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MODEL, CAR RACING ASSOCIATION At a meeting held on Sunday, October 24th, 1937, there was formed the Model Car Racing Association and the following officers elected. President : Mr. Alan…

Jack Lemon Burton The Bugatti Owners' Club President Jack Lemon Burton has died from a heart attack, aged 83. Not only is this a terrible shock to the BOC but…

• 4s * FOUR OF THE BEST Sir, Very sporting of you to print my letter taking you somewhat to task over this " Best car in the World" business.…

Cooper thought he was the next F1 star: he could have become a hero with McLaren, Tyrrell or Penske... But Tim Mayer was killed just after his 26th birthday. Adam…

This series has been running longer than I care to remember and sometimes I think that authors of new autobiographies take a hint from it and name the cars in…

The first time I saw a 3 1/2-litre Bentley, the sensation of 1933, was when I was associated with an aviation and motor-racing monthly magazine produced from Brooklands Aerodrome. It…

How the Crash Helmet was Evolved. By J. HARRISON, A.M.I.A.E. HE safety-helmet really owes 11its existence to two things : firstly, the rapid development of the flying-machine, and secondly, to…

My "Forgotten Makes" piece about SCAT/Ceirano in the January issue has brought a letter from Nick Sloan who owns a Newton Ceirano, a 1925 S105 ohv version of those nice…

Sir, To my mind quite the most remarkable thing in the history of the Dewar Trophy is that it was never awarded to Sunbeam or Bentley. Did they not achieve…

etta/10414 WE HEAR E. D. Saddington has recently acquired two very potent cars and would be delighted to hear from anyone who knows anything of their histories. One of these…

Spa Francorchamps, Belgium With seven Ford GT405 in the varied 100-car field, it was no surprise when one of their number won the Spa Classic Six Hours at the end…

Sir, The British Touring Car Championship has a problem. The recent back-to-back Grandstand scheduling of our leading national car racing championship and the British Superbike series had the unfortunate effect…