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Matters of moments, November 1974
The motoring outlook With another Election over, and the Socialists in by that slender majority, our newspapers and TV screens…
The motoring outlook With another Election over, and the Socialists in by that slender majority, our newspapers and TV screens…
Reutemann the Winner, but Fittipaldi the Champion Watkins Glen, New York, October 6th Watkins Glen, the 3.7-mile road circuit in…
From the point of view of the Watkins Glen organisers it was a good thing that the World Championship struggle…
A personal Matra battle Brands Hatch Any thoughts of the 1,000-kilometre race affecting the outcome of the Manufacturers' Sports Car…
The chances of motor races being held in Birmingham City Centre seem to be one step nearer according to a…
I am indebted to two readers for this month's contribution. Mr. Wallace Mason of Cumberland, R.I., who has recently been…
After insisting that the 1974 British Grand Prix be called the John Player Grand Prix, the RAC, or to be…
The Editor Drives the 2200TC and Re-appraises the 3500S A Rover 2000TC proved to be an admirable Editorial car until…
Silverstone In an attempt to bring some semblance of reality to the Tourist Trophy race, this year's event was for…
A proper motor-race One thing about a long race is that it gives you time to take stock of the…
The Sanremo Rally If you drive eastwards through the mountains from the Alpine stamping ground of the Monte-Carlo Rally, keeping…
In the face of looming austerity at least some manufacturers announced new cars in the months before Earls Court Since…
The exploits and achievements of Connaught Engineering in the early and mid-1950s are well chronicled and rightly so, for this…
G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset have re-issued Annand and Roe's erudite book ". Gas Flow in…
A well-illustrated little book about the "Development of the London Bus, 19291933" has been written by Gavin Martin, MA, MIMechE,…
"Bristol Cars And Engines" by L. J. K. Setright. 159 pp. 8¾ in. x 6 in. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd.,…
"Silverstone—The Story of Britain's Fastest Circuit" by Peter Carrick. 174 pp. 8¾ in. 5½ in. (Pelham Books Ltd., 52 Bedford…
The golden age of American motor racing has been written up by Griffith Borgeson but Albert R. Bochroch has now…
An Excellent British Car It may be remembered that having requested another spell of driving in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint;…
Fittipaldi a worthy first Mosport Park, Toronto In the two weeks between the final European Grand Prix at Monza and…
The 2022 Russian Grand Prix has been cancelled Formula 1 has confirmed
An F1 car for the road, with more than 1000 bhp Mercedes-AMG certainly knows how to throw a party. On the eve of the Frankfurt International Motor Show, the marque has…
Punch ‘Snetterton 300’ into YouTube (or see below) and have a look at the simulation of the new circuit. It’s hardly a state-of-the-art presentation but it doesn’t need to be:…
Analysis of top speed figures on Losail’s one-kilometre straight tells us a lot about which manufacturers have the most powerful engines Are top speeds important in MotoGP?…