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Frazer Nash and Porsche O.C. Castle Combe Meeting, May 14th Race Winners : 5-lap Handicap : W.R. Cheston. Half-Hour Trial : J. Morris/J.M. Hone (Porsche 904). 5-lap All-Corners' Handicap :…

There are no such things as predictions in rallying. Guesses there may be, but attempts at forecasting are invariably no more reliable than cast dice or tossed coins. Even with the…

The Lombard RAC Rally of Great Britain One year ago, we began our review of the 1975 RAC Rally with a discourse about the tremendous following which the sport of…

It was a shock to every follower of motor-racing in this country to learn that, Peter Monkhouse had died of head injuries received when the Healey in which he was…

Reading the recent Freddie Dixon book recalled an occasion when we motoring writers received an invitation from Harry Ferguson to attend at his Gloucestershire estate at 9am, with gumboots, to…

In 1965 privateer Peter Sutcliffe reckoned the new Ford GT40 could be a paying proposition. So he bought one – or at least the components… By Gordon Cruickshank Anyone who…

LIGHT BLUES AT DONINGTON FAST SPEEDS IN CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY A.C. MEETING: LAP RECORD BROKEN S(-)".mE of the fastest cars ever seen on the inner circuit at Donington took part in…

Cobb's records finally beatenThe February issue of The Bentley DC's Review contains an interesting article by Graham Moss about his successful attacks at Millbrook on a number of British Class…

If we accept the edict of Sadi Carnot regarding the efficiency of the prime mover in a motor car, we cannot go far in power production without being brought face…

The first appearance of the Sport Quattro was in Corsica, May 1984. Audi felt the initiative was slipping away from it. It was. That event was also the debut for…

Another correspondent sends us a clipping from the Daily Express which draws attention to the fact that in 1959 we imported 9,500 Volkswagens and that last year the figure rose to…

Another Cooper, designed by another John Cooper (John A Cooper of The Autocad is racing again. The Alta-engined F2 car, which was driven by Stirling Moss, had been stored at…