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Matters of moment, December 1985
During 1985 we have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the title Motor Sport. While looking back has been fun,…
During 1985 we have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the title Motor Sport. While looking back has been fun,…
Motor Sport enthusiasts who are students now have a Championship event of their own, the Endsleigh National Student Motorsport Championship.…
Kyalami, October 19th The fact that the Renault and Ligier teams both made the gesture of missing the 1985 edition…
Australian Grand Prix Adelaide, November 3rd Perhaps wondering inwardly whether he was doing the right thing moving to the McLaren…
For the first time since the Brazilian Grand Prix at Rio de Janeiro started the 1985 World Championship season back…
The 1984 season saw the Marlboro / TAG sponsored McLaren team win 12 out of the 16 World Championship Grand…
Mazda RX-7 Mazda makes no bones about it; the brand new version of its successful 2 + 2 sports coupe…
Toyota Supreme in Ivory Coast There can be no doubt that the Ivory Coast Rally is not the most favoured…
As this will be the last issue of Motor Sport to appear before the festive season breaks out, it seems…
We have had to become used to almost any old and interesting car not being the real thing as the…
DIY Expert As a breed, motor racing journalists are a pretty cynical bunch. We don't start off that way, we…
My attention has been drawn to the chapter on "Motors And Motoring" in Earl Russell's book "My Life and Adventures"…
Books For Christmas "The Ford That Beat Ferrari – A Racing History Of The GT40" by Gordon Jones & John…
Not bad! Even mention of Diesel power is an anathema to keen drivers who associate such propulsion with sluggish performance,…
To Brighton by Talbot November’s Veteran Car Run to Brighton, organised by RAC Motor Sports Association, is as popular as…
Too late to record last month, it was sad to learn of the death of David H. Murray, which severs…
A Look Back To The Roads Of The 1920s The year is 1924 and we left Owen John, whose motoring…
I had the opportunity of spending an evening with Mr H. S. Eaton, a versatile Australian sportsman, who has enjoyed…
First, some corrections to errors that crept in last month. In my article about David Harrison's 1907 Renault it should…
Ford Escort RS Turbo Packaging is everything At the end of last year, Ford announced that it would build 5,000…
Modern F1 transmits 120 camera angles, team radio and an avalanche of telemetry from every race. The footage all comes together in a remarkable building south-east of London. Chris Medland sneaks a look at the vast operation
How cheaply can you watch F1 cars in action? And is it better value than going to a Grand Prix? Ed Foster and Jack Phillips headed to Barcelona to find…
Volkswagen will attempt to break the Nürbugring-Nordschleife track record with its Pikes Peak-dominating I.D. R – with DRS The Volkswagen I.D. R will take on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife this year with…
According to that surreal 140-character world that is Twitter (I wrote it off as a waste of cyberspace, but now I’ve signed up I’m hooked), Jenson Button has been sunning…