Opinions expressed are those of correspondents and not necessarily those of Motor Sport *** More Connaught Sir, The letter from Paul H Shaw (Motor Sport, August) should not go unanswered.…

Energy drink giant Red Bull is spreading its motor sport wings by stepping in as the World Rally Championship's saviour. The sport's premier tier has been without a promoter since…

Stage by Stage by Russell Brookes. 160 pp. 11" x 8-1/4". Motor Racing Publications Ltd, Unit 6, Pilton Estate, 46, Pitlake, Croydon, CRO 3RY £16.95. We have had books about…

Sir, Your recent article about the 3-litre Sunbeam and the Sunbeam Club's register of these cars was of great interest to me because I owned the car GF 8534 in…

The Bentley Drivers' Club held its Silverstone Race Meeting on July 31st, and the inimitable exhaust thunder of long-stroke, sixteen-valve engines rang round Northampton. The morning session of speed consisted…

Classic victory in the German G.P. Von Brauchitsch’s proverbial bad luck. Disappointment of vast crowd There have been many examples of the glorious uncertainty of motor-racing, but none more striking…

Sir, W B's feature on the Double Twelve Motorcycle Records (July issue) was of great interest. May I however clarify a minor detail which seems to have confused authorities and…

The success of Lotus at Indy led to some of the craziest most nightmarish cars ever seen at Brickyard. Joe Scalzo tells their strange tells and sympathises with those who…

Ford hadn't won an F1 championship for 12 years. So you'd have thought that the Blue Oval would have made great play of its part in Schumacher's first title. Not…

Sir, I find myself in sympathy with Mr. Harris and his X1/9 insurance problems. My own renewal premium for a Ginetta G15 was £218 for comprehensive cover and including one…

The return of slick tyres and a huge reduction in downforce are among the proposals issued by the FIA for Formula One from 2008. In a document released in the…

Sir, In your March issue, a letter from two engineers who look after the racing cars in the Mercedes-Benz historic collection tell us that the M196 engine using desmodromic valve…