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Matters of moment, February 1978
The way ahead In a situation in which we are told that Inflation is coming down hut prices continue to rise, when well-deserving sections of the Community such as the…
READY FOR A GIRO DI SIDMOUTH?
READY FOR A GIRO DI SIDMOUTH?
A proposed change to the law could permit a slew of new closed-road events in the UK LOSING ROADS FOR MOTOR SPORT could boost Britain’s economy, says the MSA, which reckons 20 such events could net £.40m for the UK and improve
British drivers’ skills through tarmac stages at home. Since a spectator was injured at Kop Hill in 1925 it’s required an Act of Parliament to close a road for motor sport so such events are limited. I love the thought of more Isle of Man-style tarmac action and they may be right about the cash boost, but I’m dubious about the suggestion that this would offer “a platform for messages of appropriate driving”…
Still, I’M sign the online petition (www.petition.co.uk/ msa). What price a Birmingham Superprix Revival?
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