THE NEW DUNLOP TYRE. As the modern motor car becomes faster, so it calls for a corresponding development in its various components. Take tyres for example. Higher speeds, fiercer acceleration,…

m.p.h., 0.7 sec. ahead of Rhiando's golden Cooper, with Dryden 10 sec. behind the American and John Cooper a bare second behind "Curly," then Coward's Cowlan 3 sec. further back.…

The Wolf name made famous by Jody Scheckter in Formula 1 in 1977 is on course to return to international motor sport in 2012. The owners of the rights to…

Veteran Types VII. A 1914 TOURIST TROPHY H UMI3ER, WITH 3-LITRE TWINCAMSHAFT ENGINE TILB name of Humber is not one that one usually associates with racing cars, and I should…

Few Grand Prix seasons have been quite so eagerly awaited in recent years, for the banning of infamous gizmos such as active ride suspension and traction control have whetted the…

Ruling favours Team Lotus Team Lotus came out on top when Justice Peter Smith issued his judgement on the fight for the use of the Lotus name in Grand Prix…

This is club racing at its best, as motor sport found out when invited to join the line-up You could be forgiven for thinking that you’re competing in the LMP1…

Audi Tradition has recently completed the construction of replicas of the three Wanderer 'Streamline Specials' entered by Auto Union for the Liège-Rome-Liège events of 1938-39. They are authentic replicas of…

Sir, I read with interest the article entitled 'Fiberglas'. I have a long term interest in this material and Keith Howard enlightened me quite a bit on it's origins. However…

Sir, It is interesting that Cyril Day raises a point about the definition of the term 'privateer' in the August edition of MOTOR SPORT, particularly if one considers the fuss…

Sir, I have unearthed an engine which baffles me. It is a four-cylinder of about 2-litres capacity, with an aluminium plate on the side bearing the name Rover. The valves…

Fuel vapour lock is a minor motoring bogey. But it can be a very tedious one. What happens? Take a highish climb, with lots of low-gear work. Engine gets hot. Vaporisation starts in…