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THE beautiful setting of Oulton Park, the scene of the V.S.C.C. Richard Seaman Trophies Meeting, was set off to perfection by sunny weather, and a splendidly varied day's racing was…

TEIE CU'! 'BOARDCRUISER IT is not very long since the mention of anything in the way of a motor cruiser conjured up visions of something costing not less than 2500,…

Silverstone, May 2nd. The B.R.D.C.'s "Festival of Speed" has become an important fixture for many British spectators, who enjoy a full day's programme for modest admission charges. This year over…

Simon Taylor Unpredictability was what we wanted from Formula One's new rules. But as Michael Schumacher took his 51st pole in Melbourne, and F1's first-ever one-shot qualifying resolved itself into…

The talented eighteen-year-old New Zealand Formula Three driver Mike Thackwell has become the youngest person ever to win the top Grovewood Motor Racing Award in its sixteen-year history. Thackwell received…

VINTAGE PETROL One often hears a motorist say—" At that time I had a 1923 so-and-so. That was a good model." This is because cars change every year, but some…

Levelling the score Jaguar levelled the score with Sauber-Mercedes in the second round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship at Jarama, as Martin Brundle and Eddie Cheever took victory in their…

The sporting new Ford Fiesta XR-2 was described in the January issue. To say that it is a fine little fun-package should be obvious, with a 1.6-litre engine in the…

Car Taxation In last month's Editorial we expressed the hope that there will not be an increase in car-tax fees with the April Budget, to compensate for the loss of…

Tempted by an Exquisitely Restored E-Type This month saw a couple of wonderful steps into Jaguar history. First was a trip to see Henry Pearman at Eagle, the man who'll…

Here are no two concepts more easily and regularly confused in the automotive arena than 'fun' and 'fast'. few cars illustrate this point better than the Suzuki Swift Sport. Despite…