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The Williams FW06 of Tony Smith was damaged against the pitwall at Donington Park during testing. Smith was expected to switch to his FW07 for the opening race of the…

There is something indescribably exciting about seeing these two Porsches parked next to each other. While any Porsche 956 or 962 is a pretty special device, these specific chassis are…

The first all-new Chevron racing car for 32 years is set to hit the tracks this year. Chevron Racing Cars has launched the GR8, a mid-engined competition coupé with a…

THE WORLD'S FASTEST TOURING CAR Sir, I have been watching the "World's Fastest Touring Car" correspondence which has appeared in your columns with some interest and feel it only fair…

'Racing improves the breed' may be the oldest cliché in the book, but it's a basic rule of thumb for Honda. The same passionate commitment CO quality and high-tech performance…

Aston prototype to race again The troublesome Aston Martin AMR-One will race on after being given the allclear by a team of outside consultants. Aston Martin Racing brought in the…

The instability of some of the entrepreneurs behind the Formula One scene has caused the 1983 season to be sharply divided into two parts with a long mid-summer break. Had we…

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BRM Chronographs prides itself on its links with motor sport – an influence that shows in its hand-made timepieces Three letters: B, R and M. For Motor Sport's readers, they…

Two German competitors in the Peking-Paris Challenge have been killed in a car accident as the event passed through Pakistan. The VW of father and son Josef and Rene Felt…

Sir, Bill Boddy asks when Australia had its first steam car and mentions P A Robinson building one in 1900 and a second in 1901. My father graduated as a…

Thanks to the generosity of readers some amusing old books have been lent to us. For instance, Mr. Richardson of Sleaford brought his copy of "Engineering Wonders of the World",…