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Motoring with Bill Little THE social side of motoring was well in evidence at Bristol, as a substitute for going to every possible pre-war Brooklands and Crystal Palace race meeting,…

Sir, I was disturbed to read the letter which you published in November's Motor Sport from a Mr. J. Grottick of Stuttgart referring to the prices of Lucas fuel injection…

ONCE again the Junior Car Club have shown that they can be relied upon to organize a race which is completely revolutionary in character. First the 200 Miles Race, which…

Driving in Fog. AT the recent International Illumination Congress held at Cambridge, the fallacy of using a yellow light to improve penetration during fog was raised by The Automobile Association's…

CONTENTS PAGE This is Progress ... 339 Records Fall at 13rooklands 340 Rumblings ... 345 Second Donington Meeting, The 349 Tripoli Grand Prix at 116 m.p.h. 332 Whitney Straight wins…

No. 36: The G.W.K. This series is intended to fill in gaps by providing hitherto unpublished fragments of information about the lesser known cars, after an opportunity has arisen for…

The big event of the historic motor racing calendar is fast approaching. Paul Lawrence runs through the race programme for September 16-18 Over the weekend of September 16-18 the Goodwood…

With so little prospect of being able to race at home, many members are planning to take part in at least one Continental event this season, and as their keenness…

It is with regret that we have to record that Alf Francis died last month after a short illness. Alf appeared on the racing scene immediately after the war as mechanic to…

Alain Prost is a disappointing late withdrawal from the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The four-time World Champion was due to make his first appearance at the Sussex event (which takes…

WE HEAR We hear that a well-preserved 1923 Gwynne Eight witli spare engine was for sale in Leeds recently and that a 1919 Royal Enfield combination with three new tyres,…

THE BELGIAN TOURING GRAND PRIX. GOOD PERFORMANCES BY EXCELSIOR AND ARIES. THE Belgian 24-hour touring car race was run at Spa on July 9th and 10th, and was won by…