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Matters of Moment, December 1979
Where The Menace Lies "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising."— Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise, Chap,…

Where The Menace Lies "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising."— Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise, Chap,…
* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in…
Sponsorship The heading to this article is the official title of the firm that runs the Williams team in Formula…
Normally by now the Formula One scene for the forthcoming season is signed and sealed, but this year there are…
The Honda Prelude In the Honda Prelude the Japanese manufacturer in Tokio who has built up a reputation for reliability…
Surveying those who watch . . . Publimotoring of Geneva have released more figures showing the kind of people they…
A section devoted to old-car matters The Dawn of "The Daimler" Last month's issue of Motor Sport had quite a…
(Continued from the November issue) We left the young Officer, whom I shall refer to as X, living-it-up in customary…
"The Diaries of an RFC Officer" Sir, The War Time Diaries of an RFC Officer — what interesting reading this…
"Motoring in the 30s" by Graham Robson. 216pp. 9 3/8" x 6 5/8" (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB3…
Although I deplore full-size replicas of vintage and p.v.t. cars, and of veterans and Edwardisms for that matter, for reasons…
The other day I got hold of a copy of J. B. Priestley's celebrated "English Journey" (Heinemann/Golancz, 1934) wondering whether…
"The Amazing Bugattis" Exhibition, thought up by Hugh Conway, CBE, and put on very tastefully indeed at the Royal College…
New Rules From January 1st new rules will govern the sport of rallying in Britain, rules aimed more at what…
Cockpits and Controls At a quick glance the cockpit and controls of a modern Grand Prix car look pretty basic…
Motor Sport journeys to Australia to find that touring car racing has become the premier league on the other side…
A shift in emphasis has probably been the most notable aspect of this year's national racing activities. Indeed, it is…
That was the enigmatic title given to a forum held the night before the Northern Guild of Motoring Writers annual…
This year's Veteran Car Run to Brighton, organised by the RAC and the VCC and generously sponsored again by Renault…
The exhibition presented at the Royal College of Art by The Observer in association with Moet & Chandon (see story…
It was up to Silverstone for our latest podcast to see MotoGP Tech 3 Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow. There were also a few changes to the usual Motor Sport team…
Step back in time to Formula 1’s 1970s golden age with this incredible film marking Lauda and his Ferrari 312 It is now 45 years since Niki Lauda put his…
Christian Horner will join us for the Motor Sport podcast, in association with Mercedes-Benz Horner became Red Bull team principal in 2005 having founded the Arden Formula 3000 team in 1997.…
Silverstone is once again threatened by protestors, 20 years after one of the most high-profile F1 track invasions, when Neil Horan ran towards cars on the Hangar Straight at the 2003 British Grand Prix. It's far from the only example disruption caused by people on the track...