Articles from the archive

The December editorial about the extreme impression the 1937 and 1938 Donington GPs made, including on the Editor's grandfather, recalls the thrill of it all. I went to the 1937…

The Estoril circuit in Portugal has its share of slow corners, where racing drivers need to feed the throttle to get their cars round cleanly without losing time. Mauro Baldi…

IN June a Peugeot 404 with special off-set coupé body, powered by an Indenor XD88 1,948-c.c. diesel engine, broke 22 Class E records at Montlhéry and established three new records…

2.5-litre Tasman Formula (January 8th) Only three European drivers made the trip to the other side of the world for this year's New Zealand Grand Prix, these being Graham Hill…

THE WIN WOOD CUP TRIAL Definitely one of the better trials, the Winwood Cup Trial of the Berkhanasted M.C. & C.C. will start from Hudnall, near Hemel Hempstead, at 11…

A small group of European cars and drivers went out to New Zealand for the winter season, these comprising the Bowmaker-Lola team, having a last fling before being wound up,…

The 1981 24 Heures de Francorchamps will he remembered for its relatively incident free progress and a superb battle for the lead which went on all through the night and…

Next season Colombia’s most famous racer will return to mainstream single-seater competition in America, where he shone brightly but briefly before switching to F1 and, subsequently, NASCAR. He’s confident he…

II Bruxelles Grand Prix  Easter Monday Goodwood Lombank Trophy Meeting Snetterton MIND THE KERB !—John Surtees demonstrates the Coopers' suspension to a bewildered Jack Brabham who had just seen the…

MORE PRAISE FOR THE FORD V8 Sir. Further to Mr. Outen's and Mr. Lindy's letters concerning the merits. of the "good old Ford V8." I would like to add my…

Sir, Mr. Lamebury seems to have had a bad time with car batteries and asks for advice. He wants a good battery and a guarantee that really works, so there…

American racer Jim Bennett is planning to race his ex-Ronnie Peterson Lotus 76 on European circuits this year. This was the car of which Peterson said at its inception that…