Forgotten Episodes An article in Skyways by Thomas F. Collison, entitled "Spotlight," on Rickenbacker, recalls an incident in the life of this famous American aviator which many people will probably…

As a double-header support race to the British Touring Car Championship, the International Supersports Cup drew a disappointing field to Donington Park in late September. To bolster the grid, half…

Sir, The reference to the Tilling-Stevens 'buses, in last year's "Vintage Postbag," brought to mind the photographs I found when I was apprenticed to John C. Beadle Ltd., of Dartford,…

Lotus cars plc have changed their logo, the original one being now reserved for "Classic Lotus" parts and spares operations. The most obvious difference is the removal of Colin Chapman's…

Rallying legends Bjӧrn Waldegӓrd and Stig Blomqvist will top a field of 50 classic rally cars for the fifth East African Safari Classic when the nine-day marathon starts in Nairobi…

Street racing in Spain International racing returns to the Spanish streets on July 16/17 when the World Series by Renault competes in the Basque city of Bilbao, 30 years after…

Veteran Historic racer Alan Baillie was fortunate to escape unharmed from a hefty qualifying accident at Silverstone in his F1 Cooper T71 (pictured below). The car rolled twice at Becketts…

A section devoted to old-car matters Light cars at Llwyn-Barried (March 30th/31st) Over the last week-end in March the Light Car Section of the VSCC held its annual driving-tests and…

BP has withdrawn its sponsorship of motor sport following a reappraisal of its marketing expenditure. For the past ten years the company has been particularly active in the promotion of…

The first main VSCC event of 1985 was the driving-test meeting at Goodwood on January 27th. — W.B. The results were: 1st Class Awards: A. Jones (A7), T. Britnell (IS…

A crucial meeting of F1 team principals was due to be held at Maranello on July 29, after Motor Sport closed for press. The meeting was in part a response…

Can you trump a sports-racer with an Escort? Ah, the long summers of 1976/77. Drought, James Hunt versus Niki Lauda, the Queen's Silver Jubilee, weird-looking teenagers walking round in clothes…