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In these days of high labour costs many enthusiasts like to carry out their own maintenance and repair work, and in this article we have selected a number of the most useful and…

TRAGEDY AT LIMERICK UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT MARS RACE—M.G. THE WINNING MARQUE The round-the-streets race at Limerick on August Bank Holiday, another of those "excellent Irish road-races," was marred byan unfortunate accident…

Riley 1.5 Wins Thames Estuary C.C. "Cat's Eyes" Rally This year's Thames Estuary C.C. "Cat's Eyes" Rally was run in excellent weather in contrast with the event of 1956 which…

THE WAY OF THINGS. ROAD RACING IN ENGLAND. THE insistent demand for a road race in this country has given added interest to the recent announcements that have appeared to…

Jim Clark Meeting, Hockenheim Gläsel boosts TGP title defence as Piper and Hoffmann split Supersports glory Defending champion Christian Gläsel's FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix victory gave German historic racing fans…

The Hudlass car Sir, My attention has been drawn by my grandson to the letter appearing in the current issue of Motor Sport over the signature of Mr. G. H.…

THIS IS PROGRESS. IT is an interesting speculation as to where progress in regard to speed will finally lead us. A few years ago the world's fastest land speed was…

At Kidlington, Oxford's pleasant grass Airport, W. S. Shackleton Ltd., the well-known Piccadilly (" Aviation is the Coming Thing ") aeroplane brokers, held a sales-weekend in April. There the displayed…

THE Mont Ventoux lull Climb is one of the longest in the world, being 21 kilometres 600 metres in length. It starts at the pretty little village of Bedoin, at…

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1 2 JOHNNY HERBERT (GB) Lives: Wootton Wawen GPs: 53 Wins: Poles: After overtures from McLaren early in the year Johnny Herbert desperately wants to be off, though quite where…

VOISIN TAKES 24-HOUR RECORD AT MONTLHERY. THE 24-hour record is one of the most coveted in. the racing world, but when the big 45 h.p. Renault annexed it at 108.53…