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Matters of moment, February 1972
Formula One at the crossroads Although on the face of it Grand Prix racing, or Formula One as it is…
Formula One at the crossroads Although on the face of it Grand Prix racing, or Formula One as it is…
DSJ previews the coming season By the time these words appear in print the 1972 Grand Prix season will have…
Tim Carson, late Secretary of the VSCC, was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List. The last issue…
The Automobile Association has combined with 4S Sports (a member of the Horizon Holiday Group) and announced a programme of…
The figures for new car registrations in 1971, from January to September, show British Leyland substantially in the lead, with…
Firestone have just introduced a Sports GP road tyre which looks for all the world like a racer and incorporates…
Run in conditions of heavy showers, fog, and snow in high places, this year's "Measham", starting and finishing at Church…
Buenos Aires, January 9th. A respite of almost six months in the sports car championship programme gave all the leading…
More power means more fun Many an argument has centred around the Lotus Europa, the rear-engined GT car which has…
Things happen quickly, quietly and efficiently at Lola Cars, and since the firm's move from the Slough to the Huntingdon…
Successful showboat The Evening News Motor Racing Showboat which was moored in the Pool of London for the first week…
The Opel division of General Motors has made considerable inroads into the British market since it started selling here just…
Ferrari test track While Modena and the surrounding districts still remain very much the heart of Italian motor racing, the…
British Leyland's long-awaited 1.8-litre o.h.c. Triumph Dolomite—the third Triumph to carry this type-name*—had a difficult birth, being delayed on more…
Forget the "GT" label, which is, of course, fatuous! The car in question is the latest version of the largest…
Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. had a record year in 1971, which is good news indeed, after the financial collapse of the…
A section devoted to old-car matters Austin Seven jubilee year The Land's End-John o' Groats Run for pre-war Austin 7s…
Sir, I am wondering whether the paragraph, following R. D. Millar's letter "The Henderson Napier Rolls-Royce" answers a question which…
Sir, With reference to the starting methods for Rolls-Royce armoured cars. My credentials are that I was a driver of…
Sir, Your recent issues have been very evocative of memory for the writer, particularly the references to early aviation, because…
Former Honda Britain race boss Barry Symmons, who died earlier this week, masterminded one of the all-time greatest victories in the history of motorcycle racing: Steve Hislop’s historic 1992 Senior TT win for Norton. A few years ago Symmons and other the main men involved revealed the story behind their fairytale success
IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay bounced back from a poor result in the season opener two weeks ago to score an excellent win from pole in round two at Barber Motorsports…
It’s difficult to measure Alexander Rossi’s remarkable achievement in winning the Indy 500 on his first try. He certainly benefitted from the advice of co-team owners Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta. Both…
Dorna’s new electric race series is a sensible step into the future, but it’s totally out of step with Qatar’s hydrocarbon-burning floodlights I can see both sides…