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A sense of relief Alain Prost was prominent in Phoenix for several reasons, but the one he preferred was having his name inscribed on the victor's trophy after the heat-soaked…

PICTORIAL R -VI i=w THE SOUTHSEA M.C. and KENTISH BORDER C.C. TRIALS — V.S.C.C. BISLEY MEETING ONSLOW-BARTLETT'S LATEST TRIALS SPECIAL (including first full description) THE MONTE CARLO RALLY, CLASS-WINNING JUPITER.…

FERRARI "I do not expect that we shall be challenging for races until the middle of the season." Thus spoke Jean Alesi at the beginning of the year. and the…

The nickname says it all about his reputation as a businessman, but before all that Roger Penske was quite a racer By Gordon Kirby At a time before his name…

Effortless speed is a given, but true M-cars need more than that The last Gran Coupé I drove, the 640d, was a BMW that just worked. Effortlessly powerful, comfortable, frugal,…

Here's progress for you. When the Porsche Boxster was launched in 1996, the quickest normally aspirated Porsche you could buy was the RS version of the last of the aircooled…

Riverside, U.S.A. — 800 kilometres After winning the annual road-race for American stock cars for five consecutive years on the Riverside circuit in California, Dan Gurney's run of success was…

Australian Austin Sevens Sir, I enjoyed your little article on "Al Chatter". You did not mention those superbly built little Al Racers raced at some VSCC and 750 Car Club…

Those who look beyond cars may care to note that No 24 in the R-R Heritage Trust publications is a very complete work about the Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop engine and…

Fu'i S eedwa , THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON Kazuki Nakajima and the Toyota Racing team at theft home round of the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship. Company…

Once upon a time I used to do a 'Cars in Books’ item, at first in fiction, trying to identify the makes of cars authors had disguised, but then finding…

Confinenta Notes and. Newz By HAROLD NOCKOLDS it's Quicker by Air One of the greatest drawbacks of life as a motor-racing " star," I imagine, must be the interminable travelling…