Automobilsport #26

Cover story
Mirage sports car racing 1967–1982

• From the Ford GT40 to the Mirage – 1967 and 1969: J. W. Automotive Engineering – M1 to the M5
• Winning at La Sarthe – 1972–1975: Mirage M6, Gulf GR7 and GR8
• From Arizona to Le Mans – 1976–1979: Mirage M8, M9, M10
• A final attempt in Group C – 1982: Mirage M12

Also in this issue…

• Eckhard Schimpf about the old Formula III
• Tony Adriaensens about Pomona 1957
• Udo Schütz & Herbert Linge about the Porsche 906 LH
• Jo Ramirez about his time with Tyrrell
• Norbert Singer about the Porsche Indycar project
• Marc Surer about the Jänner Rally 1984
• Back on Track – DTM/ITC Opel Calibra V6 4×4 class 1
• and many more!

The magazine contains a large-sized fold out poster of the cover story including illustrations and technical data of the Mirage M6 on the back.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1 EDITORIAL
6 NEWS & EVENTS
8 OBITUARIES
14 NEW AT SPORTFAHRER ZENTRALE
16 MINIGRID – Renault 5 Turbo Tallye Monte Carlo 1981
20 SNAPSHOTS –  Jo Ramirez / Marc Surer / Norbert Singer
26 AUTOMOBILSPORT INSIDE
28 HEADLINES FROM 30 YEARS AGO – Compiled by Rainer Braun, presented by Bilstein
32 A SCREAMING 50 HORSPOWER ENGINE RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER – The old Formula III / The Eckhard Schimpf column
     Special: Mirage sports car racing 1967–1982
38 FROM THE FORD GT40 TO THE MIRAGE – 1967 and 1969: J. W. Automotive Engineering – M1 to the M5
58 WINNING AT LA SARTHE – 1972–1975: Mirage M6, Gulf GR7 and GR8
78 FROM ARIZONA TO LE MANS – 1976–1979: Mirage M8, M9, M10
86 A FINAL ATTEMPT IN GROUP C – 1982: Mirage M12
90 WEEKEND HEROES – Pomona 1957
98 WORLD CLASS – The Ford Escort RS Cosworth in rallying
114 AIMING FOR THE TOP – Le Mans ’66 – The success of the Porsche 906 LH — Part 2
124 MASTERS HISTORIC FORMULA ONE NEWS
126 HSCC HISTORIC FORMULA 2 NEWS
127 GROUP C RACING NEWS
128 ENDURANCE RACING LEGENDS NEWS
130 AUCTIONS AND MARKET – Missing pieces of the puzzle – automobilia and more
136 BACK ON TRACK – DTM/ITC Opel Calibra V6 4×4 class 1
142 PREVIEW #27