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TGP I Brno I Sept 28-29 Hubertus Bahlsen claimed a narrow victory in the penultimate round of the Thoroughbred Grand Prix World Championship at Brno in the Czech Republic. He…

A DAY OF FAST MOTORING TWO ENTHUSIASTS SHOW THAT THE DAY OF THE AMATEUR RACE-DRIVER IS NOT YET PAST. MOTOR racing with an inexpensive car can be made to pay…

For the second year in a row the United States Auto Club's National Championship was not decided until the very last race of the season-the Rex Mays 300, held on…

(from the Oh Dear! department) I’ve done it again! This looks like becoming a regular monthly feature. This time it is Talbot-Lago cars, an instant correction coming from Anthony Blight…

e4 /lewd MID-SURREY A.C. The Grand Cup Trial, held on Saturday May 5th, attracted an entry of 27 cars, of whom 23 were starters. The start took place at Ripley…

The year 1938 saw the beginning of a new Grand Prix Formula with a supercharged capacity of 3,000 c.c. and naturally the German teams of Auto-Union and Mercedes-Benz built new…

THE WORLD RECORD BOOK. ACHIVEMENTS of 1933," a fascinating record of world's successes in motoring and flying during last year, is now published. In graphic word and picture it tells…

Sir, I agree with your correspondent P. E. Gordon-Marshall regarding original ownership of the distinctive Rolls, the name De Havilland being frequently mentioned. The body style certainly was unique. Again,…

Having last month reviewed the biography of T. H. White, in which his closest friend David Garnett is referred to, it seems appropriate to look at the cars in the…

Sir, English is a living language, but it is living it up a shade too fast for some old codgers! In the same issue as another splendid piece by Jenks…

Three Class Records Broken at Bugatti O.C. May Meeting The weather was fine until the programme at Prescott on May 22nd was almost completed, so that drivers had the advantage…

The BMC/BL Competitions Department By Bill Price Haynes, £29.95. ISBN 1 85960 439 This is scarcely a second edition of the book which first saw the light of day back…