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Licence pulled on safety grounds Just weeks before the meeting planned to mark the 80th anniversary of racing at Chimay, the Belgian track has lost its licence to hold car…

The Power Without the Prize British spectators could see for themselves, at Silverstone on May 19, that the Silk Cut Jaguar team has set out in callous fashion to humble…

VIRA.GE EMOTIONNANT !

By "CARROZZINO" THE battle for honours in the Grand Prix events this season looks as though it is going to be the greatest yet. Although only two countries are represented…

This query becomes particularly fraught at this time of year. The autumn motor shows create an additional log jam of (mainly) revised products to an already frenetically active new model…

Sir, In writing that "the traditional way of making an engine run faster is to make one with more small cylinders" (Formula One Engine Design Trends, Motor Sport, January 1989),…

In reviewing the splendid catalogue "A New Look at Rolls-Royce Motoring" last month we remarked that the only difference between a modern Rolls-Royce and Bentley is the radiator grille and…

The new Ferrari Daytona? In creating the 550 Maranello, Ferrari chose to entertain a brief as long as it was wide. The talents of this car are extraordinary by any…

Of the many old-car gatherings in Europe, the Circuit des Remparts of Angouleme must be the most splendidly sited. Built on a rocky peak overlooking the Charente river in central…

I was most amused to read your "Words of Caution" to would-be vintagents in the very appropriate edition of Motor Sport appearing on April 1st! The enthusiasm for old vehicles…

Directory of Classic Prototypes and Grand Touring Cars by Anthony Pritchard. 212pp. 9" x 6". (Aston Publications Ltd, Bourne End House, Harvest Hill, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire £11.95) Aston's series of…

Very few car builders have competed in as many different motorsport arenas as Sydney Allard. From trials to drag-racing, he did it all. Bill Boddy recalls a true enthusiast Although…