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Matters of moment, January 1986
The Safety of Rally Spectators Another very exciting and interesting RAC Rally has, with luck, safely concluded, watched by astonishingly…

The Safety of Rally Spectators Another very exciting and interesting RAC Rally has, with luck, safely concluded, watched by astonishingly…
With the Sierra RS Cosworth Ford has built a car in a class of its own. It is quite simply…
Thirty years ago, the marque "Elva" came to the scene and, for a decade, was one of the world's most…
The 1985 Grand Prix season was a good one and it looks as though the 1986 season is going to…
Tom Walkinshaw's Jaguar XJR-6 sportscar team has achieved much in the space of four months, and earned its best result…
New cars dominate Lombard RAC Rally Had we been asked a few years ago whether we believed it possible for…
Ford 2.8EFi Granada Scorpio 4x4 Having got accustomed to a Ford Sierra 4x4 for 9,000 troublefree miles and liking it…
Last November we received a package containing photographs and negatives taken at the Borehamwood race meetings in the early Fifties.…
It's ironic that Britain's most successful manufacturer of hill climb cars, Pilbeam Racing Designs, is based in Lincolnshire on the…
In the colour-pages you will find an interesting account by M.L. about driving a modern Bentley Eight from London to…
In 1938 Bill Boddy road tested a Bentley by driving it from the Palace of Westminster to John O'Groats. It…
Paddock I remember, at the 1969 British Grand Prix, standing by the Shell Bridge and offering a pound for a…
The Bamford and Martin Aston-Martins were made a long time ago, in quite small numbers, but interest in them has…
This article, by R. King-Clark, was the opening chapter in his as yet unpublished book about his extensive flying in…
"HRG — The Sportsman's Ideal" by Ian Dussek. 176 pp. 10 in x 7, in (Motor Racing Publicalions Ltd., Unit…
Last month we referred in the "In Miniature" article to a scale model of the LSR car "Babs" made for…
Having read about Osbert Sitwell 's motoring in this feature, a reader in Seaford has drawn my attention to "Great…
It is no secret that Peugeot Talbot's recent history has been full of incident. The marque Talbot has not been…
Fragments of forgotten makes No 68: The Dawson A car which was almost a lost cause before it was announced…
In connection with the Madresfield speed-trials article in the November 1985 issue, David Sewell confirms my impression that, in pre-war…
If Lewis Hamilton decides to put his signature to another three-year F1 contract after his current one expires, he will be starting the 2023 season as a 38-year-old. At what…
A record crowd of 235,000 fans packed grandstands for the 2023 Le Mans Classic, celebrating a century of the legendary endurance race, with more than 800 cars providing the evocative entertainment
Stirling Moss won the gruelling RAC Tourist Trophy on September 17, 1955 – Moss's 26th birthday – but tragedy marred the event Stirling Moss celebrated his 26th birthday today in 1955 by…
MotoGP’s new safety officer and likely new permanent steward are the nephew and his partner of the Dorna CEO, whose children already play leading roles in the championship. There’s a simple word for running a business like this…