The classic multi-discipline giro d’Italia tour is being brought back for next season after an absence of more than 20 years. The revived event, like the original in the 1970s…

"The Shell Nature Book" 135 pp. 11-1/5 in. x 8-1/8 in. (Phoenix House Ltd., 10-13, Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C. 2. 30s.) This is a high-quality book about flowers, trees…

The Lotus Esprit Turbo IN THE March issue of MOTOR SPORT we published a description of the new Lows Esprit Turbo. Production is now at five a week. The first…

1984 Peugeot on a roll as Vatanen triumphs over Quattros in the British forests A Peugeot victory on the tough RAC Rally confirmed that even Audi's new Sport Quattro wasn't…

ON THE FINISH OF THE " 500 " THE title of this article does not refer to a thrilling finish of a 500-mile race, but to the fact that this…

Ford Motor Company has reached an agreement to buy Aston Martin Lagonda, acquiring 75% of the company's shares. Though Ford now has a majority control, Aston Martin will maintain its…

Races at Home. THE regulations for the Isle of Man Races are now out and differ little from those in force last year except that mechanics will not be carried…

WO Bentley — The Man Behind the Marque By Malcolm Bobbitt ISBN 1 85983 352 7 Published by Breedon Books, £25 Surprisingly this is only the second biography of the…

AVON TYRE MUSEUM The Avon Tyre Museum was formed in 1979 by the Avon Rubber Company as a small but informative record of the development of their business since the…

In the first in a new regular series for Motor Sport, we drive one of Lancia's legendary Deltas on the road and take a look at its competition heritage Words:…

Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this list. C = Closed Event. CJ = Closed Invitation Event.…

GOOD TRACTION The Australian Ampol Trial was an exceedingly tough event, described in one source as " a trial by terror, in hideous conditions almost inconceivable outside Australia, and rarely…