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Matters of moment, November 1985
The design matters Looking at design trends towards the close of another year, one sees that racing and rallying still…
The design matters Looking at design trends towards the close of another year, one sees that racing and rallying still…
A social visit to the National Motorcycle Museum is to be organised by the Lea-Francis OC on November 9th. The…
Fuji 1,000 Kms Europeans lose face Nine years ago Niki Lauda made a decision which cost him the Formula 1…
Brands Hatch, October 6th One thing that the British sporting world is not short of is the ability to step…
This year's Marlboro British Formula Three Championship has been the strangest in years for no one driver has emerged as…
Brands Hatch 1,000 kms – a hard race The last World Endurance Championship race of 1985 to be held in…
If it can be assumed that readers of Motor Sport like to drive to the full extent of their abilities…
1985 sees the 50th anniversary of HRG cars. M.L. tells the story of the marque. If every ideal car planned…
One of the greatest of British hill climb champions was Tony Marsh who won the RAC title in 1955, '56…
Opel Monza GSE I drove one of these fine cars, in the guise of the Vauxhall Royale (no longer available,…
"Getting Started In Motorsport" by Stuart Turner & Tony Mason, 144 pp. 10¾ in x 8 in. (Haynes Publishing Group,…
The Editor Meets Again That Well-Known 1907 42 hp Renault I first met "Agatha — That Scarlet Woman" 50 years…
Cheering fans swarm onto the circuit to applaud Nigel Mansell's victory in the GP of Europe at Brands Hatch, the…
De Tomaso Pantera GTSS "Whottleshedo, Mister?" The De Tomaso Pantera GT5S is a star. I've never driven a car which…
M.L.'s article in September on Buckler history prompts the following memories, because I knew Derek Buckler fairly well. I went…
The Changed Face of GP Racing Renault are withdrawing from Formula One racing, which was the subject of last month's…
Last month Gallaher Limited celebrated at Brooklands the reinstatement of 100 metres of the Members' banking, previously destroyed. The contractors,…
In 1925 the ban fell on speed events on public roads, brought to a head by the accident to a…
Charabanc on Stilts Sir, I refer to your photograph on page 1012 of the Charabanc on Stilts. The photograph was…
Road vs track Sir, I didn't think that Idris Francis' letter was particularly amusing, nor original, because for many years…
The Porsche 911 celebrated its 50th birthday in 2013. Much was made of the occasion and deservedly so – the 911 is a motor sport great, a consistently class-leading sports…
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death,” said legendary Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly many years ago. “I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can…
Any regular reader knows I’m a big Justin Wilson fan. Justin is an excellent driver – fast, clean, consistent and extremely adept technically. He’s also an absolute gentleman and after…
Sebastian Vettel’s fourth world title has now put him alongside Alain Prost in terms of championships won. He’s only one away from Fangio’s record and three titles from the ‘unbeatable’…