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The destination of the MOTOR SPORT Silverstone Trophy and a cheque for £75 was decided on September 20th, when the Peterborough M.C. and Northamptonshire M.C. combined restricted race meeting was…

Berkhamsted M .C.C. Plans. The annual general meeting of the Berkhamsted and District M.C.C. took place last month, when the following officers were appointed for the coming season : Chairman,…

CLUB AFFAIRS • • • • The Bristol MA:. and L.C.C. enrolled its 500th member in Oetober ; he was presented with a free club badge. * * The newly-elected…

With the European Common Market confronting them and competition for orders hotting-up all over the World, the engineering and sales departments are reporting as follows:— Simca: The Simca 1000 has been…

While the Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours became accepted highlights of the road racing summer season, over many decades the depths of winter were absolutely dominated by…

Sir, I had occasion to visit the above company last year and probably started the "Morris Side Valve Engine" story whilst talking to David Franks. The original occupants of the…

Once you start bending the rules, the habit takes hold. The Sportscar World Championship, subtitled ‘The Bartered Bride' is now pushed, pulled and pummelled by FISA, by teams and by…

More to come Few true fans of Formula 1 will disagree that the sport has been more than usually watchable this year. We have looked on with awe as a…

90 years ago, on the eve of the inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Howard C Marmon faced a dilemma. As president of the Indianapolis-based Nordyke & Marmon Company, he possessed…

J-Series MGs (cont'd) I believe the fastest TT-bodied two-seater J4 performance was that of Hamilton's car, which was second in the 1933 Ulster TT at around 73 mph and later…

FUN AND GAMES AT GOODWOOD The Guild of Motoring Writers held its annual Test Day at Goodwood on October 25th. It is to be congratulated on the excellent organisation, aided…

At least six 3-litre formula One cars from the pre-'72 era are set to contest the inaugural Classic Grand Prix race to be held at Austria's A1-Ring on June 12-13.…