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A section devoted to old-car matters By light car to Brighton One of the most popular and eagerly supported motoring events of November is the annual R.A.C. Veteran Car Run to Brighton, which this year…

CONTENTS Page Page MATTERS OF MOMENT 311 FIXTURES FOR MAY ... 312 BOOK REVIEWS 314 READERS' CAR SURVEY— THE MANUFACTURERS REPLY 316 LOMBANK TROPHY...... 320 GRAND PRIX OF BRUXELLES 322…

After my recent recollections of interviewing motoring celebrities, a few more might be worth recalling. I lunched with George Eyston at his Winchester house. He was a thrice-LSR holder, breaker…

By "CARROZZINO" THE T.T. this year must surely have dealt the severest blow to accepted progress in design for many a year. The performances put up by Bell and Duke…

OTHER RACING NEWS. THE BOL D'OR RACE. After being won four years in succession by M. Robert Senechal, the Bol d' Or 24-hour race for small cars was this year…

The three commandments At one time the European part of the Formula One season used to finish at Monza, when there were no "chicanes" and the Italian Grand Prix was…

TEAM LOTUS The first half of the season has been an uphill struggle for the team which finished fifth in the 1992 championship and sixth last year. It was obliged…

The Vintage MCC has already issued its full fixture list for 1998, which runs to 12 pages. The Secretary is Mrs Davy, Allen House, Wetmore Road, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1TR.…

Civilised Speed Renault have packed a very civilised 140bhp punch into the modest dimensions of their R5 usurper, the Clio. Abandoning turbocharging, a performance 16V Clio variant will appeal to…

In the motorcycle racing record books, no one can touch Italian legend Giacomo Agostini. On the night when he took his place in our Hall of Fame, we quizzed him…

Having successfully thwarted all Wylton Dickson's efforts over many years to run a challenge rally from Peking to Paris, JeanMarie Balestre failed at his first attempt to run such an event…

Sir, Those people who refused to sign your petition against the 70 m.p.h. speed limit are now boasting of maintaining 80 m.p.h. on the motorways. Needless to say I do…