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by John Starkey ISBN 9703259 1 6 Published by Menoshire, £69.99 What a contrast to the story above. These two eras of American racing virtually overlapped, yet while the dirt-trackers…

Motorcycles for 1931 THERE is no doubt that 1931 is going to provide us with greater changes in. the motorcycle world, both in actual machines and in opportunities for their…

Sir, Regarding Mr. Eric Lister's letter in the March publication of Motor Sport, I enclose a photograph that I took of the VW which rolled over at Woodcote in the…

THE MAVERICK ON ENGLISH ROADS WHEN Ford of Britain enquired if I would like to try some of the Fords made other than at Dagenham and suggested a Maverick as…

Starting money, 1969 In general principle the idea of paying drivers and teams a certain sum of money to start in a race is fair enough. The financial arrangements used…

THE CITROEN CONTROVERSY Sir, In reply to Mr. Pratt, who has attempted to prove that the Light Fifteen can out-accelerate the A70, might I point out that he has only…

Normally by now the Formula One scene for the forthcoming season is signed and sealed, but this year there are still a lot of loose ends yet to be tied…

Image enhancer The last four-and-a-half years have seen the Honda name rocket into prominence in motor racing with its utter domination of Formula One following success in Formula Two and…

R = Restricted Event.  C. = Closed Event.  C.I. = Closed Event.  N. = National Event.  I. = International Event. 3rd. -- Newry & D.M.C. Driving Tests, Cranfield Airfield. C.…

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6 Alfa Romeo first used the name Giulietta on a trend-setting sporting saloon introduced n 1955. Now it adorns Alfa's new gap-filler model 'twixt the Alfa…

The engineering saying 'if it looks right, it is right', describes the Spitfire to perfection. For a 1930s design, even today, it still looks drop dead gorgeous from any angle,…

UIFIFICIIIE%1CY The Alpine Trial, the Tourist Trophy Race and a standard Frazer Nash ! FRAZER NASH MV 3079 (privately owned by R. Brooke, Esq., of Crazeley Court, near Reading). ALPINE…