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Sir, In your obituary of Kaye Don you say that after the 1934 Mannin Beg accident "which resulted in the death of his riding-mechanic K. Taylor from the MG factory,…

HSCC: Brands Hatch Superprix A brace of well-supported Orwell International Supersports races were the highlight of the 14th running of HSCC Historic Superprix at Brands Hatch. This was the first…

Porsche caught the sports car elite off-guard with its rule-stretching 917, but Ferrari soon responded with a blunt instruments of its own. Former pilots Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney relate…

MOTORING SP RTSMEN ( X E 147 SERIES). 11.-SIR NALCOLM CAMPBELL. IN one season of motor racing a man can experience a great deal. He can be the recipient of…

Colin Chapman and STP's Andy Granatelli went into the first qualifying weekend for the Indianapolis 500-mile race with high hopes of winning the pole position. Their optimism was more than…

Edited by Paul Lawrence Pearson's Lister starts on top -- BRDC, Silverstone, Mar 19 The opening double-header for the BRDC Historic Sportscar Championship delivered two wins at Silverstone for Gary…

"The Grand Prix Car, Volume 11" by Laurence Pomeroy, F.R.S.A., M.S.A.E. 344 pp., 8in. by 11 in. (Motor Racing Publications, Ltd., Distributors, Temple Press Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, E.C.1. 75s.)…

SEAGULL MOTORS. WE understand that the " Seagull " twin-cylinder motor, with reverse gear, has been discontinued, but all other Seagull models are still available. These include a 350 c.c.…

British Grand Prix     Rouen Formula Two     French Grand Prix     Reims 12 Hours Raymond Mays, Stirling Moss Tony Brooks, Juan Manuel Fangio Tony Rolt Roy, Salvadori Phi-Phi "…

Historic Alfa RoadsportsScuderia Dooley, as the Brookside Alfas are often known, have gradually begun to populate the HSCC Road Sports and Novices Championships. But the first creation was the very…

ENTHUSIASM FROM NEW ZEALAND Geoffrey Easterbrook-Smith, R.N.Z.A.F., describes his cars IHAVE just had no fewer than five copies of MOTOR SPORT come to hand and have had such an orgy…

As the F1 rule-book becomes more complicated, so is the technology the teams use to improve their performance. And understanding that technology is more complicated still. Throughout the history of grand…