Archive October 2009
Rolling Road – BMW E36 320i
Yes, yes I know, old news, but it really will happen this time! Project 320 is back on or bacon depending how long that fiesty 195k engine lasts. Initial high speed tests show she is still good for a sprint up to 120mph where it gets a bit bored of trying hard. Read more…
Rolling Road – Honda CBR600RR
One hundred miles or two and a half hours according to route planner. Doesn’t sound like a lot, and it isn’t. But on a 600 superbike it felt like a decent trip. After strapping gear on the bikes we set off. Read more…
Rolling Road – BMW E30 M3
The departure of my Alfa Romeo has enabled me to splurge on the shiny slice of 80s slightly mainstream exotica you see strewn artistically on this page somewhere. Read more…
Rolling Road – Subaru Impreza Wagon
I’ve never had a blow out, thank goodness, and then – just like buses (whatever they are!) – two come along at once! There I was, on my way up to my local track, MSV Snetterton, minding my own business, when a blue rinse in a nondescript supermini decided to pull out (of a school, I might add), right in front of me, on a singletrack road. Read more…
Great Roads A34 Winchester – Oxford
Now hang on, I hear you say, there’s nought great about the A34, apart from traffic jams and roadworks. Well, hear me out while I enthuse about the route’s southern – and oldest section – between the ancient cities of Winchester and Oxford. Read more…
Something For The Weekend?
So, you’ve got your daily driver but you fancy something for a bit of weekend fun. For, say, just £5000. Yes, there are plenty of cars out there that will fit in that price range but would you want one? Read more…
Little Feat
The Fiat 500 is clearly an accomplished little car. It’s won awards and hearts all over Europe, and sales are brisk, which is not the norm for car manufacturers at the moment. Read more…
FUN Is back! Fiat Abarth 500
Fiat’s fiesty Abarth 500 brings the fun back to driving Tim Hutton samples the delights So here it is, Fiat’s sexylooking Abarth 500. Good times are happening at Fiat right now; dealer profitabililty is above average, Fiat’s market share is the best that it has been in seven years. Read more…
Leyton’s Diary
Budding race ace, Leyton Clarke, starts his 2009 race season diary. Hi there. I’d first of all like to introduce myself – if you’re mad keen on saloon car racing then you may already have heard of me, but assuming you’re not, my name is Leyton Clarke. Read more…
Capturing the Icon
One of the great myths about movie sets, photo shoots, four-star restaurants and backstage passes is that going “behind the scenes” is deliciously cool. Generally, it isn’t. Read more…