It’s the middle of the night and you’re pulling over 200mph. Are you up to it? The long-distance men were made of stern stuff, but which of them went the…

Controversial Formula One driver Riccardo Patrese has gone into the model car business, starting with a model of the Chevron B34 "Trornbo Stebel" Novamotor with which he won the European…

Sir, After reading the June 2002 issue, I would say that not only is the Porsche 956/962 the greatest ever Le Mans car, but it could possibly be the greatest…

Rauno Aaltonen and Tony Ambrose dominated the 1964 Liege-Sofia-Liege rally. Here, Tony describes 5600km squeezed into four gruelling days I am sure I speak also for Rauno Aaltonen when I…

Acid Test October '88. The 'old' Silverstone Club circuit, a cold drying track, few cars and no spectators. A novice racer carefully exits the pit lane in a sleek and…

At Michelin's Tyre Test Centre at Clermont-Ferrand we had the opportunity of testing the new XAS and XN radial tyres. They are an extension of the "X" construction but with the…

Sir, It is indeed refreshing to read the letters which have appeared in your columns recently regarding the new M.G.s. I expect many enthusiasts of the pre-war models have noticed…

'Top performers at the VSCC Brooklands Driving Tests in January with First Class Awards were: C Mill (1913 Humber), C Gould (1930 Morris Minor), D Marsh (1925 Brescia Bugatti), D…

We Hear J. Lindsay Hatchett has an overhauled 1922 G.N. chassis, with twin Amal track-racing carburetters and two-plug alloy-bronze heads, for disposal for £50, including another engine and miscellaneous spares.…

Bits and Pieces, by Prince Birabongse of Thailand. (Fonlis, 7/6.) The first book ever written by "Bira" is something of an event. It runs to 192 pages and 20 chapters,…

The Harrow CC will hold its annual dinner at the "Tithe Farm," Harrow, on January 17th. With a monthly event combining the social and sporting side of motoring in the pick of…

Martyn Griffiths, pictured above at Prescott in his Pilbeam MP4O-Hart, took the 1979 RAC HilIclimb Championship title by a whisker from March 79B-Hart campaigner Chris Cramer. Griffiths held a healthy…