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Speedscene No 1Speedscene No 7Speedscene No 24Speedscene No 100Speedscene No 124The first ever edition of Speed Scene was produced by Richard Culverhouse in August 1979, but that series only lasted three editions before a lack of time and finance saw its demise. In 1982, at a time when coverage of sprints and hillclimbs in Autosport and Motoring News was declining, the Hillclimb & Sprint Association financed a new magazine called either Speedscene or Speed Scene interchangeably, and produced at first by Robin Boucher and George Hartley Smith. The first edition appeared in June 1982, and then proceeded bi-monthly during the racing season until Boucher, renowned for his long working days, found a way to produce it monthly in 1984. In 1987, Boucher enlarged the magazine from its original A5 format to an increasingly professional glossy A4 format, but the business pressures led to him handing over the editorship to Jerry Sturman in 1988, with Boucher focusing on production. At this point, Sturman and Boucher moved to producing one issue every two months right through the year, and the publication continued with this arrangement for many highly successful years.

In 2013, Sturman handed over the editorship to Chris Bennett, who was followed by Michael Calvert in 2018. Calvert, Bennett and Sturman were all still involved in the magazine in early 2020.

Autosport legend Marcus Pye generously donated 73 issues of Speed Scene to OldRacingCars.com in 2020, and these have been topped up by the purchase of another 50 from Simon Lewis, plus donations from Damon Milnes and longtime Speedscene reporter Steve Wilkinson. OldRacingCars.com now has a substantial archive, but is keen to fill the gaps. Anyone who can help us build a complete collection of Speed Scene by loaning or donating copies, or scanning reports would be most appreciated. Contact Allen if you can help.

Edition Comment
No 1 - May/June 1982 SW
No 2 - August 1982 SW
No 3 - September 1982 SW
No 4 - April-May 1983 SW
No 5 - June-July 1983 SW
No 6 - undated but around July 1983 SW
No 7 - undated but around August 1983 MP
No 8 - undated, but end of 1983 season SW
No 9 - April 1984 MP
No 10 - May 1984 SW
No 11 - June 1984 MP
No 12 - July 1984 MP
No 13 - August 1984 MP
No 14 - September 1984 MP
No 15 - October 1984 MP
No 16 - November 1984 SW
No 17 - April 1985 MP
No 18 - May 1985 MP
No 19 - June 1985 MP
No 20 - July 1985 MP
No 21 - August 1985 MP
No 22 - October 1985 MP
No 23 - November 1985 MP
No 24 - December 1985 MP
No 25 - April 1986 MP
No 26 - May 1986 MP
No 27 - June 1986 MP
No 28 - July 1986 MP
No 29 - August 1986 MP
No 30 - September 1986 SW
No 31 - November 1986 MP
No 32 - February 1987 MP
No 33 - April 1987 MP,SW
No 34 - May 1987 SL
No 35 - June 1987 SL
No 36 - July/August 1987 SL
No 37 - August/Sept 1987 SL
No 38 - December 1987/January 1988 SL
No 39 - February/March 1988 SL
No 40 - April/May 1988 SL
No 41 - June/July 1988 SL
No 42 - August/September 1988 MP, SL
No 43 - October/November 1988 SL
No 44 - December 1988/January 1989 SL
No 45 - February/March 1989 MP
No 46 - April/May 1989SL
No 47 - June/July 1989SL
No 48 - August/September 1989SL
No 49 - October/November 1989SL
No 50 - December 1989/January 1990 SL
No 51 - February/March 1990 SL
No 52 - April/May 1990 SW
No 53 - June/July 1990 SL
No 54 - August/September 1990SL
No 55 - October/November 1990SL
No 56 - December 1990/January 1991SL
No 57 - February/March 1991SL
No 58 - April/May 1991SL
No 59 - June/July 1991SL
No 60 - August/September 1991SL
No 61 - October/November 1991SL
No 62 - December 1991/January 1992SL
No 63 - February/March 1992 SL
No 64 - April/May 1992MP
No 65 - June/July 1992MP
No 66 - August/September 1992SL
No 67 - October/November 1992 SW
No 68 - December 1992/January 1993 SL
No 69 - date unknownNEEDED
No 70 - date unknownNEEDED
No 71 - date unknownNEEDED
No 72 - date unknownNEEDED
No 73 - December 1993/January 1994 SL
No 74 - date unknownNEEDED
No 75 - date unknownNEEDED
No 76 - date unknownNEEDED
No 77 - date unknownNEEDED
No 78 - date unknownNEEDED
No 79 - date unknownNEEDED
No 80 - date unknownNEEDED
No 81 - date unknownNEEDED
No 82 - date unknownNEEDED
No 83 - date unknownNEEDED
No 84 - January/March 1996 DM
No 85 - date unknownNEEDED
No 86 - June/July 1996 DM
No 87 - August/September 1996 DM
No 88 - October/November 1996MP
No 89 - January/February 1997MP
No 90 - March/April 1997MP
No 91 - May/June 1997NEEDED
No 92 - July/August 1997MP
No 93 - September/October 1997MP
No 94 - January/February 1998MP
No 95 - March/April 1998MP
No 96 - May/June 1998MP
No 97 - July/August 1998MP
No 98 - September/October 1998MP
No 99 - November/December 1998MP
No 100 - January/February 1999MP
No 101 - March/April 1999MP
No 102 - May/June 1999MP
No 103 - July/August 1999MP
No 104 - September/October 1999MP
No 105 - November/December 1999MP
No 106 - January/February 2000MP
No 107 - March/April 2000MP
No 108 - May/June 2000MP
No 109 - July/August 2000MP
No 110 - September/October 2000MP
No 111 - November/December 2000MP
No 112 - January/February 2001MP
No 113 - March/May 2001MP
No 114 - June/August 2001MP
No 115 - September/October 2001MP
No 116 - November/December 2001MP
No 117 - January/March 2002MP
No 118 - April/June 2002MP
No 119 - July/August 2002MP
No 120 - September/October 2002MP
No 121 - November/December 2002MP
No 122 - January/March 2003MP
No 123 - April/June 2003MP
No 124 - July/August 2003MP
No 125 - September/October 2003MP
No 126 - November/December 2003MP
No 127 - January/March 2004MP
No 128 - April/June 2004MP
No 129 - July/August 2004MP
No 130 - September/October 2004MP
No 131 - November/December 2004MP
No 132 - January/March 2005MP
No 133 - April/June 2005MP
No 134 - July/August 2005MP
No 135 - September/October 2005NEEDED
No 136 - November/December 2005 MP
No 137 - January/March 2006MP
No 138 - April/June 2006 DM
No 139 onwards (except Nos 145 & 152) NEEDED

Key:

MP - kindly donated by Marcus Pye

SL - from Simon Lewis Transport Bookshop July 2020

DM - kindly donated by Damon Milnes

SW - kindly provided by Steve Wilkinson

This list was last updated on 2 December, 2020 .