At the time of going to press the Foot and Mouth epidemic was still continuing. Consequently motor sporting activities have been rather curtailed, all rallies in England and Wales having…

Many wild rumours have been circulating regarding the proposed combined J.C.C. and B.R.D.C. race scheduled for September 28th, including the fantastic story of Nuvolari being offered £1,000 starting money. The…

Sir, Re the item on Peter Arundell: as mechanic to the Lotus factory's Team Elite I can confirm that Peter did not drive for us at Le Mans in 1962.…

Sir, Your list of the 100 Greatest Drives (January 2002 issue) was fascinating reading. But I would like to point out h significant omission: Donald Campbell's 1964 World Land Speed…

The success of the Talbot 105s on the 1934 Alpine Trial was recorded for posterity by driver Tommy Wisdom, who while sharing BGH 21 (sister car to '23'), with his…

Sir, I have just read your excellent article in the December issue of Motor Sport entitled "Where Are They Now?" and I cannot resist commenting on it. Although the article…

Sir, I have long envied Rixon Bucknall in having both the money and the time to build so attractive a car to his own designs. But those of us who…

Sir, Some Czech friends of ours who live in Prague are great Aero enthusiasts (the husband wrote the English text of the book I enclose) and run a very nice…

18-year-old Mark Blundell won the Grovewood Award: he had taken an amazing 24 poles and 25 victories in FF1600. Second place went to Andy Wallace: Will Hoy was third.

On June 12th the inaugural meeting of the Institute of Advanced Motorists took place at the Waldorf Hotel, London. The object of this non-profit-making organisation is to improve the standard…

Sir, While visiting a friend (non motor enthusiast) recently, I saw a piece of soft wool-like material, approximately 30" x 18", thrown over the back of a chair. Reproduced on this…

Eric Dymock Eric’s oeuvre of motoring and racing books and his long career writing in newspapers and magazines on the subject might lead you to think he had a narrow…