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Matters of moment, October 1983
Up the limits The vexed subject of speed-limits is in the news again, as last month's Editorial emphasised. The leading motoring…
Up the limits The vexed subject of speed-limits is in the news again, as last month's Editorial emphasised. The leading motoring…
The huge popularity of the sporting Golf and Scirocco models has resulted in the formation of an owners club. A news…
It was with sorrow and deep regret that we heard of the death, at the age of 79, in the…
Anyone who follows the Wendy Wools Modified Saloon Car Championship will be aware that the Imp is still the basis for many…
The Riley RM Club The Riley RM Club caters for the later 1946-1955 Rileys, the RM models that were built in…
Paul Meale, who runs the Video Archive mentioned last month, has asked us to make clear the fact that for copyright…
A new technical adviser for Beta models has been appointed whose interests cover Sedan, Coupe, HPE, Spider and Monte Carlo versions.…
Les Allard died in Brighton after a long illness borne with great courage. He will long be remembered for his boyish enthusiasm,…
German speed showcase Is the era of the German supercar drawing to a close? At the Frankfurt Show last month there…
A year ago Hannu Mikkola won the Rally of the Thousand Lakes after his team-mate Stig Blomqvist, obviously more than capable…
The Jordan Rally THE Middle Ea. Rally Chall, opened the it rally is mk. es, h L172::" e tHrd de=…
Paying the piper For a time it seemed as if Grand Prixitis, otherwise known as "politics", had finally entered the blood-stream…
A lucky pair Zandvoort, August 28th The 1983 Dutch Grand Prix returned to its more usual date of the end of…
Williams: The official announcement in Austria that Frank Williams had concluded a deal with the Honda Motor Company of Tokyo…
An old friend! Six million sales in nine years is the record of the Volkswagen Golf, the water-cooled, front-drive family car…
The customary driving tests took place at this one-time speed-trials' course on September 4th. In the pedestrian part of the Slow/Fast…
Lancias getting better The World Endurance Championship will continue with a clouded future until such time as another manufacturer seriously…
Storm-swept but exciting The 1,000 Kilometre race at Brands Hatch has a history of bad weather, having been stopped twice in…
"Grand Prix Bugatti" by Hugh Conway. 272 pp. 11 in x 8 in (Haynes Publishing Group Ltd., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset,…
Deception Monza, Italy, September 11th Monza. You either love it or you hate it and I love it. The name…
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
It has always interested me whether a great racing driver can be taught, or whether he must have some special natural talent. I suspect it is a mixture of the…
McLaren goes into this year's Indy 500 with hopes of a fourth win at The Brickyard — 51 years after a first victory by Mark Donohue that was tinged with frustration
By reputation, Silverstone’s security force has a surly core – but driving in at 6.15am gives you an idea of its task’s true essence. Guards have been on duty through…