SIR, It was excellent to see your article about Carlos Reutemann in your August edition. While I was growing up,…

Sir, Below are a few facts regarding the queries raised in the letter from D Metcalf (September issue). E R…

Sir, I found Bill Boddy's article on The Mechanics of Winning most interesting. He touched on the origin of the…

Sir, I feel that Froilan Gonzalez is often underrated because people only remember the winners of the world championship. Yet,…

Sir, As expected, the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year proved a great event. I was particularly looking forward to…

Ken Tyrrell In the Spa paddock, the loss of Ken Tyrrell was on many a mind, not least that of…

Ovals are just about turning left, right? Mario Andretti, Rick Mears and Dario Franchitti beg to differ and tell David…

So what was the first car to register a 200mph closed-course LAP? Perhaps a lightweight single-seater, ORA slippery sports-prototype? Neither,…

Today's Top Fuel dragsters cross the line at over 300mph in motorsport's rawest display of power. But the mechanical catalyst…

The rear wing was wound down and the boost wound up. Duct tape was strapped across almost every bodywork orifice…

Henry de Hane Segrave took just 30 minutes to obliterate the previous land speed record and become the first driver…

Before he helped conceive the world's first supersonic car, this month's 'victim' designed missiles. So it is perhaps no surprise…

Indycar lap speeds went through the roof in the early seventies and it seemed only a matter of time before…

The extra speed of this Barcelona street circuit made it Superior to Monaco — and more vulnerable to the safety…

The track hosted sportscar races too,of the 1000-kilometre, six-and 12hour kind. The non-championship race of 1971 included the mightiest car…

The one that got away a spot of bother Roy Salvadori 1961 United States Grand Prix The thrill had gone,…

As he turned in, Martin Donnelly was hot F1 property.Just fractions later, he hit the barrier on the exit and…

Fora pre-war privateer, buying an E.R.A. was the fastest way to success. But as Eric Dymock shows with the aid…

Having described how i was fortunate enough to be given a 1914 Alfonso Hispano-Suiza — fortunate because these were exceedingly…

Hero's Le Jog Land's End to John o'Groats Trial for Historic and Classic cars on December 6/9, in conjunction with…