Sir, Your comments (Matters of Moment, January) are timely, but your mistake is in considering racing as a sport. That era is long gone. It is a business, and the…

The Doune Collection.—Motoring north of Stirling when we had the Jaguar V12 E-type on test we came to the village of Doune and decided that we could not pass through…

It seems that the VSCC will have its light-car section in the MCC Lands End Trial at Easter. The plot is to divert the early small cars from the main route so that they…

Perhaps thinking that there will be more incentive to spend time washing our cars than driving them, under the prevailing conditions, Unipart have introduced a very useful Spontex cellulose sponge…

A new range of metal miniatures kits is visualised by Mikansue, who have already issued one for a Jowett Javelin saloon. This sells for £2.95, overseas postage 15p, and nicely…

On the eve of his retirement Belgian Jacky Ickx clinched the 1979 Citicorp Can-Am Championship with a win in the round at Riverside, California on October 28th. Ickx's Lola inherited…

Sir, You will be interested to know that the memorial to Marcel Renault remarked upon by Owen John in 1929 is still in situ and in fairly good order, although…

We have been asked to announce the following:— Auto 66 Vintage/Veteran Fixtures (April 13th and June 29th). These will be open to motoreycles and cars, and consist of tests/static displays…

Sir, Gordon Vogtherr's interesting letter (Motor Sport, August) about the D.H.88 Comets of 1934 well recalls a great era in pioneer long-distance flying and what was, without doubt, one of…

Sir, Motor Sport invariably reminds me of bygone days in the trade, which in my case began in 1919 and this time Ford, Citroen and Crossley started the ball rolling. When…

The FIA has promised “total transparency” as it seeks equivalency between diesel and petrol power in the World Touring Car Championship. A meeting was called ahead of round two of…

Sir, I write in support of the sentiments which you expressed with regard to current Formula One. It has little to do with motorsport, having been virtually reduced to high-speed…