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Matters of moment, January 1951
A very happy new year! This is a very appropriate issue in which to wish all our readers—they have multiplied…
A very happy new year! This is a very appropriate issue in which to wish all our readers—they have multiplied…
Reports of Recent Events MAIDSTONE & MID-KENT M.C. BOSSOM TROPHY TRIAL (November 12th) BOSSOM TROPHY.—A. G. Imhof (Imhof Special). POUNDER'S…
The year 1950 has proved to be one of exceptional interest in respect of all fonns of motor-racing and, for the…
Work will be starting soon, if it hasn't already commenced, on the Cadillaes which Briggs Cunningham intends to race at…
Some Further Thoughts on the "Daily Express" Event The Editorial in last month's Motor Sport on rallies has produced the following correspondence.…
In the list of 1950 race results in the last issue we gave second place in the Brighton Speed Trials…
Sir, The remarks regarding the recent 1,000-mile Rally cannot be allowed to pass without comment. Surely as a restricted event,…
Sir, I was disappointed in your views on the Daily Express Rally. The majority of us have to be content…
After thanking Mr. C. A. L. Meredith for his support, so neatly expressed, we pass to Dr. M. G. Baker's…
Sir, I sincerely hope that your remarks in "Matters of Moment" will not discourage the M.C.C. and other clubs from…
From the point of view of the chassis the 1951 Cooper remains virtually unchanged retaining the box-section frame with transverse leaf spring and…
In these times open cars are conspicuous by their rarity, and all of a sudden it struck your Editor that…
The last FIAT racing engine described is the mysterious type 406 1 1/2-litre with two six-cylinder blocks in line and…
Unusual A.M. Some time ago Stanley Race sent us the accompanying photograph of a most intriguing Aston-Martin owned by W.…
by "CAR ROZZINO" Over the past season there have been three unsuccessful attempts at ultra-high speed on two-wheels, all with…
W. E. " Wilkie " Wilkinson, late of Bellevue Garage, Rotol and Parnell's raciag shop, has settled down in Edinburgh in…
By R. C. SYMONDSON A Well-balanced Survey of How Fast Cars Should Steer and Corner. Handling and qualities MORE…
3,000 Miles With a 21-Litre Riley Drophead Coupe T. G. Moore, at one time Managing Editor of" Motor Sport," tells…
A 100-M.P.H. TRACK? kc Ai 'tor Industry 16 -search Association is c•Inpluttic that Britain needs a track where sustained -speeds…
FILM REVIEW TO PLEASE A LADY M.G.M. Pilot featuring Clark (;able, Barbara Mann:gel; mut Adolphe Menjou. We referred briefly last…
The sudden resignation of Adam Parr as chairman of Williams Grand Prix Holdings is not the only challenge still facing their fast-improving F1 team after the first two races. As…
MotoGP’s dominant, record-smashing combination of Ducati’s GP24 and Michelin’s super-grippy 2024 rear slick has a weak point – the rear tyre has so much grip it pushes the front tyre. But what does it actually mean when riders say, “The rear is pushing the front”?
Racing on these Portuguese streets has survived war, a revolution and many crises to stand the test of time. Twenty-seven blind corners taken at speeds of up to 150mph, two railway…
When someone once congratulated Eddie Lawson for being fastest in practice, the four-time 500 World Champion shrugged his shoulders and said “you don’t get points for practice”. He was right,…