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The announcement that the VSCC hopes to have an Auto Union actually racing at its Richard Seaman Trophies Meeting at that so appropriate circuit Donington Park, is exciting news which…

www.charade.fr/eng/accueil New to the major events calendar is a late July meeting at the Charade circuit in central France. Better known as Clermont-Ferrand, the original, and longer, circuit was occasionally…

Sir, I am interested in your illustration of the Daimler with the beer-bottle body, as I was employed, in a very minor capacity, in the building of the first job…

After several fruitless attempts to conquer the World Sports Car Championship, Alfa Romeo prospered with a cocktail of Italian flair and German methodology It arrives secreted within what can only…

Formula 1 design legend Rory Byrne will have a hand in the new ’Powered by Ferrari’ A1GP contender. Byrne, who stepped down as chief designer at Ferrari in 2006, will…

Brands Hatch, in its initial 22-year lifespan as a Grand Prix venue, played host to a number of thrilling Grands Prix. The first British GP at Brands, in 1964, went…

. . . I am a lover of Motor Sport, and thus I write To verify on last month's cover There was an error slight. I am not a great…

News of Forthcoming Books Motoring books that we may expect in the not we may expect too distant future include a look at the ERAs that are still active in vintage-car…

Sir, A small personal reminiscence which may be of pressing interest to your readers, in view of the recent interest in Mike Hawthorn's tragic death in 1959. As an undergraduate…

THE INDIANAPOLIS "500" LOUIS MEYER (RING-FREE SPECIAL) WINS CLASSIC FOR THIRD TIME. PETROL RESTRICTIONS SLOW DOWN RACING AND GIVE TAME FINISHES With the lifting of the ban on superchargers and…

A section devoted to old-car matters Racing Austins return to Donington On the last day of January Tom Wheatcroft added two more racing cars to his now-famous Donington Collection. They…

HSCC: Donington Park Simon Hadfield began his 2003 in fine style by registering two wins at Donington Park in April. Victory in his ex-Keke Rosberg Chevron B40 at the HSCC's…