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VARZI'S FIRST VICTORY FOR AUTO-UNION A RUNAWAY VICTORY AT 101.19 M.P.H. WIMILLE (BUGATTI) SECOND & ETANCELIN (VIASERATI) THIRD MAXIMUM speed counts for a lot on the permanent circuit of Carthage,…

Sir, As a regular reader of your periodical for the last 20 years may I trespass on your space for the first time to give you some impressions of the…

Bradley takes Brands Supersports double in big March Frank Bradley won both legs of the Orwell Supersports Cup in Richard Dodkins' monstrous March 717 during the HSCC's annual Superprix at…

Headgear Sir, Some years ago I acquired in Austria a copy—note my avoidance of the word "Replica"—of a garment used by the German soldiery in the early forties to keep…

HilIclimb enthusiasts will know the supercharged 8C and 6C Alfa Romeo specials which Murray Rainey and his daughter Joy have campaigned for many years. This self-published book tells how he…

Sir, When both inner axle shafts broke in quick succession on my Triumph Herald (new in December. 1959,—present mileage: 26,000) I complained to Standard-Triumph. After a fairly lengthy correspondence they…

Poore leads for Hill-Climb Championship. Mays third Bouley Bay this year was decidedly exciting. Mays seems to be unlucky at this venue. Last year, although setting the record, he was…

A Series of Interviews with Personalities famous in the Realms of Motoring Sport No. 12 — Peter Monkhouse Somebody once gave as his doctrine for success the adage, "Bite off…

Ralph Lauren cars to go on show Seventeen cars from Ralph Lauren's private collection will go on display at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris between April 28 and…

Barcelona, October 24th. After being abandoned for the past two years the Spanish Grand Prix was held this year and was the last round in the 1954 World Championship series.…

The 50th anniversary running of the Daytona 24 Hours, or the 'Rolex 24' as it's known in deference to its sponsor, was a thriller. Only in the final hour did…

The battle for Britain's round of the Formula One World Championship intensifies by the week. Marcus Simmons steps back from the hype to find out which track stakes a better…