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THE DOUBLE-TWELVE OUTLOOK ON the 9th of this month the curtain rises on the first long-distance race of the season, namely the Junior Car Club's Double-Twelve Hour Race at Brooklands.…

We are sorry to learn belatedly of the death of R T Horton, in Shrewsbury, aged 89. Ronald Tombs Horton was well known in motor racing circles, staring with a…

Sir, I've no doubt that your May editorial concerning "Computer Confusion" has spurred many an owner of pre-war motor-cars into putting pen to paper expressing their frustrations whilst attempting to…

Prost survives vibro-massage to take 47th GP win — but only just... The real stories of the Spanish Grand Prix, beyond lap 41, only became apparent when the event was…

The American Le Mans Series kicks off with the Sebring 12 Hours in mid-March when Audi will race its new R15 in its only US appearance of 2009. Acura’s new…

The greatest interest in the paddock at the Austrian Grand Prix centred around the re-appearance of the Scuderia Ferrari, after being missing from the Dutch Grand Prix and the German…

Staying wired for safety Poorer and more dangerous, you might say MotoGP is like Formula 1 racing in the ‘good old days’. But while motorcycling’s biggest world championship offers neither…

The MSA’s Night of Champions award ceremony at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London, was as big a success as always. Sadly World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who won…

Winning contributions Sir, Harold Ross, founding editor of The New Yorker, required two things of his contributors: their pieces must be interesting and well written. Most magazines and virtually all…

Audi snaps up di Grassi Former Grand Prix driver Lucas di Grassi has landed an Audi drive for 2013, following his starring performance on his debut with the German manufacturer…

Sir, Inspired by the story of a lady driver's London-Nice drive in a day, I decided to attempt something similar in my Marcos 3-litre. Because of business commitments at the…

I have particularly fond memories of Clermont-Ferrand in 1972 - I thought I could walk on water that day. Clermont stands out as almost a perfect day - I had…