Duncan Rabagliati who has compiled a register of all 35 Connaught cars that were built between 1950 and 1957 is seeking information on the whereabouts of the prototype Formula 2…

The SDI Rover was first introduced in 1976 to replace the by then ageing 3 ½-litre large saloon and the 2000 and 3500 series of medium saloons. It was Rover's…

Views of point Sir, The Japanese Grand Prix was the best Formula One race for a long time. And why? Because the drivers' world championship was not a factor, and…

Ayrton Senna: the Team Lotus Years  by Johnny Tipler. ISBN 1-902351-16-9, published by Coterie Press, £34.95 How can there possibly be anything else to say on the life and career…

Alfa Romeo (GB) Limited seem determined, on a "do or die" course to improve their share of the UK market this year. From the beginning in January, a new 5-year…

Books For Christmas "The Ford That Beat Ferrari – A Racing History Of The GT40" by Gordon Jones & John Allen. 464 pp. 12 in x 8 in. (Kimberley's, 4,…

The Hockenheim circuit was the scene of another International Group 4, 6 and 7 Preis der Nationen race. Porsche entered a works 3-litre 908 for Herrmann, backed by a host…

• Travesty of Justice "Mr. X went to the Police and said that his next-door neighbour had been seen to commit a murder. On this slender statement alone the neighbour…

The Automobile Association has combined with 4S Sports (a member of the Horizon Holiday Group) and announced a programme of tours to various sporting events in 1972 including several motor…

The Canadian-American Challenge Cup series has entered its third season with every indication of continuing the enormous success it achieved in its first two years. The series consists of six…

Road vs track Sir, I didn't think that Idris Francis' letter was particularly amusing, nor original, because for many years the merits of "heeling and toeing" have been discussed through…

"Getting Started In Motorsport" by Stuart Turner & Tony Mason, 144 pp. 10¾ in x 8 in. (Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ. £6.95). Here is another, but…