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Matters of Moment, March 1999
editorial As you read this, we are completing the final pages of the next edition. It will be no normal…
editorial As you read this, we are completing the final pages of the next edition. It will be no normal…
This year the 1,000-kilometre race at Monza looked as though it was going to be a simple question of the…
If a litre of optimism is worth a second a lap, a lot of lap records will be broken this…
Sir, Surely the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix should feature among the best races ever? Very little, so it seems, has…
Sir, My name is Tim, and I am 14 years old. I am autistic and have a few problems to…
Sir, Your reference in January's edition to visiting Marcos Cars with Jenks some years ago needs a little explanation of…
Sir, In a recent issue Mr Allen makes a plea for race reports and results of the more important historic…
Sir, It was very interesting to hear my iconclasm produced such a response. Even on reflection, I stand by the…
Sir, Having just returned from a trip to Kyalami, I've only now picked up my copy of MOTOR SPORT, which…
Sir, Further to the recent articles regarding BRM, I see no mention of its famed designer von Eberhorst. Please correct…
Sir, Your series of 'Forgotton Epics' was quite superb. Surely there are many more from the past, and I look…
Sir, I'd like to put in a plea for an article on Altas. If nothing is put on paper their…
Sir, I write regarding an injury I sustained during the VSCC's Measham rally, not while driving but, rather less heroically,…
Sir, Your December article on Roy James had some good pictures, but fell short of the mark on accuracy. The…
Sir, I particularly enjoyed the article on the 1914 French GP in your January issue. If Georges Boillot was a…
Sir, The Belgian Grand Prix of 1950 was my first experience of continental motor racing. Driving a trials special we…
Sir, I note with interest that MOTOR SPORT celebrates its 75th Birthday soon. I well remember the 50th anniversary in…
"Geentair! Alors, un nouveau record du tour pour Reeshi Geentair!" May 14 1961, Monaco, by common consent the greatest drive…
Ambition is a funny thing. For some it burns so bright it sears a lasting scar on their personalities. Others…
This is the McLaren MP4 - the first Grand Prix car to be constructed entirely from Carbon Fibre. Adam Cooper…
A 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Model that was raced by Le Mans 1966 runner-up Ken Miles, is expected to fetch a record-breaking price when it is sold at auction later…
Ramon Forcada has been a MotoGP chief crew for three decades, working on Honda’s NSR500, RC211V and RC212V, then Yamaha’s YZR-M1. He talks about working with two-stroke 500s, the big changes that have taken place in MotoGP in recent years and the category’s current problems
Alex Brundle and Mike Conway will join us for a podcast at the Royal Automobile Club. Submit your questions for them here British sports car drivers Alex Brundle and Mike…
Downforce aerodynamics is increasingly important in MotoGP but more downforce means more drag, which is a problem for the less powerful inline-four machines used by Suzuki and Yamaha