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Matters of Moment, May 1985
Birmingham Street Race We must congratulate Martin Hone and his team of supporters on the fact that the reading of…
Birmingham Street Race We must congratulate Martin Hone and his team of supporters on the fact that the reading of…
Several items of interest to Mercedes owners have been received this month. First, the M-B Drivers Club will be holding…
ARG bill the new MG Montego Turbo as "the fastest production MG ever made" and with a top speed of…
Although Jaguar is out of the ETC for the time being, the TWR-prepared Rovers have carried on where the Big…
Vanwall Makes a Reappearance THE Vintage SCC achieved yet another breakthrough with its first Silverstone race meeting of 1985, proving…
The idea of Formula 3000 as a replacement for F2 has been around for couple of years, the impetus coming…
Early last year there was a terrible shemozzle in the sports car world when FISA decided at short notice to…
When I kept my appointment at the headquarters of Spirit Racing in late March, the place was nearly deserted. The…
When a rally takes place in some of the toughest terrain imaginable, is run smoothly and efficiently by organisers whose…
Ford's policy of multifarious options seems now to stretch to the naming of their cars as well as the equipment.…
It is always interesting, on the launch of a new car, to talk to the engineers involved in the project,…
The way in which John Tojeiro became a constructor is typical of the Fifties — he built a special intending…
The best age for a racing driver is presumably somewhere between 18 and 30. I looked for some confirmation of…
"Happy Landings" by Group-Captain Edward Mole, BSc, FRAeS. 222 pp. 8 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in (Airlift Publications Ltd,…
Road impressions It is not often one is able to drive two cars which are identical in most important aspects…
A section devoted to old car matters Vintage Racing Philosophy The racing of the older motor cars is a very…
Up to the end of the vintage years America had not produced many sports cars, with a few exceptions such…
Mike Thackwell became the first drive to win an F3000 race his third International Trophy win with Ralt in four…
McLaren again Rio de Janeiro, April 7th The Grand Prix on the flat Autodromo Riocentro in Brazil opened the 1985…
Those who doubted TVR's wisdom in installing the 190 bhp Rover Vitesse engine in its Tasmin chassis and who never…
I read with great interest Gordon Kirby’s recent blog about the USA’s declining influence on international motor racing. On the flip side, Formula 1 will this weekend again attempt to…
All the weekend's motor racing action, including Alonso taking on the Indy 500, late-race rain drama at the Nürburgring 24-Hours and the last World RX at Lydden Hill. Unfortunately due to restrictions, some videos…
Peugeot swept the American Le Mans Series season-closer at Road Atlanta, with Pedro Lamy/Franck Montagny/Stéphane Sarrazin winning Petit Le Mans by just over a minute from the similar 908 HDI…
It is fair to say that carrying a well-known name into the motor sport arena is going to get you noticed, specifically a name that is iconic in the sport.…