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Matters of moment, November 1971
• Showtime Soliloquy With the last of the Earls Court visitors leaving the Motor Show to discover whether or not…

• Showtime Soliloquy With the last of the Earls Court visitors leaving the Motor Show to discover whether or not…
They don't love Jackie Stewart at Laguna SCCA, or the motoring writer of the San Francisco Chronicle doesn't. That paper…
British Leyland, the only major motor manufactory this country now possesses, has many problems. We wonder whether at times they…
On the eve of Earls Court we received a hand-out over the name of Raymond Playfoot which told us that…
Cevert's first Formula One victory Watkins Glen, October 3rd What a tremendous season Elf-Team Tyrrell have had in 1971. Their…
Some weeks before the Motor Show British Leyland invited us up to Silverstone where they had laid on a test…
The 2-mile-long V-bomber runway at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire has proved so successful as a venue for attacking short-distance records…
Interesting mainly for their colour plates, mostly of modern racing cars and motorcycles, are two Orbis Books volumes, "Racing Cars"…
By Tim Nicholson. 138 pp. 8 4/5 in. x 6 1/2 in. (Cassell and Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion Square,…
By George Oliver. 220 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. (Cassell and Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion Square,…
A slice of Talbot lore, I fancy, can be culled from an article by Jack Gilbey on "The Vanished Cab…
By Lettice Curtis. 337 pp. 8 1/5 in. x 5 2/5 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 50a, Bell…
Brainerd, Minnesota, September 12th Peter Revson won his fourth Can-Am race of the season at Donnybrooke International Speedway, an ultra-quick…
The European Formula Two season effectively came to an end at Vallelunga at the beginning of October when Ronnie Peterson…
"It is a matter for sorrow that those who lead the Trades Unions whose members are mostly employed in our…
It's easy to estimate the popularity of a rally; one need only count the number of people who want to…
TAP Rally When it was first held five years ago, some people thought that it had a connection with plumbing;…
On the Can-Am trail While in North America last month for the Canadian and US Grands Prix I was lucky…
Ferrari For the past couple of years the efforts by Ferrari in sports car racing have been a bit luke-warm…
A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC Welsh Week-end (October 2nd/3rd) The traditional excursion over the Welsh border for…
The church bells in Tavullia rang out on Sunday afternoon, as they always do when the town’s local hero wins a Grand Prix. I only know this because I watched…
Daniel Ricciardo says that Formula 1 drivers will get used to the reduced visibility that is a by-product of the 2022 rules and the switch to 18-inch tyres. Last year…
MotoGP’s most historic venue has a habit of dramatically affecting the title chase, but never more so than in 1992 The Dutch TT (it’s the only non-Manx motorcycle race licenced…
From dramatic races to shocking plot twists and standout performances, these are the 12 pivotal moments that shaped the opening half the 2025 Formula 1 season