Headed down to Oulton Park and had some coaching in hooning around in the M4 Competition. Twin-turbo six-cylinder engine thumping out 503bhp and 650Nm of torque to the rear wheels via an eight-speed auto. Something a bit disconcerting about the weight shift of 1775kg when you're chucking it about but no where near finding the... Continue Reading →
...well not one of mine, but that's not the point. My wife bought me a trip to Gwynnespeed down in Gloucestershire last year, but getting down there has taken some planning. They've recently moved to a new venue and it was a first for me driving a 106 on gravel and that alone made the... Continue Reading →
Headed home to Norfolk for a weekend of carpentry and decided to take the Rallye. It's the first time I've driven a Rallye on the familiar country roads around our house since I had the Series 1 and it was a good laugh to get out and about a few times in the car. The... Continue Reading →
Headed out to the heart of the Peak District for a weekend of Mountain Biking. Driving across the Cat and Fiddle early morning on a glorious sunny autumnal day. It just doesn't get much better... Car is going really well, didn't miss a beat. Few little things to take care of like a new rear... Continue Reading →
Well today was the day I belatedly headed north to near Whitby to do some rally car driving with Chris Birkbecks rally school outfit. Chris has quite strong links with Peugeot - His early success as a team operator came while running the Simmonite sisters, Stephanie and co-driver Rachel for Peugeot. Although the Simmonites real... Continue Reading →
I've now been driving for 15 years in which time I've: Owned 6 cars Picked up 6 points and had then expunged Crashed twice Run out of petrol once Taken a skid-pan course Driven a rally car Experienced a trackday Test-driven the car of my dreams Never lost the desire to drive nice cars
Top birthday weekend away doing some rally driving. It was ace! Chris Birkbeck's rally school up near Guisborough provided the venue and the hardware...
Cars. Considered noisy, pollution making, environmentally unfriendly, dangerous to small furry animals and increasingly expensive. Yet they are loved by many. Bikes and cars generally don't mix well. Riders think car drivers on the road are out to get them and off road that they shouldn't be turning tracks into quagmires. Motorists think that cyclists... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 