Richard Bolster WE were sorry indeed to hear that Richard Bolster, brother of John Bolster, had been killed in action with the R. A..F. Richard was one of I he…

Analysis of success and failure from Start to Finish of the final test Tabulated for each make of car as follows: Started  --  Qualified at end of Road Section  -- …

"The Lotus Elan and Europa" by John Bolster. 128 pp. 7'/2" x 9" (Motor Racing Publicanons Ltd., 28 &32 Devonshire Road, London W4 2110. £6.95). To their earlier landscape-style books,…

On March 24th, the date of the 12-Hour Sports-Car Race, the weather was perfect for motor racing and sixty starters came up to the line. The Le Mans-type getaway saw…

THE B.R.D.C. "500." Entrants and Drivers to. r next Saturday's Race. THE 500 .Miles race has now become firmly established as one of the leading events of the racing calendar,…

CIRCUIT OF IRELAND TRIAL The Ulster A.C. 's Circuit of Ireland Trial will be held on April 11-14th. The start will be from Bangor, Co. Down, and competitors will make…

AUSTIN A55     Stand 102. In common with other " B " series engined B.M.C. cars, the A55 engine has improved combustion chamber shapes and a new camshaft to reduce…

Car: 1950 Renault saloon. Four-cylinder o.h.v. 54.5 by 80 mm. 748-c.c., rear-engine. Wheelbase 6 ft. 10½ in. Weight: 11¼ cwt. Loaned by: Offord, 154, Gloucester Road, London, S.W.7, (Fremantle 0051). Speedometer reading:…

TWO BIG RACES AT BROOKLANDS The J.C.C. International Trophy THli most successful race held at Brooklands last year was undoubtedly the J .C.C. international trophy. For this event, it will…

Sir, Very little is ever completely new in design — in 1950 or 1951, probably 1951, Earls Court show car, the Harold Radford "Countryman" on Bentley Mk. VI chassis, seating…

The Last Up Alms Hill. Alms Hill, that well known motor-car and motor-cycle competition hill, which rises 1,000 feet from foot to crest and has a gradient of one in…

Air mail Sir, I was interested to read about Trossi driving the Maserati 8 CTF 1938 No. 3031. Trossi was a keen and capable pilot and amongst other aeroplanes owned…