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Publishing schedules mean you’ve got the better of me again. As I write this, the Formula One teams are turning their transporters towards the high-speed sweeps of Silverstone. As you…

Amidst all the festivities and partying (horrid expression!) which afflicted the country after Christmas and New Year (no Boxing Night Exeters or racing at Brands Hatch, alas) I hesitated to…

MOTOR SPORT CALENDAR SEPT. Grossglockner, AUGUST 6th 7th AUGUST 26th Race, SEPT. 10th 14th-I5th 17th 23rd 24th 24th 30th 2nd 3rd 4th 9th 9th 10th Hill Climb, Germany G.P. du…

BRIEF SPECIFICATION Engine : Four-cylinders, bore 56.64 mm., stroke 92.56 mm. Capacity 983 c.e. 'LAX. rating :-7.95 h.p. 'fax £10. Side-valves. Dosvndraught carburetter. Coil ignition. Gearbox : Three speeds and…

FRENCH POLISH AT DONINGTON FRANCO-GERMAN DUEL IN THE TOURIST TROPHY—BRITISH SINGER PLACED FOURTH FOREIGN ears swept the boardlin the first Tourist Trophy Race to be run in England. Previous races…

The Concorde flight that had to be aborted during take-off due to tyre trouble — and I am sure the split-second reactions of Captain and crew equal those of racing drivers —…

Sir, Your article on the McLaren M16 in the May issue reminds me of the very favourable early impression it made upon at least one of the drivers. I had…

World Sportscar Championship Silverstone 1000km The Mercedes-powered Sauber team again proved fast and extremely reliable at Silverstone, in the 1000km race, but again the Silk Cut Jaguar team was marginally…

SIR, What a transformation! The best literary motor racing read I have yet experienced, with cracking articles (Spa 1960 was just exceptional) by cracking writers (Doug Nye, Nigel Roebuck, Alan…

Even in our particular world there are divers matters that will require reshaping when the peace comes and about which thinking men and women should plan now. Apart from major motoring…

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is to chair the new Formula One Teams’ Association, a forum within which the teams can agree on future rules. The body was established as…

The past winter has seen a surprising interest in Grand Prix cars and Grand Prix racing; this renewed interest has been most encouraging for those keen followers of Grand Prix…