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Matters of moment, February 1988
Community edicts Motor Sport was optimistic last month about 1988 being reasonably happy for those who mess about with cars.…
Community edicts Motor Sport was optimistic last month about 1988 being reasonably happy for those who mess about with cars.…
Last year's Earls Court Motorfair broke all records, with sales up by 19% to a total of £38,000,000 and attendance…
Fatalities mar Paris-Dakar Alarm over the worsening safety record of the gruelling Paris-Dakar desert endurance event has been fuelled by…
Britain's premier award for road safety has been won by Daimler-Benz AG for its airbag protection system. Presented by Mintex…
Plans are well advanced for a "Motorsports Park" to be built on the site of a disused British Steel plant…
The three-cornered fight for the right to host the British Grand Prix has reached crisis point after FISA finally announced…
Alongside its probable attempt at a third consecutive Le Mans victory for the Derek Bell/Hans Stuck combination in the classic…
Piercarlo Ghinzani has left the Ligier Formula One team to replace Martin Brundle as number-one driver for the German Zakspeed…
Consequences of conformity It was entreated, implored, pressed, petitioned, pushed and even begged, but when the CSI of the FIA…
Bad week for Goodyear During December a large number of Grand Prix teams journeyed to Estoril in Portugal, for what…
Quick change The British Racing and Sports Car Club has done it again! Last year, despite overwhelming odds from one…
M Power Motorsport by name, mini manufacturer by nature, BMW Motorsport GMBH is the expanding specialist arm of the Bayerische…
An enigma Public perceptions of BMW and its products are probably more disparate than for any other manufacturer, German or…
"Evante" means progress! One thing George Robinson can be congratulated upon is the choice of name. "Evante" does not actually…
Power struggle Careful stratification of models has always been central to Ford's marketing policy. The man in the suburban street…
The Trade Dear Reader, Over the years I have been writing letters to the Editor, the Assistant Editor and the…
V8 classic Classic cars seem to bring us right up to the present , so I lean more towards vintage…
Reborn in the USA It is easy to feel pleased, or even smug, about the old car scene in Britain:…
In resurgam In November 1938 Lieutenant AIdenhoven of Loughton in Essex took delivery of a brand new Type 328 Frazer…
Second time around Nelson Piquet's points-victory in the 1987 World Drivers Championship was the first such title for a Japanese…
This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed saw the launch of new sports cars, supercars, and some more unusual racing concepts: these are the highlights Photo: Motorsport Images The Goodwood Festival…
Lewis Hamilton, in championship-winning form, claims pole position for the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of his team-mate in a faster car and stumbling Ferraris Photo: Motorsport Images Hard to…
Inspiration for Father's Day from Martin Brundle's son, who has a tougher task than most How do you buy a Father’s Day present for the man who doesn’t need anything?…
Jim Hall (below) is happy to hear that there’s so much interest in his Chaparral Can-Am and long-distance sport cars, as well as in the rapid rate of evolution motor…