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Demo runs by the Mercedes 154 and the Seaman Trophy races will headline the Vintage Sports-Car Club meeting at Donington on May 31/June 1. Having moved from its regular September…

Standing water meant standing racing cars when a cloudburst scuppered the sprint element of the Brooklands Reunion in July. Anyone who took it easy in the dry practice missed out,…

by Louis Klemantaski & Chris Nixon Published by Automobilia, £99.95. ISBN 88 7960 089 3 'Klem' seems to be in much favour just now; this work, a companion to Klemantaski…

Interest in the new-for-2011 cost-capped LMP2 prototype appears to be booming following a raft of announcements of new projects for the category. Lola and ORECA have revealed that they are…

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…