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It was at Spa-Francorchamps, 30 years ago, that a Grand Prix car first raced with a wing, and you might reasonably assume, given the innovative reputation of Colin Chapman, that…

Cooper 5055 & the VSCC Of course much of what R. C. Bergel (Cooper JAP Eligibility) says is correct. The VSCC did, and still do, as I'm very much aware,…

Sir, It was good to be reminded of the life and times of the great Jo Siffert by Michael Cotton in the November issue. I must, however, clarify a couple…

Murray Robinson had a hard-punching article against sports-car owners, sports-car races and "hot-rod" folk in Collier's dated April 4th, under the title of "The Sports Car Set Rides Again." Point…

THE ULSTER T.T. RACE. Many Records Broken in Hard-fought Contest. Nine Finishers at over 72 m.p.h. Won by Nuvolari on M.G. Magnette. WITH an entry list of only 31, which…

Sir, I refer to the question you pose in your June issue under "The Things They Say..." regarding a balancing act mentioned in "Rolls on the Rocks". For the method…

Sir, I thank Motor Sport for printing a review of any my book about my period with Connaught Engineering. However, could I mention to the reviewer and to any interested readers of…

The Ford Motor Company staged a red-letter, or should I say a five-star, day for British journalists on September 23rd, when we were invited to the Crystal Palace to see and…

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Sir, With regards to the Delta Wing article, the first question that springs to mind is how on earth is it going to generate any decent cornering force given the…

The clocks go back soon, and whenever that happens Jo Siffert always comes to my mind, for they did so on October 24, 1971, the day of the Victory Race…

A British win at last July 1st 1979, that is the date the Belgian ministry of public works has set for the completion of the 7 km./4.3 miles track that…