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Matters of moment, February 1953
Branded petrol returns Coronation Year will be a happy time for those owners of high-compression sports and high-performance cars which…
Branded petrol returns Coronation Year will be a happy time for those owners of high-compression sports and high-performance cars which…
Johnnie Claes has purchased a Connaught, and will be racing it a in Belgian colours, and Rob Walker has bought…
M.G.C.C. Kimber Trophy Trial (Dec. 26th) Cecil Kimber Trophy -- J. Buncombe (Dellow). Spencer Trophy -- P. G. Cooper (Hillman Minx).…
For obvious reasons the new Road Fund licence rates which came into force this year are the cause of considerable…
Last month, at the time when anticipation over branded petrol was at its pre-realisation height, we were present at the…
By the Motor Sport Continental Correspondent Travelling around the Continent during the racing season one naturally sees many interesting things and,…
By "Carrozzino" Although it is only the second month of 1953, the new season of road racing is fast approaching and…
Formula racing We have recently received a growing number of enquiries about the regulations governing Formula racing -- not 2-litre…
We hear... The R.A.C. issued a news-paragraph on January 1st headed " Please Do Not Feed the Ponies ! "…
R. = Restricted Event. C. = Closed Event. C.I. = Closed Invitation. N. = National Event. I. = International Event …
The new address of W. A. Martin, Hon. Secretary of the Berwick, Lothian & Hawick Motor Clubs, is Bleachfield, Ayton,…
The Editor looks back on the cars he drove during 1952 The year 1952 opened with the 10,000th mile coming up…
Introduction From February 1st onwards the lot of sports-car and high-performance car users will be a happier one, for branded petrol will…
THE Northern Section of the V.S.C.C. received 90 entries for its annual Measham Rally. A Lancia Lambda driven by H. M.…
Sir, I was pleased to read the letter from Mr. Montgomery as for some time now I have been hearing…
Sports Cars of the World by Ralph Stein. (Charles Scribner's Sons, Ltd., 23, Bedford Square, W.C.1; 174 pp.; 8-1/2 in.…
Appleyard (Jaguar) 2nd -- Marion (Citroën) 3rd The Monte Carlo Rally attracted enormous interest again this year, the excellent coverage by Raymond…
When James Watt first postulated what he considered to be the average power of that four-footed beast of labour that…
Noticing a reference in our road-test report on the Bristol 401 to the pleasant enamelled badge found on that car's…
Practically the whole existing range of Exide car batteries has been withdrawn in favour of a new series known as…
American racer James King, now 70-years-old, is competing in major historic events on both sides of the Atlantic. He’s raced against some of the sport’s biggest names and is still…
MotoGP Mutterings, part 2: Rossi's lack of pace doesn't bode well for his home race, plus why the grippy Le Mans tarmac may be behind the high crash count and weak…
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). It had been 12 months since Rudi Caracciola wagged a finger, the established ace considering his…