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Matters of moment, September 1960
Are we going, mad ? Is the country suffering from an inexplicable mania for roadside signs and speed limits? It seems…
Are we going, mad ? Is the country suffering from an inexplicable mania for roadside signs and speed limits? It seems…
Owing to difficulties in organisation, neither the Motor Cycling Club nor the Jaguar DC/Bentley DC were able to hold qualifying races…
Driving his first race since his accident in the Belgian GP, Stirling Moss won the 75-kilometre sports-car race at the…
This year it was the turn of the Portuguese Grand Prix to go north to the town of Porto, where…
Moss (Ferrari) beats the Aston Martins. Porsche and Lotus Elite win their classes. Team Lotus dominate BARC FJ Championship. The TT, reduced to…
Tornado Team Wins from Fairthorpes All BMC Mini-Cars "Black-Flagged" That ever-entertaining "race which is different," invented by Holland Birkett, the 750 MC…
A visit to the new Lotus factory at Cheshunt Just over a year ago the Lotus factory moved, lock, stock and…
"Jack Brabham's Motor Racing Book", 124 pp. 10 in. x 71/2 in. (Frederick Muller Ltd, Ludgate House, 110 Fleet Street, London EC4. 15s.).…
A Galaxie American cars are of considerable interest here on account of their comparative rarity and their fabulous size and…
Nothing much has been encountered in this direction lately, apart from a chapter on "I buy a Velocette" in Anne…
This best selling family car now better than ever Notwithstanding the fact that Wolfsburg has instituted improvements to the VW whenever…
Although not specifieally designed as such, the Yimkin Special, which has been raced for two seasons now, is a boon to the…
(August 6th) There is a great deal to be said in favour of sprint motoring, for a lot of sport can…
(August 7th) On the Sunday after GTt Auclum, three clubs, the West of England, Plymouth and Taunton MC, conbined to…
A Miserable Formula 2 race Adenau, July 31st. There have been some very good German Grand Prix events in the past,…
A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC Silverstone meeting (July 23rd) The second VSCC Silverstone Race Meeting of 1960 was held in fine weather…
On the day that "Bluebird," which may soon become the World's fastest car, first ran, the Editor was returning from…
Sir, It was very interesting to me to read in your May issue of Motor Sport, "Fragments on Forgotten Makes: The…
One of the best saloon cars in the World It was recently a privilege as well as a pleasure to…
Considerable interest was aroused by the appearance at the VSCC Oulton Park and Silverstone Race Meetings of RJ Cooper's supercharged 1930 8-litre…
As I sit here to write my final United SportsCar column of 2015 I’m struggling a little to stay fully awake and focused. Hopefully this isn’t because of the soporific…
Don’t believe the hype – it’s not what you think Photo: Michelin What an amazing season! The most thrilling and unpredictable in recent memory and eight different winners in eight consecutive…
Motorcycling’s governing body has announced that it will increase the minimum age of riders in its championships, following the deaths of three teenage racers this year. Work is also underway…
Max Verstappen didn't just claim pole position in qualifying for the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, he also showed that the championship isn't won yet Verstapen celebrates his career-first F1 pole…