
Matters of moment, January 1975
The trend of design At the commencement of another year it is encouraging to discover that some of the past pessimism is dispersing. The flow of oil which we were…
The biggest, loudest and thirstiest racers are taking steps to pre-empt ‘green’ criticism. The Orwell Super Sports Cup series, which features 8-litre McLaren and Lola sports cars, is going green by linking up with CO2 Balance, a company that offsets carbon emissions by planting trees. Each car’s CO2 emission is assessed and the appropriate number of trees planted. Cars will display a sticker to show that they are now carbon-neutral. Next rounds are the Jim Clark Revival (Hockenheim April 2729), Assen (May 12/13) and Brands Hatch (June 29-July 1).