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Racing cars and motorcycles turned the clocks back at Crystal Palace on Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday, when Sevenoaks and District Motor Club and Bromley Council hosted a Sprint to commemorate…

RATES (prepaid) Ifper line Minimum 3 lines 6 Words to line ALVIS 12/50 AIMS 2/3-seater, excellent W 15 or offer. est 16, Roy Northwood, Middx. AUSTIN AUSTIN 7 sports 2-seater,…

Sir, I was pleased to read Nigel Roebuck's tribute to Bob Sweikert and Salem Speedway in the August issue. I am a fan of the high-banked short ovals that once…

E. J. Anderson ("Castro' Andy") 1920s to 1948 George Williams 1948 to 1959 Jimmy Hill 1960s Ray Simpson 1960s to 1971 Roger Willis 1971 to date

Cobb and his Comrades take 21 World's Records on the Napier Railton A MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE WHICH MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP FROM 50km. TO 24 HOURS THE official confirmation of the…

THE SPORT ABROAD. Entries for Le Mans wHEN entries finally closed for the 1931 Grand Prix d'Endurance and for the final of the seventh biennial Rudge-Whitworth Cup, the total number…

If the VSCC Bisley Rallies come rather close one to another and display little originality in the matter of driving tests, they constitute an excellent excuse for interesting cars to congregate and are…

About the only undertaking now able to keep the enthusiast's soul afire is a series of visits to inspect famous cars in enforced retirement. And perhaps the most satisfying of…

A joy to behold One of Grand Prix racing's most endearing characteristics is its unpredictability. Just when one driver or team seems to have established a set pattern of dominance,…

Prodrive’s simulator is used to test car parts as well as young drivers So how much can Formula 1 teams actually achieve on their simulators? It’s always been a closely-guarded…

…And some of it’s due to Red Bull spotter Helmut Marko. But 40 years ago he was the one under the spotlight – until fate intervened By Alan Henry He…

WB lots fetch lots and lots Brooklands Museum secured a slice of its own history when Bill Boddy’s wonderful memorabilia trove was auctioned recently Almost 200 bidders and a clean…