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Matters of moment, June 1971
The impact of the East African Safari Once again the East African Safari Rally, reported in Motor Sport last month,…
The impact of the East African Safari Once again the East African Safari Rally, reported in Motor Sport last month,…
Lesney's recent "MATCHBOX" miniatures include a 48-to-1 scale 4 1/2-in.-long fluorescent-yellow Dodge dragster, priced at 40p, a Daf platform truck…
On June 19th the Vintage SCC has its Oulton Park Race Meeting, perhaps the best of its four annual circuit…
This year's Daimler and Lanchester OC Concours d'Elegance was won by a non-vintage car, A. King's 1952 Barker-bodied Daimler Special…
The Vintage SCC run its annual speed trials over the 900-yard Shenstone & Dist. CC course near Lichfield in fine…
Sir, Many thanks for your excellent magazine. The May issue was of particular interest since the Hyper Lea-Francis which Pat…
Now that the dust has settled after two World Championship Grand Prix races and five non-championship Formula One races (this…
At "Rusty" Russ Turner's excellent high-speed day at Ghent in Belgium, John Goddard's turbo-supercharged 3.8-litre Bentley did 126.59 m.p.h. over…
Ever since the Capri became a big success for Ford, various manufacturers here in Britain and in Europe have been…
May 15/16th Renault Ltd. have staged seven successful Rallye Renault meetings in the past, at Woburn, Blenheim, Mallory Park, Harewood…
A fortnight after the second European Trophy round had been held at Thruxton 17 drivers made their way down to…
A black day for Porsche Cerda, Sicily, May 16th This year the Targa Florio was unusual, for the island was…
The SCCA has launched its 1971 professional season with the first two (out of eight) Continental Championship races for Formula…
C.S.I. rules The Sub-commission for Technical Regulations, which is made up of D. H. Delamont (GB), J. Herbert (France), P.…
Walker moves up The three rounds of the Motor Sport Trophy series of Formula Three races held during the month…
"Another Silver Ghost party trick was to place a glass brimful of water on the top of the bonnet: not…
Adam Opel these days turns out new models with perplexing frequency. I have, for instance, just been using as pleasant…
Hill's staying power reaps just reward Silverstone, May 8th. Silverstone's annual International Trophy meeting is always worth a visit although,…
A perfect demonstration Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, May 9th. The annual 1,000-kilometre race for sports cars, organised by the Royal Automobile Club…
The Welsh Rally Try as we might, we couldn't bring ourselves to use the full 1971 title as a heading;…
BMW has become the latest major manufacturer to announce an LMDh programme for 2023, potentially opening the door for a return to Le Mans, which celebrates its 100th race that…
The Chinese Grand Prix was another soaking affair, yet this weekend it wasn’t Brawn GP scoring a one-two but Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel, who proved his prowess in the wet…
Just over a week has passed since Mercedes confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will stay on into 2022 and 2023, and the world now awaits the next driver announcement from the…
The Dakar Rally is still a truly captivating and gruelling event, says Dickie Meaden After a fortnight of gruelling action across some of the world’s most extraordinary terrain, the 2018…