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Matters of Moment, February 1986
A Good Start To The Year 1986 was less than a fortnight old before the motor racing fraternity had two…

A Good Start To The Year 1986 was less than a fortnight old before the motor racing fraternity had two…
The Hon Patrick Lindsay Patrick Lindsay died on January 9th at the age of 57 after an illness of several…
The XK Register of the Jaguar Drivers' Club has published some fixtures for the forthcoming months: first, on May 4th,…
The 1986 International Racing Season AT last, the 1986 calendar has been finalised, though some events like the proposed F3000…
World Endurance Championship, 1982-85 Porsche's grip is relaxing at last! Too soon though it certainly is to write an epitaph…
A lot of us got carried away by motor racing while we were still at school. As well as collecting…
This could be the last word on Replicas (or fakes), or it could be the beginning of a whole new…
Fiat Uno Turbo ie A little Cracker! When Fiat introduced its turbocharged Uno to the UK in July, the combination…
Toyota's top-selling coupe has taken another step forward with the introduction of the fourth generation Celica. Notable about the all-new…
In a slightly puzzling reversal of roles, the last few years have seen a change of emphasis in the ranges…
"Land Speed Record — From 39.24 to 600+ mph" by Cyril Posthumus and David Tremayne. 303 pp, 10 in x…
On New Year's Day the traditional VSCC meeting was arranged by Mike Garfitt who came with his smart Frazer-Nash BMW,…
From "Swans Reflecing Elephants — My early Years" by Edward James (Weidenfeld 8, Nicholson, 1982. edited by George Melly) we…
"Lancia Stratos — 1972-1985" compiled by R. M. Clarke 100 pp, 8 in x 11 in (Brooklands Books. Holmense, Seven…
When F3000 was first mooted to replace F2 which was fading fast in terms of grids, driver advancement and all-round…
Elva The 1960 Formula Junior season was the most significant season in the history of post-War motor racing, indeed, perhaps…
Back in the early Seventies, when the East African Safari did not stick to all-weather roads, when the Acropolis was…
Alta, the product of keen engineering fettler Geoffrey Taylor, is a comparatively neglected sports-car. Even books devoted expressly to sports…
We have never been averse to owning up when errors creep in and to get things absolutely right, need to…
Little Brother Bounces Back For a car that the Company never intended to sell, Porsche's 924 has been rather successful.…
Behind F1's frontrunners, the midfield battle has been close and hard-fought, with just a few tenths of a second between the teams. After four weeks away from racing, Adam Cooper explores how planned upgrades could shake-up the pecking order
By Oliver Gavin A lot of people at Corvette Racing would look at winning Le Mans as winning the season – that’s the level and prestige of the 24 Hours.…
When it came, the news was partially expected. Philippe Bianchi recently hinted that his son’s prospects of making any kind of recovery were looking more distant and, on Saturday morning,…
Was Jean Behra the greatest driver never to win a World Championship Grand Prix? Paul Fearnley examines his case with the 1957 season where the Frenchman racked up non-championship and sports car wins as he raced with and against the likes of Fangio and Moss