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- 24 May 2019
March 713S (1971 Formula 3)
March had two Formula 3 designs for 1971, a spaceframe based on the 1970 F3 car, and a monocoque based on the new Formula 2 car. The March 713S was the spaceframe and apart from a batch of six sold to Eifelland, did not sell in large numbers.
- 22 May 2019
South African Formula Atlantic 1979
Ian Scheckter took his fourth successive South African Formula Atlantic title, as the new engines that were supposed to be taking over made no impact. The BDA was banned in May 1979, and a new season began.
- 19 May 2019
March 705 (1970 Formula B)
The March 705 was built for Formula B in 1970, and was very closely related to the Formula 3 March 703 and Formula Ford March 708. The car was well off the pace, but did lay a foundation of dealers and customers for the much more successful 1971 car.
- 17 May 2019
South African Formula Atlantic 1978
Ian Scheckter's F1 career had ended, but his success in the South African national championship continued with a third successive title. In sharp contrast to 1977, his March 78B was one of only two new cars in the series.
- 14 May 2019
SCCA NER newsletter: Pit Talk
New England Region's 'Pit Talk' is the oldest of all the SCCA Regional newsletter. Can anyone help us build up our collection?
- 10 May 2019
SCCA Cal Club newsletter: Post Grid
Can anyone help us with copies of this 1963-1970 SCCA regional publication? It is a very useful source of race results.
- 8 May 2019
March 703 (1970 Formula 3)
Continuing our look at early March production cars, here is the March 703, the spaceframe Formula 3 car for the 1970 season.
- 6 May 2019
March 702 (1970 Formula 2)
The March 702 was March's first design for Formula 2, but the spaceframe design proved both too heavy and not stiff enough for F2. The team finally gave them some attention when the build season was over, and performances improved a little.
- 25 Mar 2019
McLaren M16C
The McLaren M16C was the most successful of the M16 variants, with works driver Johnny Rutherford winning eight races in M16Cs, including both the Indianapolis 500 and the Pocono 500 in 1974.
- 21 Mar 2019
Lola T152
Lola built two new four-wheel-drive Lola T152s for 1969, but USAC's rule changes meant that the two cars were hardly used after that season's Indianapolis 500.
- 4 Feb 2019
Stefano Modena Interview
An extensive interview, quite probably the first in English, with one of the quickest and most talented of the late 1980's and early 1990's drivers in Formula 1; Stefano Modena.
- 26 Jan 2019
Theodore TY02
Tony Southgate produced a new car for Teddy Yip's team for 1982, the Theodore TY02. Despite a series of improvements to sidepods and suspension, the underfunded little team could not compete, and ended the season without finishing a single race.
- 18 Jan 2019
Ferrari 312B
Ferrari introduced a new 'Boxer' flat-12 engine for 1970, and built a new car for it, the Ferrari 312B. Jacky Ickx, Clay Regazzoni and Mario Andretti won five GPs out of six from the 1970 Austrian GP onwards.
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