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Rob Wilson, an expatriate Kiwi based in downtown Brentford, is an experienced racer who nowadays competes mainly in the states. He also has first-hand experience of Colombia's thriving, though unusual,…

French Grand Prix Paul Ricard .8 July Situated in the hills behind the in the craggy hills behind Bandol, the Paul Ricard circuit is not the most hospitable place in…

The basic price of the Standard Vanguard saloon, on which a road test report appeared in Motor Sport last month, has been increased while the price of the 2-litre A.C.…

Sir, It was interesting to read Nigel Roebuck’s ‘Reflections’ in the November edition relating to the integrity of modern Formula 1 drivers. It prompted me to recall the same writer’s…

LOOKING FORWARD WITH the New Year the thoughts of all motor-racing followers are turned tO the coming season. Right up to the Christmas holidays our talk has been of the…

This is one of the secret treasures in the historic racing calendar. Described as Monaco without the sea, the round-the-streets race in the pretty French town of Angoulême first ran…

LEINSTER M.C. CURRAGH RACES (August 25TH) LANCASHIRE A.C. DAVIS TROPHY TRIAL (Sept. 1ST) S.S.C.C. RACE MEETING Turnbury (Sept 1st) BRISTOL M.C. AND L.C. NAISH HILL CLIMB (Sept. 1st) CHILTON C.C.…

R. = Restricted Event.     C. = Closed Event.     C.I. = Closed Invitation Event.     N. = National Event.     I. = International Event. 6th.—U.L.H. M.C.…

Sir, The Land-Rover which passed John Britten's Peugeot on M3 (Letters: May 1977) was neither secret nor even very new. The Army put out a requirement for a vehicle to…

To all " 12 " owners. We are now in a position to offer new " J2 " cranks. We believe this is the first time these have been available…

Many readers might find it a little strange to see an item about a product of the American Ford empire within the pages of Motor Sport, for although the 5-litre V8 Thunderbird has…

A section devoted to old-car matters Backlooks at BSA The other day I had the opportunity of chatting to Mr. E. A. Brisbane at his country cottage with the big…