Driving

This Is Going To Be Expensive…

April 21, 2010 Driving

Not sure who’s idea this was, but they quite possibly don’t understand the competitive nature of racing drivers, regardless of their age… The press release from Volkswagen reads: Five legendary names from the world of motorsport will line-up on the grid at Hockenheim this weekend (23-24 April), as the famous German track plays host to [...]

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Large Humble Pie Time

February 4, 2010 Driving
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OK, so it’s humble pie time. In fact, not just a slice, better just pass me the whole thing over… I’d be the first to admit, my opinion of Land Rover’s products left a lot to be desired. In my long experience in the motor trade, I’d had nothing but trouble with them and everyone [...]

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Our Electric Future? Scared?

December 22, 2009 Driving
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I’ve seen the future and it’s electric. But don’t be scared, it’ll be fun…. How do I know? Because I’ve recently spent the several days in Newcastle working with a UK organisation called Cenex, driving some electric Smart cars and helping others try them out too. Sounds like a recipe for insomnia? You might think [...]

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The Eagle Speedster. Words Failed Me.

July 30, 2009 Driving

Phil James on my Facebook page alerted me to it. One look and I simply wrote “Wow!” in reply. I’ve been around cars all my working life and it’s been many moons since a car design made the hairs on my arms stand up, but this is the one. Phil saw it being showcased at [...]

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Will Bluebird K7 Run Again?

July 23, 2009 Driving

I was a small child when Donald Campbell met his very public death in Bluebird on 4th January 1967, but as I grew slightly older and the speed / motorsport bug began to bite, there were a great many publications decicated to the man and his father before him. In 2001, when I heard that [...]

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Rennison – Back in the RS200!

July 14, 2009 Driving

About bloody time too. When I was a young pup and the Group B supercars had just been banned, there was a young charger called Mark Rennison who drove an RS200 hard the the British Rallycross Championship. From memory, he was the youngest ever Rallycross Champion at 19 years old and also the only driver [...]

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The Suckers Gap

May 19, 2009 Driving

Driving to work at Elvington on Friday morning in a little Lotus Elise belonging to Dave’s Driving Sensations company for a day’s work on track. The usual traffic with people grumpy, still half asleep and generally wishing it was Saturday. 56mph behind a petrol tanker on a fast two way traffic road with few overtaking [...]

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Things To Do Before You Die

May 14, 2009 Driving

I ticked two boxes today in my ‘things to do before I die’ list. I’ll write about the second one tomorrow, but here’s the first box I ticked…. Working at RAF Leeming with Simon from 6th Gear Experience in the Lamborghini LP640, we were down to give some passenger rides at the end of the [...]

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Andy Meets The Gendarmes

May 6, 2009 Driving

Anyone used to driving throughout Europe on UK plates smugly thinking you’re immune and un-catchable would do well to think again if visiting France this year. I had a trip to Nice planned last spring and had already heard mutterings of French police being much more rigid and vigilant these days, as well as rumours [...]

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Start Ya What!??

April 17, 2009 Driving

Only the Australians could think of this one. With a product name so close to the immortal words, it’s got to be a winner….. “Start Ya Bastard” is one of those magic spray products that gives your engine a big shot of Red Bull and Espresso when it doesn’t want to get out of bed. [...]

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