News from the F.I.A. Since the provisional classification of cars for International events was published last Autumn some detail changes were made before this Appendix "J" came into force for…

A very full and complete entry was received for the seventeenth Dutch Grand Prix held on the sandy Zandvoort circuit and it was notable for the number of brand-new Grand…

— The Lauda touch Osterreichring, Knittelfeld, August 19th If you have the opportunity of driving round the Osterreichring in any sort of car you can easily see why any self-respecting…

Dear AH, We have always agreed that speed is relative, though deciding exactly what it is relative to is another matter. I think we can accept that it is relative…

Taken overall the annual Monaco GP round the streets of Monte Carlo never really got off the ground. As a modern Grand Prix race the Monaco event is something of…

South America was enjoying the intense heat of summer when the annual series of races were held in Buenos Aires. The first event was held on January 13th and was…

When the Bira/Chula "White Mouse Racing Stable" was reformed in 1946 Prince Birabongse raced again with his 1936 ERA "Romulus" and the ex-Whitney Straight Maserati 8CM, but once racing really got…

Anyone who was at Brands Hatch for the B.O.A.C. 500 race at the end of July must have been impressed with the sight and performance of the Chaparral 2F driven…

Great cars Dear Reader, To every decade there seems to be a "great car", one that stands out above the rest, stamps its identity on the motoring scene in some…

Every five years the Grand Prix de l'ACF leaves the Reims circuit and is held at Rouen-Les-Essarts, having done so in 1952, 1957 and now in 1962. The Rouen circuit…

May 22nd The new Spa-Francorchamps circuit in south-east Belgium, near the German frontier, may be only half the length of the old original one that dated back to 1922, but it…

In dealing with the trend of design among racing car builders it should first be established where design finishes and where improvisation begins. Naturally, no hard and fast line can…