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Matters of Moment, December 1979
Where The Menace Lies "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising."— Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise, Chap,…
Where The Menace Lies "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising."— Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise, Chap,…
* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in…
Sponsorship The heading to this article is the official title of the firm that runs the Williams team in Formula…
Normally by now the Formula One scene for the forthcoming season is signed and sealed, but this year there are…
The Honda Prelude In the Honda Prelude the Japanese manufacturer in Tokio who has built up a reputation for reliability…
Surveying those who watch . . . Publimotoring of Geneva have released more figures showing the kind of people they…
A section devoted to old-car matters The Dawn of "The Daimler" Last month's issue of Motor Sport had quite a…
(Continued from the November issue) We left the young Officer, whom I shall refer to as X, living-it-up in customary…
"The Diaries of an RFC Officer" Sir, The War Time Diaries of an RFC Officer — what interesting reading this…
"Motoring in the 30s" by Graham Robson. 216pp. 9 3/8" x 6 5/8" (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB3…
The other day I got hold of a copy of J. B. Priestley's celebrated "English Journey" (Heinemann/Golancz, 1934) wondering whether…
Although I deplore full-size replicas of vintage and p.v.t. cars, and of veterans and Edwardisms for that matter, for reasons…
"The Amazing Bugattis" Exhibition, thought up by Hugh Conway, CBE, and put on very tastefully indeed at the Royal College…
New Rules From January 1st new rules will govern the sport of rallying in Britain, rules aimed more at what…
Cockpits and Controls At a quick glance the cockpit and controls of a modern Grand Prix car look pretty basic…
Motor Sport journeys to Australia to find that touring car racing has become the premier league on the other side…
A shift in emphasis has probably been the most notable aspect of this year's national racing activities. Indeed, it is…
That was the enigmatic title given to a forum held the night before the Northern Guild of Motoring Writers annual…
This year's Veteran Car Run to Brighton, organised by the RAC and the VCC and generously sponsored again by Renault…
The exhibition presented at the Royal College of Art by The Observer in association with Moet & Chandon (see story…
The shops are shut, it’s too late for delivery, and Santa won't wait for any last-minute shopper. If you’re buying for a racing fan, then it’s beginning to look a…
Today, in case you had not noticed, is Friday the thirteenth of January. Lucky for some, not so for others. If you were unaware, or simply don’t care, it is…
Marcos Ambrose joined an elite group when he won Monday’s rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen, becoming only the fourth foreign-born driver to succeed in the US series’…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Winning as slowly as possible was not Gilles Villeneuve’s usual modus operandi. He had no option…