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MATTERS OF MOMENT ENTHUSIASM Since the end of the second world war enthusiasm for motor sport in all its diverse…

The Hants & Berks M.C, Great Auclum Speed Hill-Climb, over a most interesting course with downhill start and steeply banked…

STOP PRESS "The Jaguar which won at Reims." writes our Continental Correspondent, " was entered by Peter Whitehead. Originally he…

RUBERY OWEN—A B.R.M. PARTY On June 25th an interesting film show was put on by Mr. Rivers Fletcher at Ghent…

TWO NEW BOOKS "Grand Prix Facts and Figures," by George Monkhouse, published by Foals, has just been issued in revised…

CONTINENTAL NOTES By the Continental Correspondent. FOR some time past it has been evident that the sports car of today,…

by "CARROZZINO" FI RST let me apologise and say "how wrong one can be " ; I refer to my…

In our May issue, in the course of a report of the Bristol M.C. and L.C.C. meeting at Castle Combe…

THE VITH R.A.C. BRITISH GRAND PRIX Ascari (Ferrari) Holds off Maserati Opposition. Full Supporting Programme. UNDER showery conditions the Daily…

Historical Notes: Brakes (Part 2) (Continued from the June issue) rO OUR-WHEEL brakes first appeared in a patent granted to…

A new plant to remove sulphur from petroleum products, first of its kind to be built in the world, is…

V.S.C.C. WEEK-END Sports-Car Club goes one better than many in 111}.111;:vint-01.g.;Silverstonc race meetings per SeaSOII. This year it held its…

COMPETITIONS MANAGERS INTRODUCTION The Competitions Manager of a racing team carries a load of responsibility. His is the task of…

Reims, Sunday, July 5th. This year the French Grand Prix returned to Reims and a meeting was planned which had…

• • • THUM have been quite loud rumblings recently in scientific, engineering, and sports-car circles, relating to fibreglass. Leaving…

Mrs. " alley Mitchell, the well-known H.R.G. driver, conquered new ground last week by giving a talk to a club—site…

From a handout which arrived on the Editor's desk recently :— " Trust women to add a touch of colour…

A MODERN SPORTS/RACING CAR: The Bristol 450 THE new Bristol 450 conpf. which %. on its class in the Reims…

The T.T. race, revived from early days at Lister in 1928 by the R.A.C., when K. Don won it in…