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Deprived of their Castle Combe circuit by "foot-and-mouth" the go-ahead Bristol M.G. & L.C.C., in conjunction with the Sporting O.D.C. and the Wiltshire School of Flying, Ltd., staged the first car…

Aviation Nostalgia Sir, How odd that you should review "No Echo in the Sky" by Harald Penrose in February 1975 MOTOR SPORT. Some books make a profound impression on one…

Each month for the past five years it’s been my privilege, on your behalf, to take a motor racing name to lunch. Then, on these pages, I’ve passed on to…

Austin Seven Specials by L. M. (Bill) Williams. 160 pp. 81 in. by 5 in. (G. T. Foulis Ltd.. 7, Milford Lane, Strand, London, W.C.2.  21s.). This is an excellent book,…

Ferrari foremost again Daytona, Florida, February 6th. For a number of years a rather unnecessarily long 24-hour event, this year following the recent FIA ruling, the organisers of the Daytona…

FOR SALE A usTIN ; Nippy, just fitted new bearings, pistons, high-compression gasket, very potent engine. Details and price to lan Howitt, " Thatch," Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Nottingham 7050. ALLARD…

Over-egging the pudding? Daimler-Chrysler has announced its purchase of 150 acres of the Brooklands estate, for development into one of its many new Mercedes-Benz Technology and Heritage Centres. By the…

A Texan billionaire is on of the main investors behind plans to bring the United States GP to Austin in 2012. Red McCombs made his fortune as a car dealer…

It seems unthinkable, but Monza's fabled banking, not used for racing since 1961 and under threat of demolition, may have been used for the last time during last month's 50th…

STATIONS" AT DI " MANIF 4P RANDOM JOTTINGS OF AN ENJOYABLE WEEK-END WITH SOME DETAILS AS TO THE CIRCUIT. THERE is something rather stimulating about a trip to a foreign…

Check out where the action is October When & where: 23 @ Mid-Wales What: Bulldog Historic Stages featuring British Historic Rally Championship and HRCR Classic Stage Rally Challenge Timetable: Special…

Ladiesto do Battle at Brooklands of the most items at 0NE of the most interesting items at the Brooklands Bank Holiday meeting will be the Match Race between Mrs. Stewart,…