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Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Nelson Piquet is to return to racing in the Brazilian GT3 Cup. The 55-year-old, who hasn’t raced since early 2006, has bought a Ford GT…

Sir, With reference to Mr. A. G. Tillman's letter in the April issue regarding spares and service for Renault owners who were customers of Offord & Sons Ltd., Gloucester Road,…

Roci 11 Andrew Frankel six months ago I took a day trip to Cape Town and didn't even drive the car I went to see. I flew all night, sat…

Sir, I was delighted to see your excellent articles on Goodwood in the September edition. It may interest you to know a bit of historical nonsense. I was the last…

Porsche won the 4-hour race at Le Mans last year with the 911 Carrera 3-litre, but this year the debut of the version was less conspicuous, both cars retiring with…

Cylinder blocks: LM25 aluminium alloy, sand-cast open-deck. Cylinder liners: 4 K6 cast-iron, machined all over, slip-fit. Cylinder heads: LM 25P aluminium alloy, sand-cast. Tappet blocks: C125 aluminium alloy, pressure die-cast.…

Jaguar fiasco at Jerez Derek Warwick and Paul Frère have one thing in common: thirty years ago the talented Belgian dashed Jaguar's hopes at Le Mans by spinning his works…

Gordon Woods, the well-known Frazer-Nash exponent, tells of his troubles, trials and high spots. My first introduction to the Sport came as a small boy still at school, when I was…

THE B.M.C.R.C. GRAND PRIX RACES. Impressions of an interesting event--by a Competitor. WHEN it was first announced that the B.M.C.R.0 were intending to run an " artificial road race" for…

Berger buys share in F1 team Austrian re-enters grand prix arena after taking new role in Scuderia Toro Rosso. But controversy awaits over its use of V10 engines against the…

• Sir, In view of the interest which has been shown recently in S.T.D. racing cars, and having read the interesting article by Mr. Wyer in your January issue, it…

Of particular interest were the two 3-litre Porsches, making their first rate appearance, though they had appeared publicly at the Le Mans test-weekend. The body/chassis units were similar to the…