SMART CAR SMART DRIVER For the driver of a Sports Car to present a draggled appearance is unthinkable—an insult to the car. He must be "in the picture "—smart, slick…

Sir, This afternoon I learnt of the death of Jochen Rindt, for two years my favourite F1 and F2 driver. I was very upset to learn of this tragedy which…

Sir, MOTOR SPORT is the only paper which I really look forward to reading now. Many thanks for supplying such excellent literature on the greatest of all sports. I have…

MOTOR CYCLE PROGRESS. The tremendous strides which have been made in motor-cycle engine design recently are shown by a series of important records which have just been broken on the…

Spa 24 Hours Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium THE TOPSY-TURVY HISTORY OF THE Spa 24 Hours has almost certainly taken an upward turn with the decision to make it effectively an event for…

MOTOR CYCLE ROAD RAGING AT THE ALEXANDRA PALACE. The North London Motor Club have secured the rights to stage Motor-Cycle Racing in the Alexandra Palace, and the first meeting will…

MOTORING SPORTSMEN. Mr. j. G. Parry Thomas, M.I.E.E., M.I.A.E. By THE EDITOR. HIDDEN away among the hangars at the far end of the Brookland.s Track there is a little house…

THE 6 6 LUXOR GOGGLE." The most important part of the personal equipment of a racing motorist is the goggles, and too much precaution cannot be taken in their selection.…

The Editor, TriF, BROOKLANDS GAZETTE. DEAR SIR, MERITS AND DEMERITS OF BALLOON TYRES. Balloon tyres are heralded as effecting great improvements in the comfort of light cars, in some instances…

Matters of moment Do you recall our closing remark in last month's editorial? Our desire to see the FIA implementing clear, even-handed government across the board? Our hope was that…

RATHER FUTILE A contemporary suggests in an Editorial that a way of ensuring that foreign entrants really do run in our races would be to charge the full entry fee…

The Dictum of C. G. G. Sir, Re your October, 1974, issue, p. 1110 letter from H. R. B. Waters of S. Africa, in which he refers to a Dictum…