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Traditionally the Summer Bank Holiday meeting at Brands Hatch features powerful cars, and this year, after an apparently unsuccessful attempt with Formula Two in 1967, the organisers plumped for Group…

A SELECTION OF MOTOR SPORT ROAD TESTS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN PAST ISSUES If you do not see the road test that you require write us a letter. We may…

Raw, youthful Gilles Villeneuve set sail in North America's single-seater shallows. It was a tough voyage that would lead him directly to the shores of F1 By Gordon Kirby Back…

THE RACES in New Zealand and Australia first came into prominence in Europe when drivers such as Peter Whitehead and Tony Gaye, who operated from England in the summer months,…

It wasn't a bad race this year's Monaco bash — even though I can't recall a single for-position overtaking manoeuvre. What was distinctly impressive was how the top seven finishers…

LAUNCHING OF THE 'SEA MONARCH.' ANEW 37ft. 6in. "Power Sea Monarch," built especially for day-cruising, was launched at the " Power" Yard, Hythe, Southampton, during last month. The" Sea Monarch"…

All over the country there are still traces of forgotten racetracks which put old wartime airfields to primitive use In Hampshire the other day, on the A338 between Fordingbridge and…

By J.R. Cowan No. XXXIII in Motor Sport's popular series of "Veteran Types" articles dealt with Anthony Heal's 1921 T.T. Straight-Eight Sunbeam. Consequently, this account, by J. R. Cowan, of…

A Targa lap with quick Vic Sir, Reading Vic Elford's account of his Targa Florio history (December issue) took me back to 1968 when he asked if I would like…

"Duesenberg — The Pursuit of Perfection", by Fred Roe, 286 pp, 9 1/4" x 7 1/2" (Dalton Watson Ltd., 76 Wardour Street, London, W1V 4AN £27.50) This is another of…

Rod Jolley Clothing a high-quality chassis in an appropriate bodystyle takes more than technical skill; it also demands a keen eye for an elegant curve. Gordon Cruickshank visits one of…

The changed face of Formula One On the face of it, there may seem no cause for alarm. Grand Prix (or Formula One, as it is called these days) racing…