Motor racing began with almost unbelievably epic events, often over hundreds of miles of unsurfaced roads. Bill Boddy reminds us…

15 minutes of fame: Venturi; 1994 Montlhéry 1000KmIt began with a game for bored playboys and ended by bringing a…

Aussie battler Dave Walker shone bightly in 1971 aboard a Gold Leaf Lotus Formula Three car. But when he stepped…

Now for something completely different. Pedro Rodriguez was Mexican, but he still liked to sport a deerstalker. So dedicated fan…

Amilcar dominated voiturette racing during the 1920s with its GP cars in miniature --- but it cost it dear. By…

He didn't say very much, but whatever rally car he was given, Timo Mäkinen could make it talk. Oh, and…

Timo Mäkinen contested the Targa Florio with the BMC works squad on three occasions — 1965-67. The first of these…

From The Aeroplane to cars Every week from about 1933 until the war I read The Aeroplane, edited by the…

Cobb's records finally beatenThe February issue of The Bentley DC's Review contains an interesting article by Graham Moss about his…

Farman - the Hispano-Suiza rival Not all that much seems to have been known about the Farman cars, especially in…

Charge of the Light brigade In 1961, I reminded the VSCC Light Car & Edwardian Section that in 1924 the…

It is extremely bad news that the demise of Montlhéry is likely to occur next year. The only good aspect…

Formula Ferrari by Umberto Zapelloni ISBN 340 83471 4 Published by Hodder &Stoughton, £20 'The first official inside story of…

South African Grand Prix, 1961 Trevor Taylor's Lotus 21 takes a diversion at East London. The rough ground throws up…