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Matters of Moment, June 1969
• Sir William Lyons on the Future of the Specialised Car At the end of April, Sir William Lyons, F.R.S.A.,…
• Sir William Lyons on the Future of the Specialised Car At the end of April, Sir William Lyons, F.R.S.A.,…
The cancellation of the Belgian G.P. is still provoking much thought and comment, and having moved closer the issue is…
Results : Montagu Trophy (Best overall) : T. E. Ely (1934 Riley Ulster Imp). Martini Trophy (Best in Concours d'Elegance)…
Pau, France (April 20th) One of the more pleasant venues for Formula Two racing is the round-the-houses circuit of Pau…
Rallye du Maroc Whilst Championship rallies tend to get talked about far more than any other, there are quite a…
It will be a sad day when the “do-gooders” and “improvers” in our midst cure all the problems surrounding the…
To mark the publication of Vol. I of his European "Lost Causes" book, reviewed on page 628, Lord Montagu held…
The first day of June will see the 1,000-kilometre race take place on the Nurburgring, organised by the A.D.A.C., as…
The United States Auto Club's 1969 Championship Trail got off to an unexpected start when Follmer won the opening 150-mile…
The Daily Mail Air Race was a splendid institution, for which Motor Sport can perhaps take some credit, inasmuch as…
Silverstone, May 17th.
A Porsche Monopoly Cefalu, Sicily, May 4th. The Targa Florio is not so much a race as a state of…
[By means of which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad, keeps in touch with the Editor.] Dear W.B.,…
A good race on a fine circuit Spa, Belgium, May 11th. The question that puzzled many people after reading about…
A technical appraisal of current Production Practice by Autolycis A survey taken ten years ago would have shown that there…
Some Real Motor Racing Monza, Italy, April 25th. Held on the National holiday to celebrate the 1945 liberation of Italy,…
"Lost Causes of Motoring—Europe: Volume 1", by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, 258 pp. 8½ in. x 5 3/5in. (Cassell and…
On the recommendation of a reader I have been enjoying "Flanders and Other Fields", by The Baroness de T'Serclaes, M.M.…
Readers who are interested in vintage motorcycles and three-wheelers are reminded that the V.M.C.C.'s most important fixture, the Banbury Run,…
It is fashionable these days to assess motor cars used by motoring writers at mileages of 12,000 and 24,000—don't ask…
I saw Gilles Villeneuve race. Just the once, and not for long. But as time has passed, it’s a brief blurry memory I’ve come to cherish. Why? Because for me,…
I first heard of Vic in 1962 through my world-class rally navigator friend, also from Burnley, Mike Wood, when he declared “this fellow Elford’s pretty quick”! In 1967 I followed…
F1 returns to Singapore for the first time in three years this weekend – drivers explain why it's one of the toughest on the calendar
Pirelli's Mario Isola explains the 2018 F1 tyre changes and whether it will remain sole supplier post-2019 Pirelli was tasked with creating a more captivating season of racing in 2018,…