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Veteran to classic: Donington Historic GP Race
Glory for all "The Race of the Year" — that was the bold title the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association…
Glory for all "The Race of the Year" — that was the bold title the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association…
Two days' hard slog Well, one-and-a-half days really! This tough October trial for pre-war cars started with a 100-mile run…
Seaside vintage On the beautiful day of October 2, the VSCC again held speed-trials along the front at Weston-Super-Mare, furthering…
Restoration ethics With the VSCC quite rightly opposed to newly-built "old" cars and the rules governing historic vehicles due for…
As designed, F-head engine had inlet-valves with flat seats, sealing against three concentric circular areas. with holes through each valve-head…
I used to watch the late Richard (Dick) Shuttleworth race at Brooklands and Donington Park. I remember him rushing frenziedly…
RRS Clarke of Hailsham, East Sussex, asks for the identity of the car in the accompanying photograph (S-8406). It was…
The roads of the 1920s We left Owen John lamenting the demise of the steam-car, and watching the first of…
The fate of the historic Argyll factory outside Glasgow still hangs in the balance. While there are proposals that it…
Video: produced by Sahara Productions. 60 minutes. (K-tel International Ltd, 620 Western Avenue, London W3 OTU. £9.99). And still they…
Bonneville Salt Flats— Speed Limit 1000mph by George D Lepp. 128pp. 101/2" x 9" . (MRP Ltd, Unit 6, The…
Sir, If we are not careful, we spectators will see neither Multi-Union II not its P3 base again, particularly if…
Trial by media Sir, DSJ's "Letter" (Motor Sport, October 1988) reeks of trial by media, and suggests sour grapes, in…
Sir, Regarding the Pokora mystery, one of these cars (probably the one in your picture) was at the country garage…
Sir, I read with interest the article on the Mercedes 300 SL (Motor Sport, November 1988). From this and the…
Sir, For the information of Peter Biggs (Letters, Motor Sport, November 1988), the new Jimmy Brown Centre at Silverstone is…
Ducati’s winning lump of plastic // Slip, sliding away // Marquez: “It was impossible” // Rossi: “I’m not fast enough to be champion” // Viñales: “The same but completely different” //…
What comes to mind when you think of the greatest competition car ever – the McLaren MP4/4? The Ferrari 500? Porsche 956/962? Or is it an everyday family car that…
The third in a five-part series of extracts from Motor Sport Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes. In this extract from F1 Retro 1980, former Williams engineering director Patrick Head opens up about…
Sebastian Vettel was in very familiar territory, sitting there on pole position under the Singapore floodlights, everything under control, a set of fresh option tyres saved from yesterday, a stronger…