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Matters of Moment, February 1986
A Good Start To The Year 1986 was less than a fortnight old before the motor racing fraternity had two…
A Good Start To The Year 1986 was less than a fortnight old before the motor racing fraternity had two…
The XK Register of the Jaguar Drivers' Club has published some fixtures for the forthcoming months: first, on May 4th,…
The Hon Patrick Lindsay Patrick Lindsay died on January 9th at the age of 57 after an illness of several…
The 1986 International Racing Season AT last, the 1986 calendar has been finalised, though some events like the proposed F3000…
World Endurance Championship, 1982-85 Porsche's grip is relaxing at last! Too soon though it certainly is to write an epitaph…
A lot of us got carried away by motor racing while we were still at school. As well as collecting…
This could be the last word on Replicas (or fakes), or it could be the beginning of a whole new…
Fiat Uno Turbo ie A little Cracker! When Fiat introduced its turbocharged Uno to the UK in July, the combination…
Toyota's top-selling coupe has taken another step forward with the introduction of the fourth generation Celica. Notable about the all-new…
In a slightly puzzling reversal of roles, the last few years have seen a change of emphasis in the ranges…
"Land Speed Record — From 39.24 to 600+ mph" by Cyril Posthumus and David Tremayne. 303 pp, 10 in x…
From "Swans Reflecing Elephants — My early Years" by Edward James (Weidenfeld 8, Nicholson, 1982. edited by George Melly) we…
On New Year's Day the traditional VSCC meeting was arranged by Mike Garfitt who came with his smart Frazer-Nash BMW,…
"Lancia Stratos — 1972-1985" compiled by R. M. Clarke 100 pp, 8 in x 11 in (Brooklands Books. Holmense, Seven…
When F3000 was first mooted to replace F2 which was fading fast in terms of grids, driver advancement and all-round…
Elva The 1960 Formula Junior season was the most significant season in the history of post-War motor racing, indeed, perhaps…
Back in the early Seventies, when the East African Safari did not stick to all-weather roads, when the Acropolis was…
Alta, the product of keen engineering fettler Geoffrey Taylor, is a comparatively neglected sports-car. Even books devoted expressly to sports…
We have never been averse to owning up when errors creep in and to get things absolutely right, need to…
Little Brother Bounces Back For a car that the Company never intended to sell, Porsche's 924 has been rather successful.…
Backmarker battles can provide just as much F1 entertainment as the fights at the front, so why don't the drivers get championship points? Here's how a new system could reward the top 18 finishers — and give a more accurate ranking
Opportunities come few and far between in motor sport, so rookies must grab any chance with both hands. From F1 to MotoGP, Linus Lundqvist's IndyCar drive lives among some of the greatest racing debuts in motor sport history
One of the largest Jaguar E-type gatherings is assembling this weekend at Shelsley Walsh to mark the 60th anniversary of the legendary car’s launch. The oldest E-type in existence will…
Frank Williams battled adversity both on and off the track – long-time team press officer Ann Bradshaw recalls a fiercely determined character