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Matters of moment, January 1984
Mixing our metrics For the past two years at least petrol has been sold in litres at major garages, and…
Mixing our metrics For the past two years at least petrol has been sold in litres at major garages, and…
The Motor Sport / Motoring News petitions against the 70 mph speed limit on motorways proved enormously popular, and we…
Following last month's announcement of further setbacks to the plans for developing the "Forty Acres" area of Brooklands Track axon…
Citroën Anniversary It is 50 years since Andre Citroën unveiled the Traction Avant, with so many innovative features, and enthusiasts…
The German tyre manufacturer, Conti, has announced the ultimate in run-flat tyres which, it hopes, will be adopted by motor…
Bell's race, Ickx's title For the first time since 1974 the Sports Car Club of South Africa was allocated a…
Ten years ago this month Motor Sport published a lengthy feature article on Oldham & Crowther, a Peterborough company which…
Bill Blydenstein's watchword is "driveability". Over the many years he has been tuning cars; concentrating on Vauxhall GM and latterly…
The calendar of the major International events is listed below, these being the ones counting towards the various Championships. Bearing…
Last month in Formula One Scene the current engine situation was discussed with the fact that there are eight different…
The Rally Manufacturers in conflict If nothing else the 1983 World Rally Championship helped disprove two myths. The first, that…
The Honda Accord EX The need for a convenient car to use as a tender when! went in the 1904…
In a particularly busy round of autumn announcements, many of them geared to the Frankfurt Show last September, little attention…
"To finish first, you must first finish" the saying goes and during the 1983 Formula One season most of the…
When FISA finally gave in to an overwhelming demand and created, in 1979, an official World Championship for rally drivers,…
In commenting last Show-time on the trend of design, Autocar pointed to the recent re-introduction of multiple valves as an…
Once regarded as the world's best rally, the Monte is no longer an adventure for the private British teams. Our…
It has been said that only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noon-day sun. The sun shone for…
An imperfect classic The principle of supercharging is as old as the hills, but it's a brave manufacturer who re-introduces…
Exclusivity in extremis! An outing with a Bristol is like taking a trip back in a time capsule to a…
By Perry McCarthy A new race car’s first day on track is a nervous one for all. It’s akin to being in a hospital delivery room as your wife gives…
The race results suggest a dull and predictable 2022 F1 season, but Chris Medland recalls a deluge of highlights and excitement in a year that bodes well for grand prix racing
For the second year in a row five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has been ranked by Forbes magazine as America’s most influential athlete. Forbes polled more than 1100 adults aiming…
Dickie Meaden’s St Mary's Trophy victory didn’t come easily: a slide exiting Fordwater prompted commentators to wonder how he’d managed to save it. Here he explains what happened... I don’t remember…