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At times of change it is usual to look back as well as forward. This has made me reflect on those cars which have served me as personal transport. Motoring…

You think a twisty 38km stage is tough? What about Hannu Mikkola doing more than 6350km on the Safari? And he enjoyed Ford Escorts much more than Audis Ford or…

he Editor invites Club Secretaries to send details of their flxtures, sporting andsocial for publication in these columns.

Sir, I read the article on GMC blowers with some interest, but was disappointed to see the car in the photo of the fire burnout was not sporting a blower.…

In 40 years of motorsport Mike Wilds has gone from DRW to BMW. He talks to Richard Heseltine It didn't really need saying but it was good to hear nonetheless.…

Swiss-made cars are as rare as tasteful cuckoo-clocks; Laurence Meredith drives the one which made it to Britain As a nation the Swiss are something of an enigma; women in…

In today's Formula 1-obsessed world, the name of Dario Franchitti does not loom as large as it should. All those reference books and websites that believe motor sport starts and…

Jim Hall. It may only comprise seven letters but that name represents one of the biggest in motorsports. Born in Texas, in 1935, he contested 11 Grands Prix as a…

A REVIEW of the EALING and DISTRICT M.C.C. 200 MILE SIDECAR RACES. B' the time this is in print, the T.T. results will be the talk of the Town, and…

Silverstone September 12/13th The Mazda RX7 of Tom Walkinshaw and Chuck Nicholson overcame the might of BMW's challenge from Helmut Kelleners and Umberto Grano, in the Tourist Trophy at Silverstone on September…

The BARC are to introduce a novel idea in the coming season and run an evening race meeting at Crystal Palace. Naturally they have chosen the middle of the summer,…

Montagu Motor Museum is having its 200-m.p.h. Sunbeam and Golden Arrow record-breakers refurbished. The historic racing-car race which should have coincided with the Monaco GP has been cancelled. Max Hill…