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THOSE who have experienced difficulty in keeping bearings in high-speed engines should find much to interest them in the report of the I.A.E. Research Committee on "Oil Flow Through Engine…

Sir, Having been the owner of several "classic" Lotuses and other cars, I feel I ought to add a little to Jenks' "Honesty" article (Motor Sport, September 1988). It seems…

Sixty years ago the aviation world was stirred by the presentation of a £500 gold cup and £15,000 in other prizes put up by the Australian chocolate millionaire, Sir MacPherson…

This Club's monthly Bulletin continues to put out much sound advice to builders of 7.50 and 1,172 Formula cars and this information alone should make the subscription worth while. This…

A good car, but one which will exist in the shadow of the Fiesta ST Being a one-man band and having been unable to master the art of being in…

Sir, Just received my April copy of Motor Sport and was delighted and surprised to read about Mike Thackwell. It's been years since I had heard or read anything about…

This is rather complicated, because there were the Rochet-Schneiders produced at Le Havre and, in the Edwardian period, the Theophile-Schneiders made at Besancon. Both makes appeared at Brooklands, the former…

Peter Meyrick will contest both the Historic F1 Championship and Grand Prix Masters races this season after adding the ex-Marc Surer Arrows A5 to his stable. Meyrick will race his…

After their disastrous 1936 season, Mercedes-Benz appointed 30-year-old Rudolf Uhlenhaut as their Technical Director. In common with Auto Union, Mercedes had stuck to the same basic design of their GP…

1936 IN RETROSPECT SUPREMACY OF THE AUTO-UNION. ROSEMEYER THE EUROPEAN CHAMPION. FRANCE IN THE DOLDRUMS The year 1936 will go down in . motorracing history as a season of triumph…

THE MECHANICAL scene at Imola could have been interesting had the majority of the FOCA teams not gone on strike. The new Williams FW08 cars were due to make their…

Sir,—I was very interested in the letter from Mr. Fleming, published in the March issue of MOTOR SPORT referring to Tazio Nuvolari, and whilst I endorse your correspondent's opinion of…