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REDWINGS AT GATWICK. NEW REDWING SCHOOL OF FLYING INAUGURATED AT SURREY AERODROME. AN important event in the calendar of the light aeroplane enthusiast took place on July 1st, when the…

Lancia put Audi in the shade WHEN Lancia first appeared with the competition car given the model name "Rally", there were all manner of doubts as to its suitability for…

Believing that females about to invest in Fiats may be confused about which model to buy, the British branch of the great Turin Company has issued a little booklet, of…

Sébastien buemi is hoping that racing for Toyota’s LMP1 programme and acting as a reserve driver for Red bull will help usher him back to the Formula 1 grid in…

I was aware that Frank Gray completed a satisfactory crossing of Africa with two 7-h.p. Jowetts in 1926 but only recently, through the thoughtfulness of a reader, had I seen…

The 37th Model Engineer Exhibition, which opened on January 3rd at the Seymour Hall, London, remains open until January 13th, Sunday excepted, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. It covers…

The roads of the 1920s As the summer of 1926 approached, Owen John was doing his best to silence critics who still saw benefits in owning an open-bodied car, his…

Classic 3-litre Formula 1 cars of the 1970s will return to the full Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring on Saturday September 20 when cars from the FIA Historic Formula One…

THE B.A.R.C. EASTER MEETING. Bad Weather Causes Abandonment of Several Races. pINE weather in the morning was responsible for the large attendance at Brooklands for the opening meet of the…

Fresh Capital for March When a Gran Prix team’s sponsor is willing to invest more heavily, you know that not only is he satisfied with the return he is already…

THE high-speed test which the 229 starters in the R.A.C. Rally had to take at Silverstone on June 4th was one of the most instructive and entertaining sights imaginable. The…

THIS was the first meeting of the season which featured a race for the new 1 1/2-litre Formula 1, and a direct comparison with last year's 2 1/2-litre cars was…