Articles from the archive

The Hants & Berks M.C, Great Auclum Speed Hill-Climb, over a most interesting course with downhill start and steeply banked first bend, will take place again on August 8th, commencing…

In London, on August 16th, Oldham and Son Ltd., of Manchester, held a Press demonstration of their revolutionary new Power-Seal battery. This battery can be taken out of storage, filled…

Sir, Our touring holiday in France had been planned for some time before your brilliant series showing former circuits in their current state. Irrespective of the views of the rest…

Sir, I hesitate to parade my ignorance before the experts who read your periodical, but I feel I mast raise my voice in favour of that very pleasant small car,…

The highest price you can pay for a series-production Porsche is now as close to £150,000 as will make no difference to someone rich enough to buy one. Porsche has…

CIRCLIFI' IMPROVEMENTS PRE-WAR As I set the questions kindly answered for Mo.rok SPoirr by race-organisers last month, I am writing myself a letter to show John Eason Gibson that he…

BETTER BOOKS LTD, BOOKSELLERS • THE MONTE CARLO RALLY by Russell Lowry A mile-by-mile description of the 1950 Rally (probably the most gruelling ever held) by Mr. Lowy who competed…

And another for Williams Zandvoort, August 26th Arrival at Zandvoort was greeted with thunder and lightning, rain and floods, and it was difficult to tell the difference between the North…

GP Bugatti An off-the-shelf racing car Ever since the Bugatti made its first appearance in this country it has been the subject of warm admiration on the part of all…

Sir, Do you really have to include an item in your current issue about the departure from gaol of the convicted fraudster Lord Brocket? He is no credit to motorsport,…

If Valentino Rossi's father had been less unlucky as a motorcycle racer Rossi might now be ruling Formula 1 instead of MotoGP. Rossi Sr was a scarily fast though crash-prone…

Cars feature, as might be expected, in "Royal Riviera" by Charles Graves. But, alas, he gets muddled about the Monte Carlo Rally, which he describes as a race, and over…