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The Commissioner of Police wishes to bring to the notice of club secretaries, etc., that they must obtain official sanction before holding any event upon a public highway, since the…

by Philip Porter. 175pp. 101/2" x 8". GT Foulis & Co Ltd, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ. £14.95) Here is a one-model book about the newest of the Jaguars, by…

While I enjoy a good Grand Prix race as much as anything, it makes a great change to watch a long-distance race, especially if there is no great need to…

Ronnie Peterson 1973 His potential was obvious — And now he had a Lotus at his disposal. Ronnie Peterson and the 72 were the performance benchmark of 1973. So why…

Jan 14: Lola unveils the T92/00 Indycar. The first two chassis go to the Hall-VDS and Dick Simon teams respectively. Jan 14: Tom Walkinshaw Racing confirms that it will be…

Roberts (Essex), 1, 3; M. H. Taylor (Alvis), I, 3; R. Carr (Austin Seven), 4, 5. Key to Failures.-1, Fingle Bridge ; 2, Windcut ; 3, Sinuns ; 4, Pepperdon…

Good news, if rather too late, is that British Heritage has announced that the whole of Brooklands is now scheduled as an Historic Monument. It means that it now has…

Not many ice cream salesmen get offered drives with works rally teams, fewer still turn them down twice. Jean-Pierre Manzagol smiles with a mixture of pleasure and embarrassment. He isn't…

June 11th In spite of lesser and more important fixtures in other parts of the country, a reasonably large crowd watched the Whitsun racing at Goodwood. Leading race on the…

Mansell finally took a record ninth win in a for Williams-Renault, but politics and Patrese's accident marred the victory No 1992 Grand Prix quite so encapsulated Formula One as it…

Sir, I am writing to ask if you could find space to mention my search for the present whereabouts of a motor car once owned by myself. The car in…

HSCC Classic Sports Championship The HSCC Classic Sports Car series remains something of an enigma. Grids ranged from overflowing to paltry and the invitation class sports-racing cars that invariably set…