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Matters of Moment, August 1970
• The New Minister The recently-convincingly-elected Conservative Government has appointed Mr. John Peyton, who motors in a BMC Mini and…

• The New Minister The recently-convincingly-elected Conservative Government has appointed Mr. John Peyton, who motors in a BMC Mini and…
A new car polish has just appeared on the market for the motorist who is looking for a lasting high…
For 1970, the CSI decided to increase the number of qualifying events in the European Rally Championship for Drivers to…
Jim Russell established his well-known International Racing Drivers' School 14 years ago at Snetterton. Since then it has trained many…
Brands Hatch, England, July 18th Following the Dutch GP and the French GP, both of which are reported elsewhere in…
Clean sweep for Gulf-Porsches Watkins Glen, New York, July 11 th The long-distance race for Sports-Prototypes (Group 6), Sports cars…
The Vintage SCC held another successful race meeting at Silverstone last month, in sunshine, without accidents, but with enough exciting…
Ford's string of four consecutive victories in the first four races of the SCCA's Trans-Am series for sports saloons was…
It has not been many years since the first reliable wrist stop-watch was launched on those of us who are…
Whatever shortcomings it may have, the circuit at Clermont-Ferrand, where the French Grand Prix was held, is without question terrific…
Another technical step forward Clermont-Ferrand, France, July 5th Before reading this report the one of the Dutch Grand Prix (page…
The tourist Trophy race has had many home circuits and a number of famous names have figured in the results…
A section devoted to old-car matters Looking back at Oulton Park (VSCC—June 2011) Owing to printing schedules it was not…
"The Restoration of the Decade" Sir, Thank you for a delightful article on Philip Mann's 1914 Mercedes, including such beautiful…
50 m.p.g. at 42 m.p.h. for 1,000 miles in 24 hours Although our oft-expressed ideal of 60 m.p.h./60 m.p.g. seems…
After a certain amount of alarm and despondency the Dutch organisers managed to raise the finance necessary to organise their…
Rouen, June 28th It seemed almost too good to be true when Hubert Hahne finally broke BMW's Formula Two duck…
For some time to come any reflections from the sand dunes of the Zandvoort circuit will be unhappy ones, bringing…
"The Big Drive", by Richard Hudson-Evans and Graham Robson. 68 pp. 8 in. x 6 in. Soft covers. (Speed Sport…
A reader, Mr. M. G. Skelton of Epsom, has drawn my attention to a book I had not previously come…
UK circuit owner MSV has added Donington to its portfolio The MotorSport Vision empire has expanded, but in a direction unexpected: the Jonathan Palmer-run company has today acquired Donington Park…
Aprilia had an up-and-down 2017, so what does the Italian factory need to do to make Aleix Espargaró and Scott Redding competitive in MotoGP 2018? Aprilia is MotoGP’s underdog; the…
The Hudson Hornet is known for its role in Disney film Cars but the story that inspired it is just as compelling: here's how Herb Thomas raced the legendary car to two NASCAR titles and missed out on a third in controversial circumstances
It’s a sad truth that in this day and age IndyCar is a deeply devalued commercial property. It struggles in NASCAR’s shadow at home in America and has vanished as a…