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FLYING CLUBS FOR THE MASSES Sir,—Great Britain, aware of her position in World leadership, led the way in world disarmament, jeopardising her very existence in the cause of humanity. Several…

Simon Taylor We like 'off the wall' stories, and you couldn't get a more literal example than the GP car Simon drove for this issue. Actually, he drove it 40…

The little Spider that could have spared Skoda Goodwood's annual press day for the Festival of Speed is famously bigger than the original Festival.lalways arrive in the hope of being…

The race which was particularly exciting for me was probably my first Grand Prix win for Lotus in Japan in 1976. The weather conditions were dreadful, some of the drivers…

Sir, Along with many others, I was enthralled by the duel for points towards the Hill Climb Championship at Shelsley Walsh on June 8th. On the final run of the day…

Remember the Lotus Carlton? Vauxhall does. It may be 23 years since the 377bhp, twin-turbo super saloon was launched, but that has not prevented Vauxhall from invoking its memory for…

"Turn Left — The Riffs Have Risen" by A. Cameron Gilg, 191 pp. 9" x 5 1/2" (The Royal Automobile Club, 83-85 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y SHW. £4.50.) Some time…

The Editor Reports on Extended Tests of a BMW 520i and a Ford Consul 3000 CT Having, in my annual "Showtime Soliloquy" last month, described the BMW and Ford as…

Sir, The news concerning changes to the Goodwood Revival brought to mind a thought I had several years ago when Lord March started the event. This concerned a class catering…

The triangular circuit of Reims-Gueux is one of the few that have not been altered over the past year or two, and remaining the same as when last used in 1954 (for…

A Memorable Racing Aeroplane Sometimes as a change from thinking about racing cars I think about fast aeroplanes. There have been many fascinating racing machines such as the Gloucestershire Mars-Bamal,…

European race tracks will once more resound to the thunder of fabulous Group C sports-racers. This year, the MOTOR SPORT Historic Group C Series will bring back this classic era…