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Matters of moment, March 1973
Don't get depressed It is a time for being depressed, with violence rife throughout the World and financial gloom apparent…
Don't get depressed It is a time for being depressed, with violence rife throughout the World and financial gloom apparent…
Another comfortable Lotus victory THERE ARE Grands Prix that are tense and closely fought with the lead see-sawing between several…
WITH the cancellation of the Long Distance Sports Car BOAC 1000 at Brands Hatch (not enough spectators providing not enough…
I CAN ALMOST guarantee that as I cross the paddock at Brands Hatch, during the Race of Champions, to look…
An American Club Race AS CAN be seen from the results appended below this year's opening round of World Manufacturers…
Monte Carlo Rally "IF YOU DON'T play the game my way, I'll take my ball away," So is it occasionally…
CARS IMPROVE with time and over six years you can expect great advances from most manufacturers. Except in the case…
—A sequel— LAST MONTH'S attempt to sort out the history of the 1924 Grand Prix Sunbeams resulted in the loan…
Group 1 grumbles ENTERING ITS SECOND full year, Group 1 standard saloon-car racing starts the season on a note of…
Firenza made good Blydenstein exploits Vauxhall potential VAUXHALL have always retained a sedate image since the last 30/98 rolled sadly…
DONINGTON PARK.—Work proceeds apace with the reconstruction of the Donington Park racing circuit and one or two alterations are being…
A section devoted to old-car matters Measham madness WE HEAR a lot these days about Motorway madness. Measham madness is…
Sir, I enclose a photograph of my wife's grandfather at the wheel of a Salmson, Reg. No. YO 5365. This…
Sir, Please find enclosed photo, which may he suitable for showing in MOTOR SPORT, it shows my 5-year-old son driving…
An Extension of History WE HAVE long felt that the best definitions of vintage and veteran, or if you like…
Sir, We have now witnessed the humiliating spectacle which surpasses all seen before: a Peer of the Realm, cap in…
Sir, Reading Mr. L. Seyd's letter brings back pleasant memories. I owned four Ulster Austin Sevens. Two of these cars…
Sir, Please find enclosed photograph of the late Queen Mary, about to enter the first of two Royal Daimlers (no…
Sir, Possibly it might be of interest to enlarge a little on the early car electrics mentioned in the first…
Sir, My father brought a 1932 six-cylinder 37.2-h.p. Hispano-Suiza from an actor in the Midlands, who, it was said, imported…
A clash of F1’s two biggest titans always was going to be decided in the margins. This Hungarian Grand Prix was tilted by a failed Lewis Hamilton overtake and overheating…
Of all Formula 1 drivers, Mika Häkkinen knows the difference that a decent crash helmet can make. Throughout his career, the blue striped lid had become his calling card. On…
In April I wrote about Bill Vukovich and Parnelli Jones, two of the greatest Indy 500 winners in one hundred years of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This week I write…
This is an interesting time of year for many reasons, not all of them connected. Summer is gradually giving way to autumn, in Britain at least. The swallows are gathering…