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Johnny Herbert turned a lap of 198mph at Rockingham, Northants, on August 1, which suggests speeds of over 200mph can be expected once the ChampCar aces start practice for the…

Sir, Very interesting to read about the Lewin Spittle Midget; clearly a lot of fun. However, it may not be out of place to mention that we have never advocated…

Understanding readers might be excused for imagining that the title of this article refers to a happy jaunt in a 30/98 on a decidedly precarious bank-balance!  In fact, it concerns our impressions…

The Exciting Chevrolet Corvette String Ray In distinct contrast to Ford of America, General Motors make little effort to sell their U.S.-built cars in Britain, so we entertained no hopes…

Feeder formulae: some names make it to the F1 peak, others disappear without trace. But the racing is always close The first GP2 races at Imola were a qualified success.…

Last year the streets of Montreux on beautiful Lac Leman echoed to the sound of racing cars commemorating the Montreux Grand Prix of 1934, a round-the-houses race won by Count…

Racers by Richard Williams, Viking, £16.99, ISBN: 0-670-87225/3 The life of a modern Grand Prix driver is a strange one. Paid huge amounts to do something they love, the pressure…

Post War Studebaker Cars by Floyd Clymer (Floyd Clymer, Los Angeles, $1.50). You just can't stop Clymer! Following on his book about Kaiser and Frazer cars comes one on the…

Motor club publications are of an increasingly high standard. The Alvis OC produced a truly fine souvenir book for its Brooklands Rally in June to commemorate the Alvis win there…

Ayrton Senna and his new Japanese team-mate Satoru Nakajima not only face the 1987 season armed with powerful Honda V6 engines, but Team Lotus has also announced a totally new…

N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our correspondents and "Motor Sport" does not necessarily associate itself with them—Ed. American Critic on the Mk.VII Jaguar Sirs, Uncle Tom McCahill, motoring correspondent of…

THE AUSTIN A40 " DEVON " SALOON Engine: Four cylinders, 65.48 by 89 mm. (1,200 c.c.) ; R.A.C. h.p. 10.6; 40 b.h.p. at 4,800 r.p.m. Gear ratios : 1st, 21.87…