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Circuit of Posillipo races Naples, May 15th. Since real Grand Prix racing disappeared from the small circuits of Europe, due to various reasons, the title of Grand Prix for many meetings…

The Autogiro. almost any sphere, anything which breaks away from common or garden practice is inevitably faced with an uphill fight against a powerful feel ing of ,conservatism. This fear…

[moo by Gyy Griffiths BRITAIN'S HOPE for the future. With the B.R.M. held tip and the E-type E.R.A.s still not running properly, British hopes for the remainder of the season…

Another Special I enclose a photo of a Special I owned about 30 years ago. It was built after the war by Caesar at Bristol from Hudson & Rail'. parts…

A British driver who is picking his own path through American racing and sports cars At the end of last year the outlook was pretty bleak for Mike Conway. Before…

Graduates from Two Wheels Sir, The days when a top racing motorcyclist could switch to four wheels and slot straight into the front ranks of a Grand Prix grid belong…

Italy really did get itself into an unhappy state over real motor racing, but after the initial ban on all events on other than closed tracks, such as Monza, there…

VINTAGE POSTBAG Motor Vehicles in the 19i4,48 War Sir, I was very interested to read Our review of " Fights and Flights," by Air-Commodore Samson, on page 830 of the…

Pau, France, April 2nd. The race at Pau is one of those that can always stand on its own merits no matter whether it is for Formula One cars or…

Sir, I write to take issue with your correspondent Mr. D. Lamborne (October 1976 "Morgan Mania"), not to disagree with his views on Morgans but to defend the "dealers" whom…

Congratulations, Fangio! Warm congratulations to popular Juan Manuel Fangio of the Argentine, who has won the Championship of the World for the fourth time, and for the third time in…

The late, much-missed Keith Duckworth of Cosworth engines fame was renowned for holding forth not merely upon engineering matters, but also upon any topic one might care to choose. Many…