The public at Brooklands used to complain of the closely-spaced, high, spiked iron railings through which they had to peer. But at least large dogs were unable to get through…

Sir, I have just finished reading "The Meeting of the Clubs" in the January issue of Motor Sort and am in wholehearted agreement with your bracketed remarks about fighting for…

SPORTING MACHINES ON TEST. The 348 c.c. O.H.C. VELOCETTE. By THE EDITOR. LAST month we had the pleasure of reviewing a machine built specially for road racing—but which had not…

THE HISTORY OF MIDGET AUTO-RACING IN AMERICA By Jack Peters Since midget auto-racing has become a national 'sport throughout America, many stories have arisen as to its origin. Members Of…

Aston Martin was depending on a blaze of good publicity when it launched the DB7 been no more crucial car to Aston Martin than the DB7. If it had failed,…

Book Reviews • • "Out of the Crucible." Reprinted by Jack Carmody (19 pp., 74 in. by 10f in., J. Carmody, 542; Rockdale Drive, San Francisco 27, California.) Many of…

CORRECT! ON " In the article " The Villiers-engined Bugatti," January issue, for " read " BIM."

In Defence Of XR3 Having just read the letter by Mr. Auchterlonie in the September issue of MOTOR SPORT, I felt that I could offer some rather different reflections of…

Reports of Recent Events MONZA GRAND PRIX The Grand Prix at Monza on October 17th was a complete walk-over for the AIfette team. Wimille won at 109.98 m.p.h. after a…

Forza Amon! A Biography of Chris Amon By Eoin Young ISBN 1 8442 5 016 4 Published by Haynes, £17.99 Mention Chris Amon, and this definition follows like clockwork: the…

Spares and Specials A surprise visit inflicted last month on K. Kirton at his vast field full of broken motor-cars at Honiton revealed that even this old-car enthusiast finds less…

Sir, Having just read the very interesting article on the Straker Squire racing car in your July 1998 issue, it brought to mind happy memories of my boyhood years at…