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Oh Mr. Grylls, Whatever shall I do? I have always praised Mercedes, But now there's a new car from Crewe! With apologies to Everybody's Weekly. Another year gone; another Motor…

Last year's Earls Court Motorfair broke all records, with sales up by 19% to a total of £38,000,000 and attendance up by 7%. to 339,000, according to KBH Communications. The…

Burwash. Cora M. Jarvis (MRS.) [They apparently take motorists, who contribute millions in taxation, for a lot of mugs, for whom any treatment is good enough. It is high time…

'Private' Porsches Dominate Watkins Glen, July 6/7th. A visitor driving through the village of Watkins Glen in New York State, U.S.A., might be forgiven for thinking that it was a…

The Motorist's Lot Sir, I refer to your editorial and readers' correspondence concerning the unhappy lot of motorists because of legislation and Police persecution. Whilst it is encouraging to see…

We still think that winning is the name of the racing game and that if you win more races than anyone else you are a worthy champion. The success of…

June 2 marked the 40th anniversary of Bruce McLaren's fatal testing crash in a McLaren Can-Am car at Goodwood. In memory of the company's founder, staff staged a minute's silence…

The late Mr. J. G. Parry-Thomas. The whole of the motoring world is plunged into grief at the sad disaster on Pendine Sands on March 3rd, when Mr. Parry-Thomas lost…

The BROOKLANDS GAZETTE, March Issue. The contents of the March issue will include the following articles : ••• and other matters of interest. MOTORING SPORTSMEN: THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPORTING…

I beat Damon Hill once. This was way back in the early 1980s when we were both trying to make our names as bike racers. Damon grew up dreaming of…

Ted Lloyd-Jones  It is very sad to learn that Ted Lloyd-Jones has died, at the age of 71. He was one of the splendidly flamboyant characters of the Sport, and…

750 Club The future of the 750 Club was discussed at a committee meeting called on March 27th, and attended by the secretary, S. H. Capon; the chairman, L. M.…