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'Allo A110': How Alpine dominated the WRC's early days
We sat at the start of the opening special stage. The pace notes were on my knee and, behind our…
We sat at the start of the opening special stage. The pace notes were on my knee and, behind our…
Jean-Claude Andruet Born in Montreuil, 1942. Ebullient and eccentric. Joined in '67. Won '68 Index of Performance at Le Mans.…
Motor racing fans measure success in terms of wins and that's not a bad thing. The Cosworth GP car never…
Pre-WWII British Motorsport was forced to the fringes of the country to find venues. Bill Boddy takes us on a…
Mighty V8 'Yank Tanks' had their 1972 Saloon thunder stolen by a cheap and nasty Russian buzzbox. Marcus Simmons decodes…
America's own antidote to oval tracks boasted a level crossing, a stone bridge and every type of bend. Gary Watkins…
Cameron Argetsinger never imagined being hailed as the founding father of modern road racing in the United States. He just…
Many considered him a rich-kid racer in over his head. In the space of just two years, however, Auto Union…
In the stupendously readable autobiography (Adventure with Fate, Airlife, 1984, ISBN 906393 36 I) of the late Harald Penrose, OBE,…
In my piece about the 1911 60HP Cottin et Desgouttes racing car in the December 2001 issue, I said that…
The Vintage sports-car club was formed in 1934 for those owning pre-1931 cars, often of the calibre of 3-litre Bentley,…
Another reader has rebuilt the Cooper-Bristol sports prototype which was taken to America by Winldeman and reputedly brought back here…
Congratulations to the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, which has already issued its 2002 fixture list of no less than 498…
The postbag I receive is never dull. Recent enquiries have included one from the owner of the replica of the…
The next VSCC fixture is the Measham Rally, on January 26/27, a tough 180-mile night bash for the non-faint-hearted, from…
The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run is not a race but, for the record, the first car to arrive in 2001…
It is encouraging that the MCC had 102 motorcycle and 3-wheeler and 233 car entries for the Exeter Trial in…
The VSCC has expanded significantly since a group of young enthusiasts founded it in 1934 to encourage the preservation, and…
The vintage Morris Minor Register has been reformed, catering for owners worldwide of the 1928-1931 short wheelbase, overhead-camshaft Minors. Its…
Fernando Alonso will make his Formula 1 comeback next season, with Renault announcing he will replace Daniel Ricciardo for 2021. In what will be the two-time F1 champion's third stint…
They’re saying we haven’t seen a financial crisis like this since 1929. Good news is thin on the ground, and it’s hardly surprising that life is getting tough in motor…
Don’t believe the hype – it’s not what you think Photo: Michelin What an amazing season! The most thrilling and unpredictable in recent memory and eight different winners in eight consecutive…
Daniel Ricciardo has struggled at McLaren since joining, but Lando Norris has excelled – the Brit gives his view on the Australian's performance issues