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Lancia's Landslide In the face of road surfaces varying from smooth tarmac to rough dirt and even mud, and the strong opposition of Toyota, Mitsubishi and Mazda, Lancia's chances in…

WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN. THE World's Record for the International 1 litre class has again been beaten and this time by the famous hydroplane "Miss Betty." This little boat with an…

This year the C.& A.Motor Club's annual Motor Gymkhana was held at the "Oval," Caernarvon, not as in previous years on the "Green" at Beaumaris. Run as a part of…

Sir, I had been driving for eight years with no previous convictions, although I had driven many thousands of miles. For five years I have owned an A35 saloon, and…

Sir, A short note on your British F1 World Champions stories and Jim Clark in particular. Bill Woods' excellent book Legends of Speed contains the following story from Leo Geoghegan…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The First V.S.C.C. Fixture of 1969 Driving Tests, in the snow, at Wolverhampton (Feb. 9th) The Vintage S.C.C. moved its traditional steak-and-kidney-pudding Marshals' Dinner…

Clubman's Championship Bill Moss Wins Twice in F.J. Gemini T114 Silverstone season concluded on -October 7th with a meeting for club drivers using the full outer-circuit. Organisation was in the…

Glen in the fall amid autumn leaves ablaze in red and yellow and the shriek of Formula 1 cars filling the air. For 20 years from 1961 (above) this was…

WITH all the special-builders returning to the fold there were quite a lot of interesting things to see in the Zolder pits and garages. The BMW factory had issued an…

A Team of Three H.W.M.s for This Year's Formula ll and Sports-Car Races Keen Students of motor-racing hardly need reminding that one of the more outstanding of last year's Formula…

IT wasn't John Morgan's fault that a cold wind blew across the Goodwood circuit, on Whit-Monday but at least he had squared the rain god. And the very big crowd…

Sir, Here's an idea. Despite his defeat against Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno says he wants to pursue his sporting career. My spies tell me that Ayrton Senna won his bout…