In an earlier article in this series, I made some attempt to sketch the course of the nineteenth-century controversy with regard to the relative merits of the vertical and horizontal…

FORMULA ONE AT WATKINS GLEN 20 YEARS OF THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 1961-1980 Michael Argetsinger Editor-in-chief Nigel Roebuck has always had a soft spot for Watkins Glen. ""For me,"…

A section devoted to old-car matters VSCC Thruxton Race Meeting This was an important occasion for the Vintage SCC, marking as it did the retirement of Tim Carson as Secretary…

Girls in F1 again? One day, perhaps! Girls at Brooldands — yes, lots of them. To escape some confusion, the first ladies' races were in 1908, a decorous age, so…

FIA Historic Touring Car and Historic GT Championships It wasn't a great season for the FIA series for historic GT and Touring Cars. A programme that ranged from Anderstorp in…

Silverstone could become the fastest track in the MotoGP World Championship following a £5 million refurbishment due for completion next spring. The investment is designed to make the venue more…

Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst (September 30th) Created in the sixties and converted to 1,000 kilometre duration in 1973, Australia's annual touring car race has developed into the highlight of their…

Lynn Hughe's Pendine Races, published by Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion, Wales for 1,25.00 (ISBN 1 85902 830 6), is quite a feat, describing what happened on the famous sands from…

Sir, Having just read volume III of "The Story of Brooklands" with great enjoyment, I thought you might be interested to hear of the whereabouts of some of the cars mentioned…

Vila Real promoter Francisco Santos is planning a major historic race meeting on the street circuit in the north of Portugal in 2008, after racing returned in a successful national…

The World Championship calendar for 1992 is virtually unchanged from 1991. Imminent events are the Monte Carlo Rally (Jan 23-29), Sweden (Feb 13-16), Portugal (Mar 4-7) and the Safari (Mar…

Some great weather and some exceptional cars kept enthusiasts happy at the 2009 edition of Race Retro, at Stoneleigh, Warks. It was great to see Rauno Aaltonen reunited with his…