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Whiskey chasers Whatever the future holds, NASCAR still has its rich history, as one episode concerning moonshine in Middle Georgia proves… For quite some time now, roundy-roundy NASCAR racing has…

On January 1st, 1974, Britain's oldest and biggest motor-racing club moved into the breezy atmosphere of their new headquarters at Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire. The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC)…

Sir, Being the proud owner of a Volkswagen, I decided to have my 500-mile service done by the Service Station from whom I used to purchase petrol to the tune…

The 100 hp lsotta Fraschini The question as to which was the very first sports car is one which can well give rise to much discussion. and no very definite…

TEST impressions of the 3.8-litre Jaguar in improved i.r.s. form were published in Motor Sport for July 1964; this is a brief recap. The body style of this well-liked Coventry…

A new hot hatch from Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary Seat has arrived in this country. Labelled the Ibiza SXi it is a derivation of the three-door GLX. Propelled by a 1.5-litre…

Sir, With reference to Mr. Plant's caption, "The one that didn't get away!" to the photograph published in your March edition. I should like to suggest that an equally suitable…

N.B. – Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. – ED. What now? Sir, I was interested to read "D. S.…

Legends: Retiring champions It was with some surprise that we learned, last June, that Michael Schumacher had agreed to extend his Ferrari contract by another couple of years, taking him…

Those who gained First Class Awards in the autumnal rally on September 17 were P Hart (Humber), I Potter (Alvis), R Dames-Longworth (MG) and A Lupton (Lea-Francis). Second Class Awards…

Gonzalez in the F.1 Ferrari used Shell fuel and oil, Weber carburetters, Marchal plugs, Pirelli tyres, Marelli ignition, Houdaille shock-absorbers and Borani wheels. In the 4.9 sports Ferrari he was…

Motoring enthusiasts should be conversant with the LSR, but are probably far less familiar with the ASR, if the World's Air Speed Record was ever thus condensed. So a short…