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The name of Talbot is to return to Grand Prir racing. The French arm of the former Chrysler company plans to field a two-car team of 1.5-litre turbocharged cars in…

Now that all the razzmatazz, emotion, and showbiz of the Olympic Games, at which the only wheeled sport was bicycle racing (with Lotus technology to the fore) is over and…

III. Construction of the Hull—A Suggested Design. By R. R. POOLE, B.Sc. The construction of speed boat hulls of the 1½-litre class is generally rather beyond the capabilities of the…

The Brooklands Re-Union takes on July 6th, at 2.30 p.m., admission to the Track being confined to Members and Associates with current membership cards. The arrangements will be as in…

127 pp. 9 3/16 in. x 7 in. (MRP ltd., 277-279, Grays Inn Road, London, WC1. £1.50). Many of the now-prolific motor-racing annuals are out of date. Here is one…

This Fund, inaugurated to commemorate Brooklands Track, which so ably served the British Industry and motoring sportsmen of this country for forty years, is growing quite significant. Next month we…

Sir, After reading the letters in your magazine on "British Workmanship," you might like to hear of my vehicle's progress since I got it. Age: just over 13 months. Mileage…

When I wrote a long piece about the famous blower Bentley single-seater I had seen Sir Henry Birkin racing at Brooklands, which was published in MOTOR SPORT in October 1973,…

ARBUTHNOT TROPHY TRIAL. At a meeting of the R.N. and R.M. Sports Control Board and the Auto-Cycle Union held recently, it was decided that this year's Arbuthnot Trophy Trial should…

Heavy rain in the afternoon did its best to alter the garden party atmosphere of the VSCC's Prescott hilIclimb in August — but to no avail. A large attendance of…

BACK NUMBERS of Motor Sport and The Brooklands Gazette. A few copies of all issues are still available. Volume I. IV. Si V. If I I SS 2/each : 2/2…

by Ray Brock We of Motor Sport are believers in the achievement of high performance by weight reduction and streamlining. But this entails a new conception in coachbuilding. Consequently, we…