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Sir, I was interested in Mrs. Ashenden's letter. Perhaps a list and brief description of the cars I have owned may also bring back nostalgic memories to some readers, and…

A Brief Survey of the Present-Day Approach to Slime Storming It is indeed unfortunate that the trials season should be stopped just as it was getting under way for the…

Countdown to the 1991 World Sportscar Championship A new era in sportscar racing opens at Suzuka, Japan on April 14, and a new interest is expected between Silk Cut Jaguar,…

Ever since H F Locke King built his remarkable Brooklands Motor Course at Weybridge in Surrey in 1906/7, it has been recognised worldwide as the first ever motor race course.…

Historic Racing Resumé One of the most fascinating aspects of this year's series of historic races for sportscars of that era has been the way the old 1500 class battles…

Count latrani (Italy), 1,100 c.c. supercharged Maserati. James Clark (Rand), 1,500 c.c. Brooklands Riley. Norman Wilson (Britain), 1,100 c.c. supercharged E.R.A. Prosser Roberts (Rand), 2,000 c.c. supercharged Bugatti. J. M.…

Watkins Glen paddock, Sunday October 5, 1975. Niki Lauda is next to me in a queue for a helicopter. A queue, mind. No special treatment here. An hour or so…

The Lotus name will return to Formula 1 next year, courtesy of a consortium of Malaysian interests. The FIA awarded the new operation the 13th place on the grid after…

While the Aston Martin single-car effort had little hope against the full Ferrari team it was good to see them in Sicily. Only shortage of time prevented a full team…

JO RG LO ZO THE NEW KING OF MOTOGP by Jorge Lorenzo The idea of a pictorial review of a racer's career is not exactly original. Some might even think…

NEWS FROM THE U.S.A. By our American Correspondent T. MERIWETHER-SMITH. Ernie Triplett Injured. ERNIE TRI PLET TT the brilliant Los Angeles racing star, won the Pacific Southwest Divisional A.A.A. Championship…

When considering the pre-requisites to make the grade in motor racing, few have been dealt a stronger hand than Elio de Angelis, Grand Prix driver from 1979 to his needless…