1995 Oliver Grouillard and Andy Wallace win the BPR GT race at Nogaro in a McLaren F1.  Second place ensures the title for John Nielsen and Thomas Bscher. *** 1985…

In front of a huge and partisan crowd on a hot July 1958 day at Silverstone, Peter Collins scored a faultless victory in the British Grand Prix ahead of his…

By Steve Holter ISBN 1-85058-794-9 Published by Sigma Press, £17.95 The record-breaking feats of Donald Campbell were undertaken in the shadow of Sir Malcom, his father. On occasion, Donald even…

The 1978 European Formula Two championship opened at the traditional Easter Monday Thruxton meeting, providing, not surprisingly, the proven March-BMW combination with a landslide victory. The Bicester-built, BMW-powered cars took…

By Colin McRae and Derick Allsop ISBN 009188396-2 Published by Ebury Press, £6.99 Considering that the publishers went to all the trouble of updating the final chapter of this book…

Colin Chapman – Wayward Genius By Mike Lawrence ISBN 1-85983-278-4 Published by Breedon Books, £19.99 It's so easy to write an unauthorised 'stick the boot in' story about someone you…

Stock Cars—500 miles—(February 25th) The high speed race or American saloons round the banked tri-oval at Daytona Beach, Florida, saw not only the usual incredible lap speeds but an almost…

Alex Zanardi scored an emotional victory at Oschersleben, Germany,  on August 28 in round seven of the WTCC.  It was his first international win since losing his legs in an…

Sir, I was fascinated to read Mr. Williams' letter, under the heading "Desert Runabouts". My grandfather was also along on the Mesopotamia campaign and has often described these T-Model pickups.…

Satellite delight Sir,  Having had my appetite whetted by my local ITV station’s screening of Indycar racing (albeit the 1988 series at 3.30am on Sunday), I decided to strike my…

Racers that are going, going, gone... Sold: The H&H Classic Auctions sale at Buxton on July 27 saw a new world record price for a vintage Lagonda. The 1934 Fox…

Speed Addicts: Grand Prix Racing  by Mark Hughes. ISBN 0007212798, Published by CollinsWillow, £35.00 Who needs yet another offering purporting to be “the complete and definitive illustrated book of grand…