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In less than two weeks the 1980 Formula One season will be under way and there should be a report of the Argentine GP in the February issue of Motor…

Some rallies are of a constant high standard year by year; others are constantly mediocre. But whatever their end of the quality scale, the majority of them differ so little…

Readers' reactions to last months editorial and correspondence Sir, It is a pity that The Brooklands Society's very long reply to my letter, which you were kind enough to publish…

Shedding light on the Sunbeam THE SUNBEAM TALBOT DARRAQ REGISTER (STD), which wasformed in 1950, isstill thriving . In December 1949 and January 1950, Motor Sport published an article by…

Damien Smith, Editor Function is always the priority when it comes to the Motor Sports Association. You only have to visit the British governing body's base to understand this. No…

Ecurie Ecosse's proud Le Mans tradition - it won there in 1956 and '57 - meant that the team's mid-1980s reincarnation was geared solely around La Sarthe. That it failed…

"The Rolls-Royce is a peculiar car. It stands at the absolute pinnacle of elegance and prestige. Its only real rival in excellence is the Mercedes 600, an austere, somewhat boxy…

Writing in the first instalment of a new feature in Illustrated entitled "I'll Never Forget the Day," Stirling Moss recalls his accident at Castle Coombe last year. He states that…

More Miniatures At the expense of risking, being told he has reached second childhood, the Editor has allowed references to motor-car miniatures to be made in these pages; they seem…

First, make the start This is a really hectic period for me. By the time you read this we’ll be just a couple of weeks away from our first race…

Classic Racing Cars by Doug Nye and Geoff Goddard. I59pp, 10" x 8-1/4". GT Foulis & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ. £16.99. This book comes in the "pot-boiler" category…

The Daily Telegraph-sponsored, B.A.R.C.-organised Aintree Automobile Racing Company's Meeting on October 2nd was a well-deserved Stirling Moss benefit. The British driver won the Formula III race in Beart's Cooper-Norton and…