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Matters of Moment, February 1986
A Good Start To The Year 1986 was less than a fortnight old before the motor racing fraternity had two…
A Good Start To The Year 1986 was less than a fortnight old before the motor racing fraternity had two…
The XK Register of the Jaguar Drivers' Club has published some fixtures for the forthcoming months: first, on May 4th,…
The Hon Patrick Lindsay Patrick Lindsay died on January 9th at the age of 57 after an illness of several…
The 1986 International Racing Season AT last, the 1986 calendar has been finalised, though some events like the proposed F3000…
World Endurance Championship, 1982-85 Porsche's grip is relaxing at last! Too soon though it certainly is to write an epitaph…
A lot of us got carried away by motor racing while we were still at school. As well as collecting…
This could be the last word on Replicas (or fakes), or it could be the beginning of a whole new…
Fiat Uno Turbo ie A little Cracker! When Fiat introduced its turbocharged Uno to the UK in July, the combination…
Toyota's top-selling coupe has taken another step forward with the introduction of the fourth generation Celica. Notable about the all-new…
In a slightly puzzling reversal of roles, the last few years have seen a change of emphasis in the ranges…
"Land Speed Record — From 39.24 to 600+ mph" by Cyril Posthumus and David Tremayne. 303 pp, 10 in x…
From "Swans Reflecing Elephants — My early Years" by Edward James (Weidenfeld 8, Nicholson, 1982. edited by George Melly) we…
On New Year's Day the traditional VSCC meeting was arranged by Mike Garfitt who came with his smart Frazer-Nash BMW,…
"Lancia Stratos — 1972-1985" compiled by R. M. Clarke 100 pp, 8 in x 11 in (Brooklands Books. Holmense, Seven…
When F3000 was first mooted to replace F2 which was fading fast in terms of grids, driver advancement and all-round…
Elva The 1960 Formula Junior season was the most significant season in the history of post-War motor racing, indeed, perhaps…
Back in the early Seventies, when the East African Safari did not stick to all-weather roads, when the Acropolis was…
Alta, the product of keen engineering fettler Geoffrey Taylor, is a comparatively neglected sports-car. Even books devoted expressly to sports…
We have never been averse to owning up when errors creep in and to get things absolutely right, need to…
Little Brother Bounces Back For a car that the Company never intended to sell, Porsche's 924 has been rather successful.…
Bloodhound land speed record to take place in South African desert after major funding breakthrough The Bloodhound SSC land speed record will go ahead towards the end of 2019 after…
Ferrari is making efforts to bring forward planned updates to arrive in time for the second race of the 2020 season having slipped into the midfield during the Austrian Grand…
The original DBR1 helps RM Sotheby's set new benchmarks during Pebble Beach One of the most important Aston Martins in history, DBR1/1, fetched $22million at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, a record…
There were several moments where the Dutch Grand Prix could have got away from Max Verstappen, but Mercedes was unable to capitalise on any of them