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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…
Fernando Alonso has ruled out a return to the Indy 500 during his next stint in Formula 1, as he begins practice for this year's race. The double F1 World…
Mercedes locks out front row for first time in 2018 though Hamilton's pole while Ferrari starts on row two Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand…
Going into Sunday’s penultimate IndyCar race of the year in the streets of Baltimore it looked like Ryan Hunter-Reay’s championship chances were fading fast. The previous weekend at Sears Point…
Speed and Le Mans tend to go hand-in-hand, perhaps more so than any other race. Sure, events like the Indy 500 thrive on average speeds, but you don’t see any…