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Michael Burn is 92, a former Times correspondent, poet and playwright. But when Henry Birkin met him he was a young student who had never written anything. A mere three…

The future of Goodwood's festival of speed is said to be secure, although safety measures will be reviewed in the wake of the accident on 24 June which claimed the…

It is part of motor racing folklore that Australian World Champion Alan Jones had little time for FIA stewards, or “those men in blazers” as he called them. I was…

The VSCC's Silverstone Meeting on June 13, dedicated to the memory of Mike Hawthorn, went very much to plan and pattern. The racing opened with the Bill Phillips six-lap scratch…

Durirg February George Monkhouse gave a film show to members of the Harrow Car Club, in the well-appointed cinema at Kodak Hall. He showed some excellent slides of photographs of…

HERE AND THERE. A Little 'Un "Down Under." One of the most strenuous events in Australia is the 1,000 mile Six Days Trial organised by the New South Wales M.C.C.…

BMW M3 Fast and beautiful, BMW's M3 is one of the most desirable cars on the road. At £23,550 it is also expensive, a shade more than the 530, which…

Anyone passing the Phoenix Hotel at Hartley Wintney in Hampshire on the evening of the first Thursday last month should have realised that the V.S.C.C. was in possession, because there…

As stated last month, we have received a surprisingly large number of letters enthusing over the Triumph TR, "the last real sports car". Some 18 years ago, having been unable…

After a dismally short production run of only 27 months in both 1,340-c.c. and 5,498-c.c. form the Classic has been quietly dropped by Ford and replaced by the Corsair. This…

Last season saw the Yeoman-Credit Racing Team change their colours from the rather sickly green to the bright leaf-green and red livery, and next season the identity of the team…

Amidst all the euphoria of Mansell and Senna and their transatlantic crossings, Rick Ravon Mears stepped from the spotlight last December. As ever, when he announced his intention to retire…