So six months after our encounter with a ditch a train ride home and a lift to the garage the following day reunited me with the Rallye. It'd taken a while to save up £1,500 to refurbish it. New body panels, paintwork, time on a chassis jig. The block was okay, but as new second... Continue Reading →
That didn’t go to plan
The idea was nip down to Norfolk for the weekend with a mate from the bike shop, race mountain bikes around Thetford Forest and be back to work on Monday. All went well until about 10 miles from our destination where it turned out the road surface out of a series of 90 degree bends... Continue Reading →
Peugeot 106 Rallye Series 1
For many years I have been driving around in a Peugeot 205 Lacoste - a 1.4 carburettor based motor with some special cams. The car has been pretty reliable but the bodywork is far from perfect and whilst luxuries like the electric windows and sunroof have been plus points, it's also had it's more negative... Continue Reading →


