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Despite Eddie Jordan’s efforts behind a drum kit and Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay’s groupie-ish devotion to all things Ferrari, Formula 1 could never claim to be dripping with rock ‘n’…

Bald statistics have always fascinated many a motor racing connoisseur, and no doubt always will. If the sport has long been awaiting the Guinness Book of Records treatment, this heavy,…

It’s 50 years since Erik Carlsson scored the first of three RAC victories for Saab – and he’s still loyal to the manufacturer now You have to feel for the…

After World War II, 'Round the Pole' racIng for model cars became very popular, and even had Its own autodrome After the war the pastime of racing miniature car models…

A Lost Causes Club The two-stroke car is not yet quite exterminated, for the Wartburg is still made in East Germany and here the DKW OC caters for owners of…

The latest edition of the Castrol Speed Annual has just been published.  Under the title of "Achievements 1950" it tells the story in thrilling action pictures of racing and record…

Toyota will look back on the Silverstone 500 km race as a fairly spectacular own goal. Two weeks previously, the day after the Monza fiasco in fact, the BRDC proposed…

Oita/Lewd THE MOTOR SPORTS CLUB An opening gathering of the Motor Sports Club was held at its premises during Grand Prix week. The scheme is for a Club, limited for…

Sir, Congratulations on another excellent Track Test. I recall a proposed Aintree Historic event in 1997 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Stirling Moss' great Vanwall victory in the…

etta .....„„„,?•??=111111111. STANDARD CAR OWNERS' CLUB The South-Eastern Section of the Standard Car Owners' Club held their annual dinner-dance on November 22nd at the • First Avenue Restaurant, Holborn, where…

Recent Sporting A: vents in Pictures

The HE can be classed as one of the more interesting sportscars of the vintage years. Its makers were justified in coining the advertising phrase 'HE — Car of Character'.…