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Records.—Once upon a time record-breaking was a very prominent activity in the racing world, but in recent years it has become a dying art. So it is interesting that Italy…

ideas of I iv are.'" Since Goodwood ceased to operate as a racing circuit, back in July 1966, there have been intermittent whispers that it might re-open. Today, there are…

Although the building of specials is a world-wide occupation, the British have a particular flair for it, it's part of the great amateur tradition, I suppose. Look into the background…

The Editor meets a well-known pre-war racing driver I was delighted when I met Mr. T.P. Cholmondeley Tapper, whom I had so often seen driving in pre-war motor races, at…

WHEN the Maidstone Club booked Silverstone for its annual race meeting last month it certainly had its money's worth. An excellent entry of 131 and ten races of 10 to…

Donington and the GP WE all know that at present the annual British GP alternates between Silverstone and Brands Hatch, by mutual arrangement. Recently, however, in a House of Commons…

Facts and Figures Concerning 1-1-Litre St ndard Production Sports Cars We have read with interest recent advertisements of certain manufacturers in which they claim to produce ".the hnest 14-litre sports…

Colin Chapman was renowned for discovering the next big F1 thing --- and the Lotus boss was a sucker for this particular idea, explains Gordon Cruickshank Downforce without drag ---…

"I don't think we can ever do better than I that" said Jochen Neerpasch at the end of the Le Mans 24-Hour race on June 11, having seen the third-generation…

Parisian winter exposition assembles an impressive array of wings, wheels and props Transport of all hues turns up at Retromobile, the annual Paris extravaganza. Greeting visitors this year was the…

REDUCTION IN AMILCAR PRICES, We hear from Messrs. Boon & Porter, Ltd., of 159-161, Castelnau, S.W., that owing to increased production and savings in body costs the prices of the…

A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC Welsh Week-End The Vintage SCC's Welsh Week-End, dating back to 1939 and based on Presteigne, was as popular as ever this year,…