Sir, I'd like to add some memories of Henri Toivonen following your article last month. At the time of his…

Sir, Bill Blydenstein's recent letter certainly knocked the old cobwebs round in my memory regarding the 1961 British Empire Trophy…

Simon Taylor For me, the defining moment of this Formula One season came on lap 72 of the Hungarian Grand Prix.…

  Nigel Roebuck It was inevitable that the Monza paddock should be a tense place over the weekend of the 2001 Italian Grand…

Emerson Fittipaldi's language dates him, reminding you of a time in motor-racing more violent and dangerous, yet also gentler, less…

After a childhood spent pushing the Corgi model along the carpets of Great Britain, Paul Fearnley finally gets his sticky mitts on a real Lotus 72. Worth the wait? You bet! There are…

The one that got away Phil Hill: 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours He had won the year before and was leading…

Few racers have let their driving do their talking like Al Unser Snr. Despite winning the Indy 500 four times,…

As the furore over eligibility for this year's Brighton Run subsides, Bill Boddy looks back over many years of participation in this truly special, quite unique — and very British — event Some…

The Blue Oval's investment in Cosworth's DFV was repaid many times over. But Ford didn't always hit the jackpot. Keith Howard tells the story of an engine that met all its design criteria, yet which…

The bad-luck stories that litter Chris Amon's career obscure the fact that he registered several major wins. Mark Hughes helps him to put the record straight Chris Amon, the man recalled…

One of the last true privateers, Bob Anderson never received the recognition from the works teams he craved —and his efforts probably deserved. Adam Cooper explains On the…

Fifteen minutes of fame Strang: VSCC Prescott – August 31, 1946 Cooper was the most famous marque to emerge from 500cc competition after WWII, but…

Track tests Britain's first true Grand Prix road course now hosts a market, provides a car park, and passes through walls and underneath buildings. Gordon Cruickshank explains Where in Britain can you still drive in the wheel tracks of Nuvolari, Rosemeyer…

Ewy Rosqvist may have looked like a film star, but this Swede was a serious — and seriously talented — rally driver. She was tough, too. Her greatest victory is testament to that too. Hartmut Lehbrink speaks to her about…

Bill Boddy Several very successful amateur-built Specials have been recalled recently. Of these, the Freikaiserwagen must not be overlooked, as it was conspicuously…

Bruce Dowell, formerly the STD's Sunbeam Registrar (from whom Pat Durnford has taken over), has saved a 20/60 Sunbeam first registered in 1926…

Re the speed trial picture of John Bolster captioned as taking place at Croydon Airport, I have discovered that it was actually held at the…

In the MCC Trials a Triple Award is given to those who win Premier awards in the Exeter, Land's End and Edinburgh events. These took…

Airlife of Shrewsbury have lately published Amy Johnson – Enigma in the Sky by David Luff (ISBN 1 84037 3199, £16.99), not…