When Jack Brabham retired from motor racing and returned home to Australia he sold his firm, Motor Racing Developments, to Bernard Ecclestone, an enthusiastic businessman from South East London, who…

The first round of this year's Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Trophy Contest, with £150 in cash prizes, takes place at the Vintage SCC's Silverstone Race Meeting on April 24th. The…

(Oct. 10th) The final meeting for 1954 on the Montlhèry track near Paris took place on the Sunday of Paris-Salon week and included races for modified production cars, the Monomill…

Rauno Aaltonen is to contest the London-Sydney Marathon next year. The Finn drove a works BMC 1800 'Land Crab' in the original event in 1968, but will contest the 2004…

Old transAtlantic political wounds have been re-opened by FISA's successful attempt to block the international expansion of CART's Indycar Championship. CART Chairman John Fraser pulled off a coup for his…

Sir, The passing of Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori within a few weeks of each other is sad for all motor sport enthusiasts who 1110 have followed the 'golden age'…

Sir, A mention of the Erskine car in the November issue took me back to the late 'twenties. At that time my father was a partner in a small concern…

We hear... Vinnicombe and his brother are rebuilding their s.v. Aston-Martin chassis, but have been compelled to use Humber back-axle, wheels and prop-shaft to replace the original axle which was…

Forthcoming events within the AC Owners Club include a Lakeland Run on May 18th, the 11th International Weekend in Luxembourg on June 14/15th, and National AC Day at Shugborough on…

Conquest of Formula 1 by Christopher Hilton. 154pp. 10" x 71/2".  Patrick Stephens Ltd., Denington Estate, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 2RQ. £16.95 This book, according to its subtitle, is the inside story of…

Sir, The International Racing Car Show used to be an event to look forward to - alas, no more! Everything D.S.J. said in "The Formula One Scene" (MOTOR SPORT, January)…

Sir, Whilst commiserating with W.A.'s "lot" in the November issue, I was pleased to hear another opinion of the sour-faced female warden of Richmond. I, too, drove into Richmond this…