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SPORTING MOTORISTS AND INSURANCE—continued. 1. Indemnity (including law costs) in respect of the competitor's legal liability to the public.—The most attractive policies are those giving an indemnity of at least…

Sir, I'd like to congratulate you on your news report on Valentino Rossi's F1 test in your April issue. I've been surprised by the lack of interest by other car…

"A Vintage Car Casebook" by Peter Hull and Nigel Arnold-Forster. 192 pp. 8 3/4 in. 5 1/2 in. (B. T. Batsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street, London, WAH OAH. £4.50.) This…

Sir, I was intrigued to see reference to "Sicilian Circuit" in the correspondence columns of your October issue as I possess copies of both this book and also Lord Cottenham's…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters VSCC Driving Tests, Silverstone (December 6th) IN THEIR traditional masochistic manner the Vintage SCC held driving tests at bleak Silverstone in December—it wasn't actually…

Boxes of tricks Sir, Thank you for the marvellously evocative shot of three Ferrari 312PBs (April 2003). It is without doubt my favourite racing car. I witnessed three years of…

A Ford Failure Which Could Race Again IT WAS at the beginning of 1968 that I crept quietly into a vast gathering at the Hilton Hotel in London, wondering if…

The circuit at Angelsey has been reconfigured and new facilities added, with the aid of £1.4 million in European Union Objective 1 funding. The new circuit, constructed by Jones Brothers…

Sir, As a young boy, I began buying Motor Sport in 1966 and Bob Anderson's name regularly cropped up in race reports. I became fascinated by this truly amateur driver and his…

Owners of A40 Farinas will be pleased to hear that a marque Club has been formed for owners in the Rotherham area. Further information is obtainable from the P.R.O. at 133,…

Sir, Your article on the Chimay circuit (December issue) brought back memories of that same 1972 meeting. Although you didn't mention Formula Ford, there was an FF race there that…

A Motoring Jamboree Silverstone, July 19th An evening out at the circus is always pleasant, a full day at the circus is really enjoyable, but three whole days of circus…