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 Bluebird [...]

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The Best Driving Sunglasses in The World?

July 17, 2009 Gadgets

I’ve been meaning to mention these for a while, but keep forgetting until now, so sorry if it’s a bit late.
At the end of last year, McKenna turns up at my place sporting a new pair of shades by Ryders Eyewear. “Check out these puppies, chap.”
Being true driving gear geeks, we’re quite picky about our [...]

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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

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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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Sitting in The Big Seat of PA474

May 18, 2009 Flying

Yesterday, I talked about ticking a box in the ‘things to do before I die’ column. Here’s the second box I managed to tick, all in one day. Non-aeroplane geeks, please look away now….

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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 day. [...]

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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 of [...]

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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.
Even [...]

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Fighting The Dragon Lady

March 14, 2009 Flying

Another photographer colleague passed this on to me and it just has to be seen. The U2 is one of the hardest aircraft to land and anyone who thinks that the long missions at high altitude must be boring, just watch these practice landings!
Warning! Turn down the volume if the kids are around, the music [...]

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Happy Birthday Porsche 917

March 12, 2009 Motorsport

A press release landed in my inbox this week that couldn’t just be allowed to pass without mention.  Forty years ago, on 13th March 1969, the Porsche 917 was born at the Geneva Motor Show. I can recall seing it as a small child, little knowing that all these years later we’d still be talking [...]

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