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THE Shuttleworth Trust announces that this year its very enjoyable Flying Displays will take place, weather permitting (but the Museum of cars and aeroplanes will be open anyway) on Easter…

The Aston Martin DBR1s which finished first and second at Le Mans in 1959 will lead the entry for this year’s Le Mans Legend race on the morning on Saturday…

It was sink or swim when a 21-year-old was given sole charge of a new F1 project: Keith Howard talks to the young man who wrote his own rules Robin…

Sir, I thought Simon Taylor (Modern Times, July) was unduly harsh when he remembered F1 cars in the 1500cc era as far from being the most technically advanced'. In fact,…

Denis Jenkinson, one of the most highly acclaimed motoring writers and race reporters and for many years Motor Sport's Continental Correspondent, died at the age of 75, peacefully in his…

Bob Chamberlain, who brought his meticulously-rebuilt Napier "Samson" here from Australia in 1983, and demonstrated it at Brooklands, Shelsley Walsh and other venues, is anxious to learn more about the…

Speedometer and Rev. Co nters WE have recently inspected the range of S.S. speedometers and revolution counters for sports cars marketed by the Speedometer Sup ply Co., Ltd., of 12,…

D. Howard shines brightest at 40th B.A.R.C. Members Meeting The Cup Final at Wembley and celebrations following the Royal Wedding reduced spectators at the B.A.R.C. Member,' Meeting on May 7th to a handful…

Sir, Recently I was looking through some archives and found this picture (above) of DSJ which I felt summed up his style of life. Goodness knows when it was taken,…

This mountain course in the Colorado Rockies has been testing drivers for almost a century. But this year’s competition was perhaps the last before it is changed forever By Keith…

As this column closed for press, Jimmie Johnson was homing in on wrapping up his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, an unprecedented achievement. Johnson scored his sixth win of…

Sir, I read with interest your article "Out of the Past" in January's Motor Sport and noted that you are always interested to see old photographs. I have actually been…