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Advance Australia I've recently been visiting a few Aussie bike racing legends Down Under Mick Doohan, Casey Stoner Wayne Gardner and Jack Ahearn. This part of the world has always…

N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and "Motor Sport" does not necessarily associate itself with them. - Ed. The Steering-Column Gear-Lever Sir, I feel that Mr. Side…

Hegemony in Formula 1 — if you're clever enough to achieve it in the first place — rarely lasts for long. Like breakaway riders in a cycle race, most teams…

Some years ago we upset Esso by suggesting that their Fawley-London pipeline had destroyed some of the beauty of the countryside beneath which it was laid, and they arranged for…

John Tojeiro This renowned chassis designer died on Wednesday, March 16. He was 81. Born in Estoril to a British mother and Portuguese father, he returned to the UK aged…

The A.V., which was in production at Teddington from 1919 to 1924, was a cyclecar pure and simple. Ward & Avey Ltd. bought the design from John Carden, who had…

Win the World Championship, and you become a hero for life. Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell, Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, Jody Scheckter, James Hunt: unforgettable names who won the F1 title…

This is a recall of a satisfactory piece of motor racing history, which it is nice to remember when much is in disarray and Damon Hill in trouble. The driver…

THE 1.7-LITRE ADLER A HANDSOME FRONT-DRIVE CAR OF REMARKABLE STAMINA. ROAD-HOLDING AND STABILITY ASSURED BY HAVING ALL WHEELS INDEPENDENTLY SPRUNG Drivers in this country are sometimes inclined to complain about…

Sir, How is it that with the petrol companies spending millions to provide the touring motorist in Scotland with fuel, some of this money cannot be put aside to ensure…

One of Britain’s most promising young co-drivers lost his life in a crash on the Targa Florio Rally in Sicily in mid-June. Gareth Roberts, 24, was killed instantly when the…

The Editor describes Outstanding Light-Car Records — I922 and 1946 This country has favoured small cars since there were small cars to favour, and while this age of austerity continues,…