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1966: A seminal year in American racing history

Looking back 50 years ago to 1966 it’s abundantly clear that it was truly a seminal year for motor racing as a whole and American racing in particular. It was,…

Warren Willing: "One of the last great tuners"

Last year MotoGP suffered its saddest loss since the death of Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Talented racer and genius engineer Warren Willing passed away on September 5 following a long…

Blue oval, steely purpose: Ford returns to Le Mans

In essence it’s a prime slice of rural Oxfordshire, a brisk, open B-road lined by low hedges that permit good sight lines – except on mornings such as this, when…

5th January 2016

By Simon Arron

Why Formula 1 needs Ferrari

Ferrari is at it again. This time the threat was veiled, but it was there all the same. Although he said it was "very unlikely" that Ferrari would leave Formula…

5th January 2016

By Andrew Frankel

F1 2015: beyond our top 10

In the new issue of Motor Sport magazine you will find my top 10 of F1 drivers 2015 and an accompanying piece on each man’s performance over the season. Inevitably…

4th January 2016

By Mark Hughes

Wind back to 1977...

We have delved into the Track Torque audio archive and come up with a magical journey back in time to the summer of 1977. We take you to Silverstone for…

Great racing cars: Lotus 19

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…

Great racing cars: 1966-70 Lola T70

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…

The three greatest 'bikers of all time

Our fourth and final Hall of Fame blog looks at Oxley’s own top-three all-time greats It is a foolish and impossible task, of course, but that’s no reason not to…

What to expect in 2016

If you believe those who write reviews of the year, every one is a vintage year or they’d have precious little to write about. So too is the year to…

29th December 2015

By Andrew Frankel

Articles from the archive

Bright Spark

Sir To lovers of good English, modern newspapers and magazines provide innumerable toe-curling examples of all that is bad in the usage of our incomparable tongue. Misquotations by the uncultured…

September 1990 Issue

INTERNATIONAL TROPHY WON AT 91 M.P.H. - Left

INTERNATIONAL TROPHY WON AT 91 M.P.H.

INTERNATIONAL TROPHY WON AT 91 M.P.H. A I-SECOND WIN IN THE INTERNATIONAL TROPHY. "B. BIRA " AND RAYMOND MAYS BOTH DRIVING E.R.A.S IN A THREE-HOUR BATTLE. A GALLANT DRIVE BY…

June 1936 Issue

I Remember: Bentleys and Balls

I remember, before I was due to interview the Duke of Richmond & Gordon about his cars and aeroplanes, asking where I could park. I was told that his private…

January 2006 Issue

RESULT OF THE SIXTH GRAND PRIX D'ENDURANCE.

RESULT OF THE SIXTH GRAND PRIX D'ENDURANCE. 1. Howe and I3irkin (Alfa-Romeo), 3,017 km. 654. Average speed 78.7 m.p.h. 2. Iv, nowski and Stoffel (Mercedes), 2,905 km. 139. 3. Rose…

July 1931 Issue

Great Read

Lunch with... Jochen Mass

For most of 2009, a quarter of the drivers on the Grand Prix grids were from Germany. And, thanks to the long reign of Michael Schumacher, that country is statistically…

January 2010 Issue

By Simon Taylor

Hants & Berks night navigation trial

Sept. 29/30th This traditional very tough test of skilled navigation took place around Oxfordshire on a pleasant enough night, with an excellent entry of mainly quiet cars. We assisted for some…

November 1956 Issue

Bank Holiday racing at the Crystal Palace

JK Hall (Lotus-Climax) wins August Trophy Race. GA Naylor's 1934 Lagonda Rapier wins two races. The BARC was fortunate on August Bank Holiday, because torrential rain in the morning ceased in time for…

September 1956 Issue

Kenneth Neve, OBE

Sadly, the entire vintage motoring world is mourning the death, after a long illness, of Kenneth Neve, OBE, at the age of 84. He was a highly successful and popular…

February 1996 Issue

Rookies Senna and Hulkenberg join the grid for 2010

Bruno Senna will drive for the Campos Meta team in 2010, having signed a two-year deal with the Spanish outfit. He is the first driver to have been named by…

January 2010 Issue

By Adam Cooper

New from BMW

Just prior to the opening of the London Motor Show, two new BMW variations were announced and made available to us for a brief test drive in Holland. Most important…

December 1971 Issue

By Motor Sport

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ON THE INFLUENCE OF SLIME-STORMING

ON THE INFLUENCE OF SLIME-STORMING • pRESENTDAY trials are excellent as a pastime, but unfortunately they do not prove anything in particular about car-quality or performance and I rather feel…

December 1937 Issue

News in brief, November 2007

A DVD featuring previously unseeen footage of racing at Goodwood between 1948 and 1966 – Goodwood, the Motor Racing Story has been launched. Available from www.goodwood.co.uk/retail The history of…

November 2007 Issue