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Matters of moment, December 1985
During 1985 we have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the title Motor Sport. While looking back has been fun,…
During 1985 we have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the title Motor Sport. While looking back has been fun,…
Motor Sport enthusiasts who are students now have a Championship event of their own, the Endsleigh National Student Motorsport Championship.…
Kyalami, October 19th The fact that the Renault and Ligier teams both made the gesture of missing the 1985 edition…
Australian Grand Prix Adelaide, November 3rd Perhaps wondering inwardly whether he was doing the right thing moving to the McLaren…
For the first time since the Brazilian Grand Prix at Rio de Janeiro started the 1985 World Championship season back…
The 1984 season saw the Marlboro / TAG sponsored McLaren team win 12 out of the 16 World Championship Grand…
Mazda RX-7 Mazda makes no bones about it; the brand new version of its successful 2 + 2 sports coupe…
Toyota Supreme in Ivory Coast There can be no doubt that the Ivory Coast Rally is not the most favoured…
As this will be the last issue of Motor Sport to appear before the festive season breaks out, it seems…
We have had to become used to almost any old and interesting car not being the real thing as the…
DIY Expert As a breed, motor racing journalists are a pretty cynical bunch. We don't start off that way, we…
My attention has been drawn to the chapter on "Motors And Motoring" in Earl Russell's book "My Life and Adventures"…
Books For Christmas "The Ford That Beat Ferrari – A Racing History Of The GT40" by Gordon Jones & John…
Not bad! Even mention of Diesel power is an anathema to keen drivers who associate such propulsion with sluggish performance,…
To Brighton by Talbot November’s Veteran Car Run to Brighton, organised by RAC Motor Sports Association, is as popular as…
Too late to record last month, it was sad to learn of the death of David H. Murray, which severs…
A Look Back To The Roads Of The 1920s The year is 1924 and we left Owen John, whose motoring…
I had the opportunity of spending an evening with Mr H. S. Eaton, a versatile Australian sportsman, who has enjoyed…
First, some corrections to errors that crept in last month. In my article about David Harrison's 1907 Renault it should…
Ford Escort RS Turbo Packaging is everything At the end of last year, Ford announced that it would build 5,000…
Given that Ducati was supplying a third of the MotoGP grid in 2022, perhaps it's little surprise that factory rider Pecco Bagnaia emerged as the champion. The result was far…
Sir Stirling Moss has announced he has officially retired from public life following illness at the age of 88. Moss, winner of 16 Grands Prix and four times runner-up in…
VR46 Academy riders took first and second in Sunday’s MotoGP and Moto2 races, largely thanks to the efforts of big uncle Rossi: San Marino GP insight, part 2
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism – a 22-year-old who bounced his way through Grand Prix…