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ON THE BENCH AT THE BELLEVUE GARAGE it is fairly generally known that at the extremely up-to-date Bellevue racing shop there is a Heenan and Froude test-bench, installed in a…

THE ARGENTINE SEASON WHILE the Northern hemisphere was suffering from ice and snow and freezing winds, way down in Argentina the motorracing season commenced with two World Championship events and…

G-AFRN Sir, The request for information from J. T. Aldington with regard to the fate of Messerschmidt Bf108, G-AFRN, brings to light a strange tale. The Impressments Log, published some…

The M.M.E.C. ran slickly through a programme of 14 races at Silverstone in typical "M.M.E.C. weather." Dickie Steed's recently-assembled Cooper-Climax won the first race from the Loti of Lewis and…

The crash that claimed Marco Simoncelli’s life at October’s Malaysian motorcycle GP was very similar to the accident that killed Shoya Tomizawa during last year’s San Marino Moto2 race: the rider loses control, falls…

Sweltering in 34-degree Hockenheim heat during the German Grand Prix, I was amused to hear expressions of dismay about the plans to shorten F1's second-longest track into something more conventional,…

B.A.R.C. The British Automobile Racing Club announce that the national car race meeting originally planned for Aintree (Liverpool) on September 4th has been replaced by an international meeting to be…

Brands Hatch was a special track for Jo Siffert. He claimed his first Grand Prix victory at the Kentish circuit in July 1968, driving Rob Walker’s privately-entered Lotus 49 and…

Introduction The editor and the writer met not so long ago, and amongst other things the conversation turned upon the subject of how little had been written about motor-racing mechanics,…

power-weight ratio and a solid back axle. P. L. B. Wills got his Lea-Francis up by good driving. One or two easy hills, mixed up with some Icknield Way brought…

A Test Day, the Salon and a Race Meeting The traffic in Paris during the normal hours of daylight has become almost impossible, not unlike London, though the big difference…

[The Indianapolis, Brussels and other continental reports were prepared as Stop Press matter for the July issue, but extreme pressure on space crowded them out. We publish them here, so…