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The month in MOTOR SPORT
Dec 11: Speculation that Sauber may continue to run in the SWC is heightened when both a C11 and a…
Dec 11: Speculation that Sauber may continue to run in the SWC is heightened when both a C11 and a…
If Grand Prix drivers thought that the annual rush down to La Source was tight at the start of the…
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who ordered one of our 1992 calendars. Whilst…
Louis Descartes Sportscar driver and constructor Louts Descartes died at the end of December when his road car crashed into…
As the Venturi-Larrousse team announces its plans, Robin Herd reflects on his rationale in F1 fourth time around "I think…
After 27 years as President of the British Racing Drivers' Club, the Hon. Gerald Lascelles is heading for Bergerac, snooker…
At 8.46 on the morning of January 4 1967 Donald Campbell took what became the last great gamble of his…
The expression "pace notes" in rallying terms refers to the written details that rally navigators use to aid the drivers…
Recession be damned. If ever evidence that the motor racing industry is hale and hearty was needed, the provision of…
Rallying, so goes the story which we have occasionally retold, began to evolve when enthusiasts of the motor car sought…
After the Lombard RAC Rally has swept its way through many of Britain's forests, it is appropriate to recall that…
During the '70s, the most prominent international rally in South Africa was the Total Rally, inaugurated in 1957, organised by…
Peter Ashcroft is retiring as Director of Motorsport for Ford Europe. He has a lifetime of experience behind him, beginning…
The World Championship calendar for 1992 is virtually unchanged from 1991. Imminent events are the Monte Carlo Rally (Jan 23-29),…
The year 1991 was that in which Ordnance Survey, in our opinion the best map maker in the world, celebrated…
Motorsporting artist Jim Bamber perhaps best known for his cartoons, which are both topical and extremely funny. But in Harrogate…
In 1991, Allan McNish's hitherto meteoric racing career hit a serious stumbling block. Where does the young Scot go from…
The Sportscar World Championship saga continued well into the New Year, adding to the problems of the private entrants. Max…
In our December issue we featured the rebirth of Allard's name in sports car racing, though without any illustration of…
Since its glory days with Lotus in Formula 1, the Firestone tyre company has become low profile. Quite literally, both…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor races we can never forget… Welcome to…
It’s always said that NASCAR’s marathon season gets underway not at the traditional Daytona 500 season-opener, but at the year’s second race. Thanks to the use of power-sapping restrictor plates…
The inaugural Formula 5000 race in 1975 at Long Beach. I’ve enjoyed the pleasure of covering all thirty-four Long Beach Grands Prix, from the inaugural Formula 5000 race back in…
Watching Le Mans on TV from across the Atlantic was both a pleasure and a source of depression. It was great to see a classic long-distance race featuring superbly prepared…