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One of our leading restorers of rare and historic single-seater racing cars, and a skilled racer If you make it to the monaco historic races in may, you will see…

Scratcher's Paradise Long Beach, California, April 2nd Racing through the streets of Long Beach is now well established, but you can only do it once a year, not every day,…

Sir, I am trying to accumulate information on the Vipen car which was produced in Hull during the early part of this century, approximate dates 1903-1906. The manufacturers were the…

If a tricycle was first home in this year's Veteran Car Run (see Brighton Breezes) Johnny Thomas also arrived early in his Napier. This was no mean feat, especially as…

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…