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Matters of moment, January 1956
Congratulations, Campbell! — Britain now holds the World's Water Speed Record, at a mean speed of 216.25 m.p.h. "Bluebird" reached…
Congratulations, Campbell! — Britain now holds the World's Water Speed Record, at a mean speed of 216.25 m.p.h. "Bluebird" reached…
The Editor looks back on the cars he drove during 1955 Looking back twelve months, I find that in 1955…
As we close for Press it is rumoured that Ugolini has left Ferrari to manage the Maserati team next year.…
Morgan 4/4 Club Night Rally (December 3rd/4th) There were only three competitors to lose no marks on the road section—H.…
In a test report of an M.G. MGA published in Empire News under the heading of "Sleek M.G. Stops the…
The present-day scarcity of really cheap sports cars and the high prices of the better ones have caused an increase…
There is no need to underline the excellent performance, one might write "circuit-performance," of Colin Chapman's Mk. IX aerodynamic Lotus,…
The thirty-seventh Gloucester Trial was held on December 3rd at Birdlip, Glos. This well-known reliability trial consists of a road…
V.S.C.C. ODIHAM DRIVING TESTS (December 11th) III leaving difficult-to-locate Risley. the annual Ns inter driviuggests fixture ofthe Vintage S.C.C. moved…
THE 1955 R.A.C. TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP Newman Wins Again muu-TELAis have become a specialised branch C. f motor sport. contested between…
BOOK REVIEWS " Henry's Wonderful Model-T-1908-1927," by Floyd Clymer: 219 pp.. I 1 in. by 83 in. (McGraw-Hill Book (:ompany,…
()then, ise. the IAN l' design was hillom,ed, tin. combustion chamber layout of Nyhieh had far exceeded expectations. %slide I…
A VISIT TO COVENTRY-CLIMAX K of the oinst:iiidim leatures of last season's tumor racing. so far as this eountry was…
LETTERS from READERS N.B.-Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and " Motor Sport" does not necessarily 118/10Ciatt itself with…
FASHION P'ERSUS. DESIGN Sir, Thank you, " W.J.T." and " W.11." for explainiug many things. Your suggestion that the British…
* * OPINION FROM SWEDEN Far many years I have with great lest interest read your publication, which •as far…
ENTI1USIASAI FOB AMERICAN CARS Sir, One wonders why Suety surprise is shown when a motoring enthusiast (i.e., Peter Clark. ref.…
TMNEW LE MANS REGELA1 IONS Sir, The publication of the new regulations for I,e Mans will doubtless set many pondering…
"MOTOR SPORT" Becomes— ON INTIMATE TERMS WITH THE FIAT 600 The Smallest Four-Cylinder Car on the Market Proves Capable of…
heater, which is controlled by a tiny lever to the right of the back seat sill, which the driver can…
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine's fortunes or flog the team?
Twenty-five years ago I wrote a book with Emerson Fittipaldi called The Art of Motor Racing. It was a how to go racing book featuring Emerson’s discussion about the techniques…
“It should be a great event,” I was told on the phone by the Henry Surtees Foundation. “We’ve got Oliver Turvey and Sam Bird coming and lots of karters as…
An aspect of Grand Prix racing which has never failed to fascinate me is the ‘instant’ appraisal of a driver’s worth. There really is some truth in the old cliché…