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"Indianapolis 500-Mile Race History," by Floyd Clymer. (3.50 dollars.) Clymer has done it again, this time with a huge, square-backed 320-page history of the 500-Mile Race held annually since 1911…

Only misfortune prevented a privateer Bentley from winning the inaugural Le Mans 24 hours - and the lessons learned yielded success, as Andrew Frankel relates May 21, 1923: a lone…

Alain Prost had his first car races on asphalt since his 1993 World Championship-winning season when he contested the French GT round at Nogaro over the Easter weekend. Following his…

The nine-day Police National Motorway Safety Campaign (sponsored by General Accident, which has a vested interest) ended on July 29. Any accident is tragic and deplorable, whether it involves road…

LETTERS from READERS BEADNISCENCES Sir, I am very interested in the letters appearing in Almon. Sismer, wherein veterao motorists relate stories of bygone days. I have been driving for 41…

Reports of Recent Events ... 29 R.A.C. British Hill-Climb Championship ... 30 The 3-Litre Bentley ... 31 Personality Parade — No. 12 ... 35 The Edwardian Rolls-Royce ... 36 B.R.D.C.…

September 17th-23rd Some idea of the severity of the Tour of France can be assesed from the results of the General Classification, with the first three places taken by Marquis de Portago, Stirling Moss and Olivier…

Grandest tourer When it appeared out of the blue ten years ago, Porsche's exotic 928 shocked many people. Firstly, it dared to proclaim itself the successor to the revered 911…

It was a great occasion at Shelsley Wlash on August 28th, for the Golden Jubilee of this classic British speed hill-climb was celebrated in great style. Guests were received by…

TUNING CARBURETTORS FOR SPEED AT COMPETITION EVENTS. Further articles in this series will deal with the tuning of individual instruments, and will he based on the author's practical experiences. T…

David Piper and Mike Knight have unveiled plans for the 11th International Springbok Trophy, running in South Africa in February 2008. The twin events will be at the tour’s traditional…

To mark the 101st(!) Anniversary of the birth of Parry Thomas, the great driver and engineer, there is to be an assembly of ears and motorcycles associated with speed events…