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On November 8th, when I.T.V. fans were looking at "Pie in the Sky" or gaping at the smooth wisdom of Boyd, Q.C., the B.B.C. had Christopher Brasher looking at motor-car…

Will Riccardo Patrese's record of 256 GP starts ever be beaten? Today it's hard to imagine anyone surviving 17 years at the top level of the sport without burning out…

Bridgestone’s decision not to re-apply for the exclusive Formula 1 tyre supply contract from 2011 has left the sport in a race to find an alternative candidate – one that…

Believing that there is something of interest in any car, providing the right things are done to it, we asked John Wrigley what he saw in the side-valve Morris that…

Sir, If there was ever any doubt that Fl is not what it was, look at the effort Ferrari put in to designing their cars around their drivers in the…

The legendary Californian race car engineer and fabricator has died, aged 92. He had worked on race cars for more than 65 years and until shortly before his death was…

This year marks the Centenary of the birth of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, who founded the great de Havilland Aeroplane Company. To celebrate this, the De Havilland Moth Club is…

Sir, I learn with horror that Alfa are to fit automatic transmission. This is sacrilege and almost unbelievable. Aston Martin and Jaguar have had to resort to such devices to…

Derek Warwick, the 1992 Le Mans winner, will take over from Damon Hill as president of the British Racing Drivers' Club. "The BRDC and Silverstone face an exciting future," said…

Sir, ln the article on the Belsize Bradshaw, you state that Granville Bradshaw was responsible, amongst other things, for the excellent transverse, flat-twin, shaft-drive A.B.C. motorcycle. I once owned two of these amazing machines, one…

Countless schoolboys have fantasised about winning Le Mans, perhaps in a car painted in patriotic dark green; perhaps – even better – in a self-built car carrying their own name.…

Sir, I would like to bring to your attention a rather amusing incident concerning motor insurance. Some time ago my father altered his policy to cover any driver. This increased…