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Matters of moment, November 1985
The design matters Looking at design trends towards the close of another year, one sees that racing and rallying still…

The design matters Looking at design trends towards the close of another year, one sees that racing and rallying still…
A social visit to the National Motorcycle Museum is to be organised by the Lea-Francis OC on November 9th. The…
Fuji 1,000 Kms Europeans lose face Nine years ago Niki Lauda made a decision which cost him the Formula 1…
Brands Hatch, October 6th One thing that the British sporting world is not short of is the ability to step…
This year's Marlboro British Formula Three Championship has been the strangest in years for no one driver has emerged as…
Brands Hatch 1,000 kms – a hard race The last World Endurance Championship race of 1985 to be held in…
If it can be assumed that readers of Motor Sport like to drive to the full extent of their abilities…
1985 sees the 50th anniversary of HRG cars. M.L. tells the story of the marque. If every ideal car planned…
One of the greatest of British hill climb champions was Tony Marsh who won the RAC title in 1955, '56…
Opel Monza GSE I drove one of these fine cars, in the guise of the Vauxhall Royale (no longer available,…
"Getting Started In Motorsport" by Stuart Turner & Tony Mason, 144 pp. 10¾ in x 8 in. (Haynes Publishing Group,…
The Editor Meets Again That Well-Known 1907 42 hp Renault I first met "Agatha — That Scarlet Woman" 50 years…
Cheering fans swarm onto the circuit to applaud Nigel Mansell's victory in the GP of Europe at Brands Hatch, the…
De Tomaso Pantera GTSS "Whottleshedo, Mister?" The De Tomaso Pantera GT5S is a star. I've never driven a car which…
M.L.'s article in September on Buckler history prompts the following memories, because I knew Derek Buckler fairly well. I went…
The Changed Face of GP Racing Renault are withdrawing from Formula One racing, which was the subject of last month's…
Last month Gallaher Limited celebrated at Brooklands the reinstatement of 100 metres of the Members' banking, previously destroyed. The contractors,…
In 1925 the ban fell on speed events on public roads, brought to a head by the accident to a…
Charabanc on Stilts Sir, I refer to your photograph on page 1012 of the Charabanc on Stilts. The photograph was…
Road vs track Sir, I didn't think that Idris Francis' letter was particularly amusing, nor original, because for many years…
Highlights of the IndyCar Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway Click here to visit the highlights page.
Bobby Unser was a legend on the track – but it was his conviction off it which made him equally as popular, writes Preston Lerner
NASCAR kicked off its season at Daytona with the Budweiser Shoot-out non-points race on Saturday night which was won by Kevin Harvick and pole qualifying on Sunday for next weekend’s…
Barry Sheene and ‘King’ Kenny Roberts fought a breath-taking duel for victory at the 1979 British GP, notorious for Sheene’s cheeky hand signal Sheene's notorious hand signal Photo: sheenemovie.com On August…