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Matters of Moment, September 1969
• Men on the Moon Only now are we able to offer congratulations to America on her stupendous achievement, because…
• Men on the Moon Only now are we able to offer congratulations to America on her stupendous achievement, because…
Sir, I wonder if we could hear from P/C Donald Gray of Bristol, who some months ago expounded the theory…
In the spring there was a great rustling in Europe, and in other parts of the world, when the mighty…
The long-distance sports car racing scene this year has been increasingly dominated by Porsche, both as regards new models and…
The International Sprint Organisation are holding their annual weekend of short-distance record attempts for cars and motorcycles at Elvington Aerodrome,…
September racing starts of promptly on the first of the month with a speed-feast at Brands Hatch for Formula Two,…
Zeltweg, Austria, August 10th. After less than two years' work the new racing circuit in the foothills overlooking Zeltweg was…
We have no time for replica full-size "vintage" cars, for reasons previously expounded. These objections do not normally apply to…
A new company has been formed in Stuttgart, known as the VW-Porsche Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, or “VG” for short, and its…
Writing to us about the Chic, before our "Fragments on Forgotten Makes" about it was published, George Brooks, the well-known…
Klondike 200 The highlight of the fourth round of the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series, the Klondike 200, at the Speedway…
Rally of the Thousand Lakes Finland is not what you would call a wild country. Had George Borrow gone there…
Oulton Park, August 16th It is fortunate for the North of England that they have the Mid-Cheshire Motor Racing Club,…
The Rules Committee of the United States Auto Club has recommended that the present U.S.A.C. stock block engine limit of…
What Really Happened at Tripoli in 1933? The Editor Poses Another Motor Racing Mystery. That talented motor racing columnist Eoin…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters Another one lost.—This 1899 Daimler Phoenix racing car has been bought by Daimler-Benz A.G.…
(August 10th) It has been said that the older cars run badly if they are too cool and if they…
["You know the atmosphere here is just like it was in pre-war motor racing." So said the well-known pre-war driver…
Many people derive pleasure from Nuffield Rileys of the 1946 to 1955 period, with their stylish bodywork, leather-covered roofs (a…
The eyes of the World have been on Wales recently, when they were not on America and the Moon. So…
Taken from the May 1997 issue of Motor Sport The first thing to say about the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix is that it came close to being called off. Not…
Well, ring-a-ding-ding, two-strokes in Formula 1 by 2025 – if Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds’ recent intriguing suggestion is acted upon. More bangs for your suck from fewer moving parts…
For many years Silverstone was Bernie Ecclestone’s circuit enemy number one, accused of being a building site (which it wasn’t) while he mentioned nary a word about the dilapidated charm…
The Iron Curtain was just beginning to twitch when the mechanised might of Formula 1 first rolled into Budapest town. Well, not quite ‘town’ – rather a few clicks northeast.…