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Matters of Moment, October 1979
Happy Birthday While we are inclined to agree with D.S.J. that there are far too many anniversaries of varying periods…
Happy Birthday While we are inclined to agree with D.S.J. that there are far too many anniversaries of varying periods…
* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in…
Forza Ferrari Monza, September 9th On arrival at Monza the most noteworthy thing to see was the first-class job the…
A study of the cars in the new paddock at Monza made one aware of the frenetic pace of Formula…
The very first race to be called a Grand Prix (or Great Prize) was the event run by the Automobile…
A sporting sensation Talbot, Sunbeam and Lotus are charismatic names among sporting motor cars. To merge them all together as…
In the article on exhaust systems in the August issue of Motor Sport, I made a nonsense of the description…
Lauda quits Brabham on a winning note Imola, Italy, September 16th The formality of running a Formula One non-Championship race…
The fifth round in the home international rally championship series sponsored by Sedan Products was the unique Manx event on…
Silverstone, September 16th It didn't need much of an expert to predict the winner of this year’s Tourist Trophy, sponsored…
The Renault 5 Gordini As a means of getting a move on without using very much fuel the Renault 5…
A Section Devoted To Old-Car Matters The VSCC at Cadwell Park The vintage SCC held its now-customary last-race-meeting-of-the-season at the…
H. P. Blake's 1921 ABC Sir, There always has been a number of comparatively impecunious motoring enthusiasts of varying abilities.…
The Talbot Sunbeam Cheetah Stag Hill Motors' 2-litre fireball With a mechanical recipe incorporating the best aspects which have made…
An impressive and desirable Oriental As regular readers may recall, I am not over-anxious to publicise Japanese cars. But after…
The first serialised-instalments of this Diary appeared in Lord Montagu of Beaulieu's late-lamented V& V Magazine. Due to a change…
At the risk of readers saying "What — more Parry Thomas", when it became time to attend the VSCC Cadwell…
“From Bleriot to Spitfire” Edited by David Ogilvy. 180 pp. 8 ¾ x 5½. (Airlife Publications, 7 St John’s Hill…
Rally of the Thousand Lakes FISA's World Championship bombshell The biggest bombshell of Finland's Rally of the Thousand Lakes at…
Louis Chiron Another link with the pre-war period of Grand Prix motor racing has gone with the sad news of…
Back in the spring of 1980 the world’s most famous motorcycle racer made a phone call to a dilapidated corrugated-iron shed in deepest Hertford, north of London. Barry Sheene had…
The Silverstone 6 Hours on Easter Sunday gave us our first taste of the mouth-watering battle we’ve all been anticipating in the premier class of sports car racing. Porsche vs…
Formula 1 goes to Zandvoort, Mexico and Detroit, sports cars go to Jarama and Mazda wins Le Mans, plus the rest of this week's milestones. Jim Clark and Team Lotus were dominant…
One of America’s most successful chief mechanics passed away last Friday. George Bignotti, 97, was a renowned IndyCar crew chief through the '60s, '70s and '80s. Bignotti’s cars won seven…