Articles from the archive

"Bugatti by Borgeson — The dynamics of mythology" by Griffith Borgeson. 223 pp, 10" x 7" (Osprey Publishing Ltd., 12-14 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9LP. £9.95). Osprey are to be congratulated…

THE SORROWS OF A SCRAMBLER. By a Singularly Unsuccessful Competitor in the South Midland Centre Southern Scott Scramble. T is Friday afternoon, and to-morrow is the great I day. Between…

Sir, In the March issue there was a letter from George Deane regarding the BRM V16 Grand Prix car. Could a reader explain the choice of' centrifugal supercharger when common…

"Automobile Year No. 12" Edited by Ami Guichard. 224 pp. 12-3/4 in. x 9-3/4 in. (English agent: G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 1-5, Portpool Lane, London, E.C.1. 55s.) The…

Just two drivers have set a fastest lap in a GP but failed to register a point in their careers. The first was Masahiro Hasemi, who (despite Jacques Laffite's claim)…

coNT ENTS PAGE The Way of Things ... ... 515 LAND. The Tourist Trophy Race ... 516 Rumblings 521 The Rover "Twenty" Special 526 The Coupe des Alpes 529 The…

Sir Stirling Moss will return to Shelsley Walsh for the first time in over 50 years this summer, when he takes part in a Cooper celebration at the Worcestershire hillclimb.…

Life may have looked a tad chaotic in the BTCC of late, but there are some things the critics don't take on board It s not often that a driver…

The British Government has referred the deal between Octagon Motorsports and the BRDC over the British Grand Prix to the Competitions Commission. At the request of Trade Secretary Stephen Byers,…

Len Thompson At the age of 64, Len was enjoying racing his superb Lagonda Rapier. Recognised as a marque expert, he built his 1500cc supercharged single-seater and oompeted in it…

Dear AH, With reference to your comments in your Hungarian GP report (MOTOR SPORT, September 1987) on how we disagree on certain aspects of Grand Prix racing, all I can…

Corgi claim that their new Bedford tipper miniature faithfully reproduces the solid short stubby appearance of the original; No. 494 in the Corgi Toys series of die-cast models is four…