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Free Castrol Speed book
The latest edition of the Castrol Speed Annual has just been published. Under the title of "Achievements 1950" it tells…
June 1951
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What they think of us
The following appeared in Cover, a magazine for insurance brokers:- "The driver of the sports car is usually young, and wants…
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The First Brands Hatch International of 1951
ON Whit-Saturday, in warm Spring sunshine, the boys and girls assembled in considerable numbers to see the first of three 1951…
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Rumblings, June 1951
Do you want 200 m.p.g.? With the present savage tax on petrol and no alleviation of thc 25s. per h.p. imposition…
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Bentley Spring Song
Sing hey ninny nannet and up with the bonnet Once more of my four and a half, With bearings post praying…
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Letters from readers, June 1951
NB.—Opinions expressed are those of our correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them—Ed. THE SPEED OF…
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Book reviews, June 1951, June 1951
Three nicely-produced books from Foulis have arrived in quick succession. The first, "Racing a Sports Car," by Charles Mortimer (10s.…
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The new Cunningham
America' s Challenge to the Sports-Car Market LATE in April details reached the Motor Sport offices from West Beach, Florida,…
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Prescott Hill-Climb (May 19th)
The entry was disappointing, two of the spors-car classes having only three runners, the 1 1/2-litre racing car class two,…
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Castle Combe (May 12th)
TEN-LAP RACE FOR SPORTS CARS UP TO 1,100 C.C. OR SUPER SPORTS CARS UP TO 850 CC.: 1st, J. M.…
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Activity at Idle
Travelling up to Jowett's at Idle in the Motor Sport Jupiter, which was due for routine servicing after 8,500 miles—the more…
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Columbian G.P. (May 20th)
FORMULA II: 1st, L. Villoresi (Ferrari); 2nd, P. Whitehead (Ferrari); 3rd, L. Mackin (H.W.M.) FORMULA III: 1st, Ken Carter (Cooper);…
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Paris Grand Prix (May 20th)
Fangio's Simca-Gordini led at first; but the race was eventually won by Farina's Maserati, at 67 1/2 m.p.h. for 104 miles…
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G.P. of Monza Formula II (May 13th)
The race for Formula II cars held on the Monza track on Whit-Sunday was run in two separate heats, all…
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G.P. des Frontieres (Chimay) Formula II (May 13th)
The 21st Whitsuntide G.P. at Chimay was confined to unblown cars up to 2,000 c.c. (Formula II) and the entry comprised…
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Chain chatter, June 1951
by "CARROZZINO" BY the time you read these notes the seeond round of the World Championship will have been fought and in…
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