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Fast diesel road cars, a diesel Le Mans winner. What next, a diesel Land Speed Record car? That's how JCB decided to showcase its skills, with the fastest man in…

Pipped at the post As Jean-Louis Schlesser stood by his Sauber Mercedes at Spa his mind went back a year to the time when Martin Brundle won the World Sportscar…

THIF VIC1017S1S C ANOMALIES IN OUR RACING RULES AND REGULATIONS. T0 the student of motorracing history, the year 1931 will stand out as a turning point in the long-debated question…

Sir, I should like to make it clear that I did not, as F/L. Axten implies, make comparisons between Dunlop tyres and those of any of our competitors. I did…

Johnny Wallwork runs a large garage in Manchester where he specialises in preparing cars for racing at OuIton Park, Silverstone and Aintree. And he has himself had eight years' successful…

For many potential customers, and some inside Ford, the October 1982 public appearance of the Ford Escort XR3i and RS1600i performance derivatives came as something of a puzzle. Previously, if…

Sir, I read with interest Mr. Heath-Thomas' letter regarding insurance write-offs. I recently purchased a 1941 Morgan 4/4 with one front wheel pushed back two feet. A bid of £22…

The result of the 23rd Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo at Monza had a familiar ring as the Mercedes team swept up the top two places, but third and fourth for Silk…

Shuttleworth & Nuffield Trophies Race:  1. M. H. Morris (ERA), 75.33 m.p.h. 2. W. R. G. Morris (ERA) 3. R. Footitt (AC-GN Cognac) Historic Racing Cars Scratch Race: 1. A. De Cadenet (Aston…

I was sorry to receive news from South Africa that George Tuck had died aged 89. When I began to road-test MGs for MOTOR SPORT, he was the handsome, efficient…

-AAfie Let us remember CARr;FULLY organised publicity can give to a com paratively ordinary event a glamour of achievement which it does not really deserve. Without wishing in any way…

André Lotterer, winner at Le Mans last year with Audi, made his rallying debut in the Boucles de Spa when he drove a Porsche 911SC in the colours of the…