Emmo A Racer’s Soul Emerson Fittipaldi This slim volume has no pretensions to be the definitive Emerson Fittipaldi autobiography. That, hopefully, is yet to come. Instead, this book is a…

British motor sport saluted the amazing life and career of Sir Jack Brabham in a memorial held at Silverstone in October. More than 400 people gathered at the circuit’s Wing…

Although a first corner crash eliminated Frenchman Rene Arnoux at Rouen, he retained his year-long championship lead. Arnoux's Martini-Renault collided with the Chevron-Hart of Patrick Tambay (above) in the French…

The almost unknown Kyösti Hämäläinen beat all the established stars to become the surprise winner of Finland's Rally of the Thousand Lakes. Partnered by Martti Tiukkanen in a works Group…

At the start of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on August 28th, James Hunt made a superb start from the second row of the grid to lead into the…

Manufacturers, designers, publicity specialists and ordinary readers will be interested in the motoring features which appeared in the October issue of that ambitiously laid-out British magazine "Future." Five separate motoring…

Members of the "12/50" Alvis Register enjoyed a gymkhana near Chichester on October 16th, the winner being Eminson's 1923 "duck's back" and the runner-up Graham. Details of the register from:…

BTCC Brands Hatch The crowd at Brands Hatch experienced something unusual during the BTCC finale: it wasn’t raining. Well, not for the first few hours, anyway. Not since 2011 had…

Timing is everything Split-second accuracy is fundamental to both motor sport and the finely honed world of watchmaking, so it’s hardly surprising that the two are highly complementary. For many…

A 'You were there' special Colour photography has existed since the 19th century, but it remained a relative rarity on spectator terraces of the 1960s... For all that it might…

Letter of the month Limiting factor The Japanese Grand Prix accident involving Jules Bianchi has raised many suggestions, ranging from stricter flag-waving to closed cockpits. The latter option, I believe,…

The Secretaryship of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club has now been filled by Lt.-Col. E. B. Barrass, 5, Halland Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Glos. Telephone: Cheltenham 24525. ** Castrol have introduced four…