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Fuelish Thoughts 2 well known racers comment on fuel.

Race of My Life Next to tell his tale is the irrepressible Ewen Sergisson, at Mallory in May 2008. Proof that sheer enthusiasm and joy live in Mono racing

Board Meeting A summary of the topics discussed over Pimms and canapes as the skylarks frolicked in the languid sky of an idyllic summer's evening.

How Important are Spring Rates? An illuminating tale from David Parkinson

Editorial Patrick Huston contemplates Donington, more in sorrow than anger, really

Donington In case you've returned from a monastery, Donington didn't happen. Tristan Cliffe doesn't report.

The Parkinson Perspective Our incisive correspondent gives his considered views on Mallory. Or "a sideways look from the cockpit".

How was Mallory for you? Tristan Cliffe gives the answer - it was close, it was hard, there was ecstasy and agony, but it was fun.

Ray Dackombe Trophy Ray would have loved the idea of a trophy for a real racer....

Mallory - Monday 25 May 2009 Guess what? Cracking racing from the Harrison/Cliffe and Woodhouse/Impey combos! Lee reports. (amended)

Mallory -Sunday 24 May 2009. Lee Bennett reports on both races

Race of My Life Lee Bennett (Magic Motorsport's Wednesday Tester) tells of a great day at the old Anglesey

Editorial The editor considers cheats and liars, and some other people who aren't these things.

Minutes Minutes of the recent directors' meeting

Parts Department A new car, an old friend, a rant, a compliment and a racing embryo.

Anglesey - Kat's Tale Kat Impey gives a behind the scenes view from one of the formula's quickest seats

Mygale Formula Novis (as in Hovis) - Mick Kinghorn lifts the lid

Tell us a story.... Editor Patrick asks for your personal stories

Ray Dackombe Memorial Trophy and Summer Barbecue Don't miss it!

Anglesey - Sunday 19 April 2009 2 litres and 1600. For the first time in long time the 1600's ran with the 2 litres.

Anglesey - Saturday 18 April 2009 1000,1400,1600,1800 Geoff Fern's big break - not in the way he hoped

Anglesey - Sunday 19 April 2009 1000,1400,1800. Flag to flag for Chris Woodhouse, but still plenty to watch

Anglesey - Saturday 18 April 2009 2 litres. Plenty to get excited about even with 11 cars.

Editorial Assistant ed didn't suffer from noise problems. Others did.

Snetterton - Sunday 5 April 2009 1000/1400/1600/1800 The editor has hung up his helmet and picked up his reporting pen again

Historic fans plan your TV here News of BBC4 programming

Snetterton - Saturday 4 April 2009 1000/1400/1600/1800 Simon Davey reports

AGM Pictures For those who haven't seen Andrew's pics, here's a link with apologies from Startline for the lateness

Snetterton - Sunday 5 April 2009 2 litres. Patrick reports. 1000-1800 will follow soon.

Snetterton - Saturday 4 April 2009 2 litres. UPDATE - A full report on the Saturday race instead of just pictures.

No Entry? Don't get caught out, entries to Anglesey close on 1 April, and that's no joke.

James Hunt 3 David Parkinson concludes the James Hunt story

Seasonal Review - 1960 We are privileged to have a report on the 1960 season in Mono from the Champion, Dr Tony Goodwin.

Countdown to Snetterton A reminder and a desperate illustration even by Startline standards

Dry Break Couplings Following a request from a distinguished "paper" Startline reader we reprint an email from the MSA. Already expertly covered on the forum, readers thereof probably need not bother.

Whizzo To our knowledge, Mono is one of the few things national racing hero Barrie Williams hasn't done. But the biography of him is still well worth reading.

Jomo - what do you know? Colin Cummings owns this 1966 car and asks what we know of it. Any informtion very welcome.

Editorial Praise for the prizegiving dinner, but - surely not? - castigation of the MSA's communication skills.

AGM Patrick Huston reports on the AGM

End of An Era David retired as Chairman and Mary bade farewell as administrator at the AGM

Parts Department An independent, expert view on the new 1400 class, and 3 other pictures.

Meet Simon Davey Say hello to the new administrator.

Christmas Quiz Answers Lee Bennett gives the answers and names the winners

Major national magazine to support Monoposto Racing Series Simon Davey gives some background

Editorial Bankers and others receive the ire of the ed.

James Hunt (Part 2) David Parkinson continues his biography of James Hunt

Globe-Trotting Commentator For Mono Annual Dinner! Our guest at the Dinner is a celeb.

Campaign for Real Tools Snap-On reps should avoid reading this piece by Simon Davey. Everybody else get ready to nod in recognition.

AGM and Dinner Dance, 21 February A reminder, and a demonstration of why the Startline team aren't in advertising.

Director's Meeting, 7 Jan Some major changes, some good things to stay unchanged

Autosport Show A bit late but our usual reporter gives his view.

James Martin's Mille Miglia Stick to the cooking, says Patrick. Now with added comment by Dermot Healy.

The James Hunt Story 1976 World Champion, BBC Grand Prix stalwart, and so much more. Dave Parkinson tells the story (part1).

Crystal Palace 1972. Alan Putt looks back at the last race meeting at Crystal Palace in1972.

Editorial Welcome to 2009, with thoughts of 2008

No Visible Horizon The editor enjoyed a strange book. Asst Ed enjoyed Googling the pictures and videos.

Christmas Quiz Lee Bennett sets the questions for this year's quiz. Please send in your entries and win a prize.

Dermot Healy's Guide to the Autosport Show. Lifted from the Forum in case anybody missed it.

Crossword Solution Still niggled by 15 Across? The solution is at hand.

Editorial If your hedge funds aren't doing so well, you might want to take the MSA's advice. Or perhaps not.

Kings of the Nurburgring Patrick Huston reviews and recommends the last work of the late Chris Nixon.

AGM, Dinner and Awards Your chance to eat, drink, dance, talk, argue, collect prizes, and have a good time. See the winners list now.

November Board Meeting Summary of matters discussed

"Motorsport" Archive DVDs Tony Cotton reviews a DVD of 10 years magazines. Content - great. Technology - could be better.

Editorial - Snetterton Flavours. Several drivers ended the season not in the manner they hoped. The editor muses.

Snetterton, 19 October, 2litre, Classic and 1800 Some different winners, no damage and no red flags made the last race of the 2008 season a happy one.

Parts Department Some bits we had left over and even Dermot wouldn't take

Snetterton, 18 October, 1600 Sadly, there was another badly damaged car in the 1600 race. Guest writer Graham Easter reports.

Mono 2000 - What Next? Former front runner Phil Moore takes a look at Mono 2000 from the view of a F3 competitor. The editorial team reply.

1200/1400 A paddock meeting was held at Snetterton. Peter Whitmore reports the discussions.

Snetterton, 18 October, 2litre, Classic and 1800 Dominant lead but an unfortunate end. REPORT NOW ENHANCED by Andy Woolley's description of his incident.

Monoposto Racing Club Ltd Championship Coordinator and Administrator Job Advertisement

October Board Meeting Or is that September (Part 2)? Discussion of 1200 and 2000 classes, next year's organisation, and more.

Crossword The enigmatic Grid has sent another of his devilish creations to tease and taunt your brain. We might publish a solution this time.

Editorial Is anybody there?? The editor asks why there is little reaction to articles.

Driving Standards Thoughts on standards. A race shouldn't cost many hundreds of pounds per minute...

Contemplating Cadwell The editor considers the logistics of the Cadwell meeting

September Board Meeting Planning for next year and beyond.

David Parkinson on Cadwell The master of the snappy sentence gives a view of Cadwell. He vies with Dermot to be idiosyncratic..

Cadwell 1800, 7 September Report of a race that ended with a chequered flag, but nearly didn't

Cadwell 1200 / 1600 6 & 7 September Ewen Sergisson reports in his unique style on 1600 and the rarely reported 1200 races.

Steering Wheels - A ruling from the MSA which we have been asked to publicise

Mono 1200 - which way now? Peter Whitmore has some ideas which may stimulate thought

Spa 2009? A review of the issues.

Cadwell 2 litre / 1800 Saturday 6 September Wet but an interesting race with a very unexpected outcome, and startling parallels with F1™

Editorial Sounding off about noise

Buying an Open Trailer Adapted from Dermot Healy's forum piece.Untold years of experience distilled in one article.

Oulton Disappointments (2) If you think Patrick had problems, just read David Tuck's sad tale about the lovely Magnum 843

Oulton Disappointments Both races were shortened. The editor considers some of the problems in the 12/16/18 race.

Oulton 16/1800, Saturday 9 August Rain rained in practice. Confusion reigned in the race. Patrick provides an explanation.

Oulton 2 litre, Saturday 9 August What was shaping up to be an interesting race was red flagged after a scary incident.

Editorial Donington is the 2009 venue for the British GP. Patrick regrets the decision.

Crossword Bored waiting for Oulton? Need something for the beach? This cryptic motorsport crossword should fill the bill.

Spa - Race Drama at the end, though not a lot during the race. Still lots of happy faces.

Spa - Practice The inside story of Mono's annual trip to the Ardennes

Anglesey, 12/16/1800 Saturday 28 June Here's the last of the reports from Anglesey. Not much on 1200's because nobody sends us anything to publish.

Editorial Last words of actor/singer Adam Faith were "Channel 5 - it's rubbish isn't it?". Patrick Huston has some sympathy.

Monoposto 2000 – The Way Forward Russ Giles and Nick Harrison have worked together to look at the way forward for the 2000 class.

Anglesey, 16/1800, Sunday 29 June Nigel Bland spent the race on the pitwall but picked up all the key events

Anglesey, 2 litre, Saturday 28 June Patrick Huston reports from a windy, wet but still glorious island setting.

David Parkinson on Anglesey A sideways look at the meeting with Bottesford's most famous racing driver

Anglesey, 2 litre, Sunday 29 June A view from the Banking

Alan Putt's Rockingham Vice President Alan Putt gives an elder statesman's view of the celebrations

Beware of Vermin We have been given kind permission to reprint a section of an article from Club F3 warning of paddock thefts. Read and learn.

June Directors' Meeting Welcome to 2 new Directors, and a look at the way forward in 2 litres

Anniversary Celebrations Pictures with captions of a very happy 8 June event.

Spa -don't forget to enter! A shameless plug for the greatest circuit in the world

Rockingham Ramblings The editor muses, with barbecue pictures

Rockingham Sunday 1200,1600,1800 The editor reports. So that's 3 of us who carried notebooks and pencils while driving..

Rockingham Saturday 1200,1600,1800 Race report

Rockingham Sunday 2000 Once again, Andy Woolley combines the roles of driver and reporter for a hot race.

Rockingham, Saturday, 2000. Andy Wooley reports from the front line of a hard fought battle.

Mallory 1200 A few pictures of the action with captions

Editorial Kind words about CSCC Mallory and 50th anniversary. Not so kind words about how some saloon competitors were recently treated, or about firebombs.

Mallory 1600 Exciting if you were first or second, otherwise a bit like listening to James Blunt while eating porridge

Mallory 1800 Close through the field, excitement to the last minute. Patrick Huston describes the action.

Mallory 2000 Close through the field, excitement to the last minute. Patrick Huston describes the action.Must think up something new for these headlines.

Whatever happened to.... With no Mono to watch, our reporter went to see what some Mono exponents of yesteryear were up to.

Mono 1981 A look at a Mono race at Castle Combe 27 years ago. Seems like yesterday.

Spa - the Practicalities Ever wondered how much it costs to do Spa? And how long it takes? This could give some answers.

Did you have what it takes to become a director of the Monoposto Racing Club Limited? Applications for co-option are now closed, thanks for your interest.

Silverstone 2000 & Classic Andy Woolley reports on a race with an unusual level of retirements and a dominant win by Jeremy Timms

Editorial Weather, wet races and communication.

Silverstone 1600/1800 There's Fun, There's Sun, It must be Silverstone in April

April Board Meeting Notes of the meeting by Patrick Huston, wearing a secretarial hat.

David Parkinson opens locked doors Our regular columnist gives us his thoughts: praising, poking fun and warning.

Save Curborough A heartfelt plea from a former sprinter. Please support this unique venue.

SnetBlog That sounds a bit unpleasant, doesn't it, but there's nothing to dislike about Tristan Cliffe's personal report of the weekend

Snetterton2000/Classic Sunday Andy Woolley gives an independent assessment of the Sunday 2 litre race.

Snetterton Snippets Behind the scenes at the Norfolk's circuit

Snetterton2000/Classic Saturday The ed reports on Saturday. We will soon have a "behind the wheel" exclusive of Sunday. 1200 reporter needed urgently.

Snetterton 1600/1800 Patrick Huston reports from the Frozen Eastern Front.

Editorial Some constructive advice for competitors.

Letter from North Wales Paul Beech writes about his retirement. As one of the nicest blokes you could meet, his absence from the grid will be greatly missed.

Sound of Silence Repeated from the forum, mainly for "hard copy" readers, Dermot Healy explains how to pass a noise check. We think he's joking.

Race Retro For the third year, the club had a stand at the Historic Motorsport Show, now rebranded Race Retro, at Stoneleigh.

Springs A revised version of Allan Staniforth's pre-Christmas article on calculating spring and wheel rates, with the kind permission of the editor of "Speedscene".

Editorial References to WW1 flying, Dirty Harry, and Risk Management.

AGM Report Patrick Huston reports on the AGM

Running Race Meetings 2008 At the AGM, Richard Culverhouse explained that it's all in the timing.

2008 AGM Pictures If you got a trophy at the AGM you're in these pictures - even if you didn't you could still be in them.

Help the Aged David Parkinson has a proposal which may appeal to the "more mature" entrant. Volunteers are needed to trial the idea.

Parts Department Some short pieces - Lovely pictures of a 1960's car, Xmas Quiz again and Startline Website queries

Book Review -Motor Racing Circuits in England Then and Now is reviewed by the assistant ed.

25 year Anniversary 25 years ago the club celebrated its 25th anniversary. This is what was written at the time.

Editorial Thoughts on racing abroad, and a brief users eye view of the Blue Book

January Board Meeting. Mainly procedural issues.

Roll Bars on Van Diemens Jonathan Baggott has asked the question all elderly Van Diemen owners have been asking. (ie the elderly cars, not the elderly owners)

Autosport 2 The editor asks if there were any future Mono cars at the show

Phil Moore As Auckland's Premier Monoposto racer moves on we asked him to tell his Mono story in his own inimitable way. Thanks, Phil.

Autosport Show F1 Cars, pretty girls, expensive sarnies and the stunning architecture of Birmingham's NEC. It can only be the Autosport Show.

David Dudley - As we enter our 50th anniversary, Monoposto's longest continuous racer tells his story.

Editorial A Happy New Year with a sting in the tail. Actually the sting's in the body of the editorial and if you run motor sport, it will hurt.

2007 and earlier All the articles from earlier years

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2007 and earlier All the articles from earlier years.

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