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Any excuse is good enough for a party! The other day the phone rang and Julian Ghosh told me he…
Any excuse is good enough for a party! The other day the phone rang and Julian Ghosh told me he…
Singapore-born of an Australian mother and Scottish father in 1913, Ian F Connell competed in a considerable number of races…
Not long ago, I had the interesting experience of driving the Bugatti 'Black Bess' up Kop Hill, near Princes Risborough.…
At the Lea-Francis OC's Stanford Hall Rally, the 13th in the series, over 40 of these cars assembled, together with…
This year's Brooklands Reunion on June 28 was another great occasion for the Brooklands Society. Lots of notable cars, ascents…
Apart from continuing to use its other sprint venues, this year the VSCC had its first full-scale meeting, on June…
Some 12 days before the Brooklands Society held its annual reunion, with runs up the test hill and sprints along…
The Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq Register changed the venue for its National Rally this year from Wolverhampton, Sunbeam's birthplace, to Weston Park, off…
The VSCC's Silverstone Meeting on June 13, dedicated to the memory of Mike Hawthorn, went very much to plan and…
Sir, Oh history! Re the 1939 V16 Alfa Romeo — Ricardo or Ricart? In 1947 I wrote to Harry Ricardo…
Sir, Perhaps I may be able to clear up some points on Robert Benoist's wartime resistance exploits. I am sure…
Sir, In reply to Mr Timothy Ennor's letter published in July's MOTOR SPORT, concerning the identity of the 1 1/2-litre…
Formula One Fact Book, by Ian Morrison. Guinness Publishing, £11.99. Is this another subject suffering from overkill? Time was when…
All-time greats? Sir, Just as a bit of fun, as it serves no purpose, I have listed in order, who…
It comes that time of year when we get the first slivers of information about the competitive shape of the season ahead, where we sift through the lap times from…
In body, mind and spirit, NASCAR was as far as humanly possible from Goodwood last weekend. NASCAR’s teams were gathered at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois for the endlessly-hyped…
Mugello tech roundup: what MotoGP’s wheel makers are doing to increase grip and reduce tyre-pressure problems, why KTM wants MotoGP aero banned, plus Honda’s new RC213V chassis
For all the F1 history that Ayrton Senna created, there’s some irony in the fact that many see his first win as his greatest. Never mind the Donington ‘93 masterclass,…