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(The article under this heading in last month's issue caused considerable interest and below we publish some correspondence relating to it—Ed.) Sir, I have just finished reading your interesting article…

"A Poor Man in Search of Motor Sport" and "A Poor Man Goes Motor Racing" (MOTOR SPORT, October 1959 and March 1961 respectively) were the two articles which leapt to…

THE YEAR IN RETROSPECT A REVIEW OF THE SEASON'S RACING. , IN most other respects, I suppose, 1931 will go down to history as a black year of depression— at…

Brandon's Cooper 1.,000 Fastest The recently-formed Gosport A.C. has put itself effectively on the map with a speed trial over a quarter of a mile of the straight, well-surfaced Flight…

TWIZY WHIZZY BUT SALES MIGHT NOT BE BUSY... FINALLY DROVE A RENAULT Twizy this month and it was as good as I'd hoped. The tandem electric two-seater was quick enough…

Sir, I was very interested to read in your review of "Cars in Books" the mention of George Henderson's Napier Rolls-Royce. I was told that this car, as a Napier,…

In 1969 there was a lot of grumbling about the Nurburgring not being safe or suitable for modern Grand Prix cars and modem Grand Prix drivers, and Jackie Stewart Rd…

Brooklands Museum has appointed as one of its Trustees John Aldington, the Honorary Vice-President of AFN Limited, who used to watch his father racing Frazer Nashes at the Track. AFN…

Sir, In reply to Mr. Kelly's letter in the March issue of Motor Sport, can only regard the quantity and uselessness of his extras as somewhat distasteful. However, I should…

While in Modena recently I took a trip out to Maranello to call on Valerio Colotti in his new factory, not far from the Ferrari factory. Gear Speed Developments, or…

Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance (0110 lap 5.(;$ I. 1,0111% Rosier and Cland Rosier (4)-lit a' Taltmct 2-seater), 156 laps, 2.12-1.2 miles, 85.73 m.p.h. (race record). 2. Pierre ,Nleyrat. and…

FRAGMENTS ON FORGOTTEN MAKES No. 17: THE CRAIG-DoRWALD THE Craig-Diirwald is not to be found in " Doyle's," that invaluable quick-reference to forgotten makes, and when I first heard of…