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One of Finland's two prominent snow rallies—there are many others of course—is the Hankkiralli which is based in the South at Helsinki. In the past foreign entries have been quite…

A summary of classic and racing auctions from around the world in numbers RM Auctions Battersea Park September 8/9 120 cars sold for £21.1m including all four from the Laidlaw…

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…

A 1914 Grand Prix Mercedes THE 1914 French Grand Prix at Lyons was one of the most dramatic motor races in history, as was, perhaps, befitting for the last classic…

During the 1930s keen drivers began to think of private aircraft as aerial sports cars. WB considers what might have tempted him If I had been amongst the lucky people…

THE S.U.N.B.A.C. SILVERSTONE MEETING S.U.N.B.A.C.'s Silverstone Meeting on September 1st was quietly but competently run off before a very small crowd, so that. G. 13. Flewitt's excellent comnientary was all…

The Aintree ''200" for Formula One cars received a predominantly British entry and in fact all the cars were British. This fact, added to the miserable northern weather, gave no…

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…

Justice for Hunt Mosport Park, Toronto, October 3rd The Canadian Grand Prix re-entered the World Championship calendar in 1976 follow-a year's absence, and the general feeling amongst the Formula One…

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…