Driving

What Car & Driver Combo Would You Pick for The Isle Of Man Record?

June 15, 2011 Driving

Watching the IOM TT this year, I was inspired by Mark Higgin’s drive in the Subaru to break Tony Pond’s long standing record of a 100mph average speed lap. Watch his ‘moment’ here Of course, IOM is all about motorcycle racing at it’s best but I have to say, why not keep the roads closed [...]

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Petter Solberg On Board

June 6, 2011 Driving

You might want to grab a coffee or something for this one, it’s 23 minutes long. Normally, YouTube videos of that length just don’t cut it – everyone knows that after two minutes your average visitor has itchy feet. But this is something else. A superb display of concentration and team work by Petter Solberg [...]

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Car Insurance? No Problem For These Guys.

March 31, 2011 Driving

I was looking through some hard drives the other day and I stopped to look at these shots from a couple of years ago. I was actually looking for some scans of car documents, as it’s getting close to that time when I have to go online and search for the most competitive car insurance [...]

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The Breakdown Good Samaritan

November 23, 2010 Driving

It’s time for me to confess now. I drive a lot of miles across the UK and into Europe each year, but until recently, I didn’t have breakdown cover. I know, I know, I should have done it before, but like many people, I’ve simply been winging it along the lines of the ‘it won’t [...]

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The Driving Experience Phenomenon

October 26, 2010 Driving

If you’ve begun browsing the shelves looking for Christmas gifts for the driver in your life, you might just have stumbled upon the whole Driving Experience Gift industry. It’s a big market and still growing rapidly. I spend a significant percentage of my time working in and around the track driving industry, either in car, [...]

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The Innocence Of Youth….

September 24, 2010 Driving

I was working on track recently and a couple of young lads, in their late teens, were down to drive a Lamborghini. They had a great time and at the end, we were standing talking about what they drove, what they’d really like to own and why they didn’t or couldn’t. They were talking about [...]

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Rant – The Real Way to Cut Road Deaths

September 24, 2010 Driving

Not really sure why, but the road safety subject is a very hot topic this week. First off, we’re treated to the wise results of a survey that tells us that young, newly qualified drivers can be stopped from crashing by banning them from driving after dark and with other people their own age – [...]

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Lotus – Back In The Supercar Den

September 20, 2010 Driving

We’ve become accustomed to seeing lovely, lightweight, nimble cars from Lotus this last few decades. Little is spoken about the days of old when they had aspirations with the Esprit Turbo to go Porsche and Ferrari hunting, but judging by the price tag of £115,000 for the new Lotus Elite, they’re jumping right back in. [...]

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Lamborghini – The Leopeard That Changes It’s Spots?

September 20, 2010 Driving

Here’s an unusual press release from Lamborghini. As long as anyone can remember, Lamborghini’s have always had outrageous top speeds. I’ve first hand experience myself of the stellar acceleration of the big V12′s, so it comes as a mild shock when the latest press information says that they’re giving up on thier quest for ultra [...]

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New Stratos – What a Relief

August 19, 2010 Driving

I‘ll always (hopefully) have the memory of the first time I ever saw a Stratos. I can’t recall how old I was, probably around ten, standing in a forest in Yorkshire, waiting, waiting, getting a bit bored ( I was at the “are we there yet?” stage). I heard it before I saw it, echoing [...]

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