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Matters of moment, August 1983
A splendid garden party! Those who worry about the health of Grand Prix racing should be reassured by the success of…
A splendid garden party! Those who worry about the health of Grand Prix racing should be reassured by the success of…
Moving with the times, readers of Motor Sport will be able to purchase a motoring magazine video tape early in September, compiled by…
Brighton Speed Trials This famous event is the only motorsporting meeting to be held on closed public roads on the British…
It is with regret that we have to record that Alf Francis died last month after a short illness. Alf appeared on…
When on Sunday June 26th more than 30 pre-war racing cars assembled on the grid at Donington circuit in Derbyshire, they…
Rather dull, Silverstone, July 16th The last Formula One race was on June 12th, a gap of five weeks in mid-season being…
Williams: The usual trio of FWO8C cars. An experimental front aerofoil was tried in practice featuring deflectors in front of…
There can be few Grand Prix drivers whose careers have been subject to such violent fluctuations as that of the…
After the first five rounds of this year's European Championship for Formula Two, it looked as if one man was going…
It is less than a year since the new Audi 100 was launched, and yet already the German company has backed…
For those who relish Audi's proven four-wheel-drive system, but can't run to the near-£18,000 price tag demanded for the turbocharged two-door…
Many readers might find it a little strange to see an item about a product of the American Ford empire within the…
One of the best kept secrets of the motor industry was unwrapped in July when Ford announced the Orion family…
Daimler Vanden Plas 4.2 Jaguar's extraordinary postwar success has been due, in no small part, to the legendary XK engine revealed…
Opel Manta GTE The only real complaint levelled at the Opel Manta range up till now has been — where is…
The MG Maestro 1600 Immediately after trying the MG Metro Turbo I was able to sample that much-discussed L/O 8' 23/4"-wheelbase,…
Lucky for some There is no such thing as a racing certainty; a fact of which Audi is becoming acutely aware.…
Run earlier this year because of the British GP, the Vintage SCC's second Silverstone Meeting of 1982, on July 2nd, enjoyed…
"Rolls-Royce — The History of the Car" by Martin Bennett. 184 pp. 111/2 in x 83/4 in (Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford,…
Car miniatures continue to issue from Grand Prix Models of 173-175, Watling Street, Radlett, some of their more recent offerings embracing a…
Thirty-seven years ago today, August 1 1976, Niki Lauda’s life changed forever. For almost a minute he was trapped in 800-degree heat as his Ferrari burned at Bergwerk. Guy Edwards,…
Simply finishing the 2020 Dakar will be an achievement, says Fernando Alonso, as he joins Toyota's four-car team Alonso during preparation for the 2020 Dakar Photo: Toyota Fernando Alonso has…
Being a three-time Formula 1 world champion puts you in a select band. Only 10 have done it. And, of the 10, one stands apart, but for the wrong reasons.…
BMW has become the latest major manufacturer to announce an LMDh programme for 2023, potentially opening the door for a return to Le Mans, which celebrates its 100th race that…