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From time to time I have a feeling that I want to have twins. I mean, a car with this paucity of 'pots', and perhaps a crackling exhaust-pipe on each…

Sir, Your excellent Track Visit to Ingliston (December issue) has stirred some personal memories from this venue, both as a young spectator and later an enthusiastic flag marshal from the…

That's entertainment Due to the vagaries of the scoring system the 1989 Esso British Touring Car Champion, John Cleland, has had things perhaps easier than any of the previous British…

Three cheers for Aston Martin Racing! In the same month that Mitsubishi pulled the plug on its long-running, fantastically successful Dakar rally raid programme because of economic hardship, Dr Ulrich…

Significant front-engined racing cars continued to be designed and built after 1960, most notably for USAC Championship Trail speedway racing, until first Cooper and Coventry Climax, and then Lotus and…

In the first of a new series, Simon Arron finds proof that it's possible to impress the wider world from the nether reaches of the Fl grid

Another shuffle in the TGP calendar revolves around a mid-summer date at Silverstone. Instead of running within the Silverstone Classic over the July 28-30 weekend, TGP competitors are now likely…

Sir, I read the Aston Martin Le Mans story (Motor Sport, June 1989) with great interest. However, I have to say that there are many errors, and it is very…

"K-TYPE " [Some readers think that we devote too much space to old cars. Many have requested articles on the M.G., which is the most widely-used modern small sports car.…

Moving Up A Gear We left the story of Connaught Engineering at the end of the 1951 season. The first Type A F2 car (A1) had performed creditably in the…

The Mazda RX-7 sportscar has clearly caught the imagination of the American public and it was obviously not going to be long before somebody capitalised on this 120-m.p.h. machine's competition…

ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE S LIKE THE JAGUAR, THE Aston Vantage S is another rapid British coupe offering an upgrade that appears not to justify the hike in price. After…