Le Mans: 1980–89Overview By Quentin Spurring From about 215mph (345kph) at the start of this unforgettable decade, top speeds on the world famous Mulsanne straight exceeded 250mph (400kph) for the first time in 1988. These were the fastest racing cars on the planet. This decades radical new FIA Group C regulations challenged motorsport engineers to achieve race winning engine performance while saving fuel. This was a formula that was ideal for Le Mans, embodying as

close to the end of his life

Condé Nast

For nearly 30 years he worked for Haymarket Consumer Media

Publication date: 25 April 2019

while his Alvis Firefly spent many years with him in Nairobi

muddling through in the classroom

He lives in County Durham

He has written one previous book

“Were it not for Lyons’s name on the cover one might wonder what could possibly be added to the body of knowledge [on this car]… The words are clever

“The voice of ‘Mr Motor Racing’ drips from the page… The photos aren’t bad either

Criss-crossing the Atlantic: returning to old haunts to take up opportunities

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