Nurburgring, Germany, May 28th After their ignominious defeat in the Targa Florio the Alfa Romeo team brought only two cars to the Nurburgring for the ADAC L000-kilometre race, whereas Ferrari…

Exhaust Systems In the early days of racing engines, when most of them were supercharged, the exhaust gases were more or less left to their own devices to find their…

Nurburgring Natters Before the start it was clear that the works Maseratis were going to refuel for the tanks were not full, indicated by the curvature of the rear transverse…

Pau, France (B.P.), Easter Monday. Last year was the first occasion since 1935, apart from the war years, that the Pau Grand Prix did not take place, and the reason…

Lauda wins for Ferrari Monte Carlo, May 30th If you can accept a scratch round-the-houses as a Grand Prix, the Monaco race is a great leveller, for everyone arrives on…

Dear Reader One of the nicest things about our postal system is that it brings me a steady flow of 'Letters from Readers', many in response to something I have…

Since the advent of the new Grand Prix Formula where the only interest seems to be for unsupercharged 3-litre engines, everyone had been waiting for the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix…

[By means of which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad keeps in touch with the Editor.] Dear W.B., Somehow I seemed to miss the World Cup Rally as…

Porsche To the motor-racing enthusiast it is always very satisfying when a manufacturer brings out a new production model that has been directly derived from racing experience. To see a…

AS WILL be remembered, last year the Belgian Grand Prix was cancelled because certain members of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association thought this was wrong, and that was wrong, with…

The word "historic" is bandied about pretty freely by the used car trade and the world of auctioneering, and is usually attributed to anything that is obsolete. It can be…

Tecno Grand Prix Engine One of the interesting happenings last month was the news that Tecno had got their 3-litre Grand Prix engine running, in fact it had been hoped…