An almost civilised competition car comes to terms with the public road Missing the chance to drive our original Ferrari Dino V6 test car, I had determined that Lancia's lightweight…

A major manufacturer's commitment to economic performance At a time when performance-conscious manufacturers such as Ford and BMW have to make considerable sacrifices in their competitions and performance activities, Leyland…

Silverstone, Northants. It's late July and the second biggest crowd of the UK season has come to bask in the nostalgia of the third Christie's International Historic Festival. On raceday,…

The Dieppe-based specialist Alpine has earned our respect over the years, thanks to a succession of fabulous cars created on behalf of parent company Renault. Alpine's merits are generally underrated in…

Janspeed jubilee To celebrate twenty-five years in the car conversions business, Janspeed of Salisbury held a recent open day at its works. Aside from watching over 70 employees at work on the traditional go-faster…

Moving goalposts! Despite weight, power and rim-width restrictions being tightened during the 1988 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) TransAm series, Audi and its driver Hurley Haywood emerged as dual…

Volkswagens, particularly the Beetle, and MOTOR SPORT used to be synonymous whilst VW was awaiting post-war recognition. Today, we struggled to gain recognition from Milton Keynes to drive the Mk3…

Introduced to Britain in June 1990 as the Vauxhall Calibra (the LHD variant simply wears an Opel prefix), this sleek coupe on a Cavalier base has restored European pride in…

Invigorating Rover Sharp decreases in new car sales have not passed Rover by, but the sparkling performance of the versatile 3/4/5-door Rover 200/400 line, and the later Metros, must partially…

Relaxation through high pressure is a useful key to unlocking the continuous success recorded by burly Roger Clark, both in business and competition. Weekends when he is not rallying are…

Superficially, there is little in the outline specification of Nissan’s new front-engine, rear-drive, strut and trailing-arm suspension touring car contender to suggest it has explored new racing frontiers. Yet the…

Dragonfly The inaugural year of the Vauxhall-Lotus Challenge in Britain, and its Opel-labelled European counterpart, ostensibly filled every hope expressed for it, and the massive backing of the world's biggest…