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IndyCar's engine war This year’s IndyCar series has been re-invigorated by the return of competition between engine manufacturers. Honda was IndyCar’s sole supplier over the past six years but this…

Whenever I am in Italy, I visit my old friend Romolo Tavoni at his home outside Modena. Tavoni is now 85, in poor health and in receipt of hospital treatment,…

Sir, I have worried about the problem of the lack of lane discipline of which RJ Wade complains (Motor Sport, April 1988) for some time. The phenomenon does not only…

A Belt-Up Compromise I fully appreciate that nobody should be compelled to wear a seat-belt; undoubtedly for a few this would mean compulsory death. Nevertheless if everybody did wear a…

A FAMILY TEAM It is unusual, to say the least of it, for three members of a family to take the same interest in motoring events, but the success of…

More than 20 sensational Group C sportscars is set to race alongside the FIA Thoroughbred GP Championship and the Aston Martin Owners Club's own series at its 60th Anniversary extravaganza…

Sirs, I congratulate you on the quality of your recent pictures of the steamer 'L'Obeissante' built by my great-grandfather Amedee Bollee, which clearly show this machine was the first automobile…

Hawthorn (V6 Ferrari) wins sensational International "100" Glover Trophy Race. Victory for Moss (Aston Martin DBR2) in Sussex Trophy Race. Lewis-Evans (Beart-Cooper) wins 500-c.c. event and Brabharn's Cooper vanquishes Lotus…

MOTOR RACING Fl %ST AND PRESENT.

Yesterday's Yesteryears — Lesney Matchbox Models by Robert Carter and Eddy Rubinstein. 157 pp. 9 1/4 6 1/2. (G T Foulis & Co Ltd, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ. £19.95)…

AUTOBOOKS 104 ISLINGWORD ROAD BRIGHTON SX A TURN AT THE WHEEL, by S. Moss. The years covered in this book, 1957-60, will have a special place in history as the…

MOT RING SPORTSMEN (NEW SERIES). VI. G. E. T. EYSTON MOST of our English racing drivers seem to have derived their knowledge of the game from practical experience, haying taken…