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"British Road Racing," by John Dudley. (56 pp., 2s. Ian Allen. 282, Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W.1.) This little book is somewhat out of date and contains nothing particularly new, and…

Mountain excitement Sir, You may be interested to know that the daunting Grossglockner mountain climb can still be accessed and enjoyed today; situated in Austria, near the Italian border, the…

BRIEF SPECIFICATION. Engine : 8 cyl. in 2 banks of four staggered' V 'formation, 69.8 x 85 mm., 2,604 c.c. Tax £25. o.h.v. operated by chain-driven. camshaft. Detachable head. 5-bearing…

We tender our condolences to Edward Eves, who was involved in an M1 pile-up in February, writing off the Reliant Scimitar he was driving. This happened just before his article…

Sir, I would like to draw your attention to the video The Silver Arrows from Zwickau by Audi, in which sequences are to be seen of the Von BrauchitschSeaman incident…

Sir, l am researching for a book about the Great Auclum speed hill climb near Reading which took place in 1939 and between 1947 and 1974. The aim of this…

Sending me on my way from Standard House bound for Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg, to cover the South African Grand Prix a couple of months back our resident Tuning Topics…

THK B.R.D.C. 500-MILES RACE. THE British Racing Drivers Club are to be congratulated on the success of their first event. Not only was it the first really long distance purely…

Judging by the letters which are already coming into MOTOR SPORT's offices, motorists, although well aware that they represent the most heavily-taxed members of a savagely-taxed community, are aghast that…

A '74 car, a homologation special for the 3.0 RSR model, which included various modifications to the engine, running gear and bodywork. Increase in compression ratio, 4-bearing cam boxes and…

A Quick and Easy Way to the South of France Many Motor Sport readers scorn trains but most of them presumably like motoring in France. There are still a great…

The superlative elegance of the Rolls Royce saloon is particularly noticeable in this photograph. Complete freedom from rolling and tailheavi ness when cornering at high speeds are among the many…