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One of the notable and pleasing aspects of VSCC race meetings is the appearance of 81-year-old Tom Delaney and his 1928 Kaye Don TT-winning Hyper Lea-Francis which his father, himself…

Spa Farce I'm afraid that for me, the tragedy of the Belgian Grand Prix was not the unforeseeable cancellation of the race but the sheer stupidity of spectator arrangements. With…

11 FORMULA NOW LOTUS leaders in motor sport combine with BOWMAKERS leaders in auto finance to bring you single seater racing car ownership from £245 DEPOSIT (36 MONTHS TO PAY)…

Sir I have recently acquired an 'odd ball' in the shape of a Goliath 900-E Saloon of 1956. This German car was built under licence in Australia and bought to…

The chairman of Bonhams not only auctions cars, but races them too. He's a firm believer that the track is the right environment for historic racing cars Words: Simon Taylor.…

"Reach for the Sky," by Paul Brickhill (384 pages, 5 1/2 in. by 8 1/4 in, Collins, St. James's Place, S. W.1. 16s.) This is the story of Douglas Bader.…

Sir, I have been following the correspondence in your columns regarding the merits or otherwise of M.G. 1100 (or Morris) and Ford Cortina. This has been of special interest to…

Strength in depth enabled McLaren to triumph on the F1 GTR's first visit to La Sarthe Thirteen years ago Porsche's new 956 Group C cars swept to a 1-2-3 result…

An appraisal of the 3-litre 6-cylinder Humber Imperial There is still a demand in this world for luxury cars, with interiors reminiscent of Clubland, which run quietly, have adequate or exceptional…

FACTS ABOUT THE RACE Held over 40 laps of the la-km. 100 Mellaha circuit, a total distance of 504 kilometres. Previous Winners 1C25 Balestrero (0.M.). li)25 Eysermann (13ug.146). 1927 Materassi…

Firestone have just introduced a Sports GP road tyre which looks for all the world like a racer and incorporates competition compounds but is of a much more robust construction.…

A rare defeat for Neil Fowler's very quick Lola T200 resulted after slight contact with arch-rival Paul Sleeman damaged the nose of the Lola and forced him to ease off.…