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The on-off war between FIA president Max Mosley and Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone reached a new peak at the recent World Motor Sport Council meeting when it was announced that Formula 2 will…

What turns you on? Dear Reader, A little while ago I was driving into London's Heathrow Airport, following a Saab Turbo. I was in a Porsche, and we weren't racing…

I think it's an absolute disgrace. It's obvious to me that nothing has changed. Really, nobody gives a toss, do they?" The speaker, despairing, did not wish to be named.…

Sir, Reading of Cecil Roberts' autobiography in January's Motor Sport, I was interested in the mention of Bunny Hill. The old hill road has been partially overlaid by the A60…

On April 18th the Grand Prix  circus moved on to the three-mile circuit built round the Grand National course at Aintree, where a very fine entry list had been obtained…

Sir, I was absolutely amazed to read Denis Jenkinson's comments on the Ford racing programme in "Continental Notes" in your May edition. I am not sure whether he dislikes Ford…

Restoration ethics With the VSCC quite rightly opposed to newly-built "old" cars and the rules governing historic vehicles due for revision, it is interesting to look at how an accomplished…

Plans for a new historic racing festival in the Middle East were dashed when the proposed Abu Dhabi Classic was postponed at very short notice. The event, scheduled for the…

An appreciative Frank Allocca in New Jersey is the newest of a long line of owners to enjoy the Type 37A Bugatti which Jack Lemon Burton's father bought in 1931…

"Porsche — Past and Present" by Denis Jenkinson. 208 pp. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". (Gentry Books Ltd., 15 Pont Street, London, SW1X 9EN. £10.95.) This book is rather a surprise, as…

The Colter MC & CC, formed the students of the. College of Technology, Birmingham, has two meetings a month.one outdoor, one indoor. This month there will be a Film Show of Castrol…

Sir, In reference to Mr Holt-Chasteauneuf’s letter (January), of course the Goodwood Revival cannot recreate the “camaraderie and atmosphere” of the original meetings (of which I attended several on Easter…