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***NO* CASTLE COMBE Regulations are available for the Bristol M.C. and L.C.C. Closed Invitation Race Meeting at Castle Combo on March 31st. Invited clubs are 13.A.R.C., B.R.D.C., Bentley D.C., Midland…

THE 26th MONTE CARLO RALLY Mastery of Man Over Machine Gains Jaguar Victory MONTE CARLO, January 21st. THIS year's Monte Carlo Rally could be divided into three separate events; the…

* The FIA has agreed to allow Renault to make some modifications to its engine in order to bring it in line with its rivals. Team boss Flavio Briatore had…

It didn't look like much at first, just a wispy cloud of snow particles, blown across the M25 from the top of an articulated trailer. It was only like driving…

by Anthony Pritchard. 224 pp. 9 3/4" x 7 1/2". Patrick Stephens Ltd. Denington Estate, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 2RQ. £20.00. Here is another history book, by an author better known…

If all goes well the Grand Prix season will begin at the end of this month with the Argentine race on the Autodrome in Buenos Aires; I say, if all…

One of the most popular fixtures in the V.S.C.C. Calendar, this meeting will see the Richard Seaman Memorial Historic Trophy Race for pre-1940 racing cars run off on a handicap…

The latest addition to Mazda's range of cars is the only one to carry a name - Xedos. Despite appearances, this has no Greek origins. It is a marketing creation,…

Further increases in the cost of raw materials and wage increases in the printing industry leave us with no alternative but to increase the cover price of MOTOR SPORT to…

With the break in Grand Prix racing from November, 1969, to March, 1970, all the teams, and some new ones, made remarkable efforts to be ready for the new season…

Imagine if you will a picturesque wooded hillside with a narrow tarmac road wending it's way from the valley to the summit. Not the place you might normally expect to…

Gordon Bennett, Sir Henry Brittain and to St Petersburg by Mercedes Ninety It is through the thoughtfulness of readers that this column continues. This time it is the Rt Hon…