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Letters from readers, July 2004
Sir, In a recent Miscellany Bill Boddy mentioned the vintage Bentleys of TG Moore, one-time owner and editor of Motor…
Sir, In a recent Miscellany Bill Boddy mentioned the vintage Bentleys of TG Moore, one-time owner and editor of Motor…
My chair is comfier (leaf carefully through this biggest-ever issue and all will be revealed), the bombs have stopped tumbling…
Star letterReal motor racing Sir, My company is organising a revival meeting at the old Vila Real circuit in the…
The future starts today Sir, With regard to FIA HTP and Heritage Certificates, I believe we will look back on…
Jenks on GP catering! In any Grand Prix paddock you will find giant motor caravans, known in Americanese as motorhomes,…
Another chapter in the series for photographs taken by our readers. This month we visit Monza for the 1981 Italian…
He set the place alight in a wooden car, was quick on the draw and had a fast older brother.…
Johnny Herbert heads 1950s entry for GP support Ex-Formula One driver Johnny Herbert will head the field for the Historic…
Grand prix mechanics from five decades met at Silverstone in April (above) for a reunion of the Grand Prix Mechanics'…
Second historic Safari Rally Retro to run in 2005 Mike Kirkland, organiser of last December's enormously successful and well-received long-distance…
Rodney Felton The vintage racing scene is mourning the loss of this determined racer who died in mid-May. Best known…
Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams has been appointed president of the British Motorsport Marshals' Club. He will succeed Stuart Turner at the…
Team Lotus to celebrate its first win The 50th anniversary of the first victory for Team Lotus is to be…
Goodwood Festival: It's a family affair With a central theme of 'Young Chargers, Old Masters', the greatest racing dynasties in…
June 25-27 Nürburgring: (D) Jan Wellem Pokal event includes Jochen Rindt Historic F2 Trophy, Group C/GTP, new Pre-War Sports Car…
A years free subscription is the prize for the knowledgeable reader who recognises this month's mystery offering from LAT Photographic's…
Group C tops HSCC Superprix The awesome spectacle of Group C machines on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit will…
HSCC/VSCC: Silverstone Sytner seizes the four ground as Hadfield doubles up Four wins for Frank Sytner stole the show at…
The ex-Alan Jones Williams FW06/2 returned to racing after an absence of two decades during the Grand Prix Masters races…
After 35 years in the sport, this 58-year-old is deeply enamoured with it still... How long have you been racing?…
Jorge Lorenzo will race at this season’s MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix, seven months after announcing his retirement from motorcycle racing. The three-time MotoGP champion will take Yamaha’s wildcard entry for…
Mercedes will now have a closer technical partnership with Williams after both teams announced a new deal that will include use of transferrable components from 2022. Williams will use Mercedes…
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, through the years Introduced in 2009 and the final race of the season that year and the next, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix day/night event…
The Lamborghini Countach, featured on bedroom posters the world over and seen by many as the ultimate 'supercar', will have its own class at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance