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When the plea goes out to drivers of more modern cars to give the veterans plenty of road space on Brighton Run Sunday this does not imply that they have…

A runaway victory for Clark Oulton Park, September 21st On Britain's best road circuit, at Oulton Park, a field of 22 Grand Prix cars including most of the major teams,…

Back in 1924, at Brooklands, JG Parry Thomas — whose living depended largely upon such exploits — joined jockey-cum-racer George Duller and inventor Lionel Rapson to break the world's long-distance…

The Farnham Fuss There has been a fine fuss going on in Farnham, Surrey, because the Urban District Council has resolutely refused to name its new Sports Centre after the…

B.A.R.C. The Brooklands Automobile Racing Club has circularised members to the effect that the war-time subscription of one guinea per annum is again due. We all hope that racing at…

Open Air Golfing UNTIL the late 1960s convertible versions of many popular European saloons were offered. Remember the Consul, Zephyr, Super Minx and Morris Minor convertibles for instance? The line…

Sir, Having read my January Motor Sport with great interest, I feel obliged to reply to one or two things. First, I think the first Brighton run was in 1928,…

1985 German Grand Prix Michele Alboreto (Ferrari 156/85) After qualifying for the German Grand Prix, championship leader Michele Alboreto looked grimly at the timesheets. Eighth. The Ferrari 156/85 was a…

It has to be mildly pleasing to hear that a car which you once owned is still in good hands, having perhaps been restored. The Sunbeam 16 shooting brake which…

Like most makers, Rolls-Royce sampled its rivals' products. Bill Boddy investigates why one such 'foreigner' was a light car, not a limousine If you are a member of the Rolls-Royce…

There is a story told that during the desert campaign of the recent war a motor racing enthusiast with the Eighth Army found a tin of Castrol R. He took…

Turning back the clock Thruxton, March 30-31 & Oulton Park, April 1: a traditional Easter double revisited... in reverse The recipe was usually similar: bicycle, tent, Camping Gaz stove, one…