather the endless round of sub-standard football anthems that have become part and …
