Great Reads: Nürburgring tank racing & restoring the chivalry of the road

A century of Motor Sport | View in browser As we celebrate 100 years of Motor Sport, we're running a special series of Great Read newsletters. Delving even deeper into our Archive, this weekly email features some of the best, funniest and downright unusual stories from a century of reporting. Here's a further selection from our January issues: January 1928 Restoring chivalry and fellowship of the road: The League of Motor Sportsmen Things used to be better in the old days back in January 1928 too... By then, the British motorist was already well and truly beleaguered but hope was at hand thanks to Motor Sport and our new League of Motor Sportsmen. The Spirit of the Road is no longer to be a thing of the past," we wrote. "You will be a member of a Fraternity of Good Fellows, the finest company in the world, the Motoring Sportsmen." Assuming members could convince the editor of their worthiness (yes, really), they were promised the "expert advice" of Motor Sport staff, visits to sporting events and would be expected to "recognise each other on the road, and render each other that willing aid and chivalrous help which used to be inseparable from motoring in the old days." READ MORE January 1974 Tank Racing at the Nurburgring       As a new year began peculiarly in 1974, as the Minister of Defence told Motor Sport of a race between two Alvis light-alloy Scorpion tanks on Germany's most world-renowned circuit... The result? Unexpected.  READ MORE January 1988 Donnelly wins storm-covered Macau GP Despite the best attempts of Typhoon Nina, the storm which raged for most of the duration of the 34th Macau Grand Prix, British Formula Three regular Martin Donnelly scored the most important win of his brief career to head home a star-studded field. READ MORE January 1998 Niki Lauda remembers James Hunt: 'One hell of a guy' Nikia Lauda recalls the times – good and bad – with James Hunt, both on the track and away from racing I first met James back in 1971 when I joined the March team for my first season of international Formula Two racing. In those days I was living in London, renting a flat near Victoria Station from Max Mosley, one of the March team's founders, who of course is better known today for his position as the FIA President. That fact, in itself, I suppose reminds me just how far we have all come in the past quarter of a century. READ MORE January 1991 Jordan Grand Prix announced "Shrewd operator" Eddie Jordan joined the F1 grid in 1991 and, pre-season, Motor Sport saw that the signs were good. "He has already fallen on his feet," we wrote. "He has somehow acquired the use of the Ford HB V8 engine and his cars will be shod by Goodyear. READ MORE January 1966 Readers' views on the 70mph speed limit After a national speed limit of 70mph was introduced in 1966, Motor Sport asked its readers for their thoughts... "This Bloody land's a Bloody cuss, Might as well go by Bloody 'bus. No-one cares for Bloody us, Poor Bloody Drivers!" READ MORE Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60