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When the Grand Prix circus assembled in the paddock at Francorchamps on Friday, June 5th, for the first practice session there was a very noticeable gap in the ranks. The…

I am grateful to Renault for introducing me to a breed of car I had long thought extinct: the genuinely bonkers hot hatch. In fact this might be the maddest…

Sir, I have been surprised to read so many carping letters in your columns about Alfa Romeo service that I feel bound to say something to redress the balance. Having…

It is obvious, from this article "Idiot's Delight" in the May 21st issue of Truth that Bernard Levin dislikes stock-car racing. We are glad to note that he states: "Stock-car…

Two Fiat 850s, a saloon and a coupe, recently undertook a 24-hour run at Snetterton. Driven by a team of six, the cars completed the run without attention, apart from…

How Louis Coatalen copied a 1913 Coupe de L'Auto Peugeot for his 1914 TT cars It is accepted that the Sunbeam that won the 1914 TT, driven by Kenelm Lee…

Snow wonder While most circuit activity comes to halt for the closed season, the sport of ice-racing thrives in winter, and the most glamorous of these Continental events is the…

More Changes to Grand Prix Rules On the eve of the Monaco Grand Prix, the third race of the new 31/2-litre formula, FISA's Formula One Commission approved a series of…

After three rounds in what looks like being a tough year of Formula Two, there have been three different winners, in three different makes of car and using three different…

See my agent" is fast becoming the catchphrase in the motoring world as driver after driver is taking a long, hard look at exploiting his goods and services in the…

Brooklands collection This year sees the 80th Anniversary of Brooklands Track, and the 50th birthday of the opening of its Campbell "road" circuit. The Brooklands Museum Trust is celebrating this…

Before he was a constructor, Jim Hall was a customer. Preston Lerner describes the hot-rod origins of the car which brought a new name to the track and a new…