RX-7 Regularity Rally
Think rotary engine, and it is more than likely the Mazda name that first springs to mind. While several models in its history utilised such engines, it is the RX-7 that enjoys the most famous relationship. The first-generation car made its debut in 1978 and is often referred to as many things, the FB or […]
Mazda RX7 – 40 years
40 years on from its launch and it’s obviously impossible to talk about this superb and great-looking sports car without homing in on its most unique and original feature; the Wankel rotary engine. Designed by a German, Felix Wankel, the rotary engine consists of a triangle-shaped piston spinning, in one direction, within a pinched oval. […]
Prodrive P2
Bwaaaah. Bu. Bu. BWAAAAH! Flat but percussive with rough, loping edges, it could only be a boxer four. Rough and inconstant, the gloriously impure gargling swells with each passing second, gaining pitch and volume as the revs continue to climb. It’s not an exhaust note: it’s just an exhaust noise. Dirty, angry and overlaid with […]
British Classic Car Meeting
150 British classic cars, 135 miles of driving, a Concours d’Elégance and a gala dinner. You would be forgiven for thinking we’re describing an event in the UK. But you would be wrong. The British Classic Car Meeting is an event that takes place in St Moritz and this year I was fortunate enough to […]
Remembering Bjorn Waldegaard
I can still remember it, pinned in HD to the noticeboard of my brain. It was an unseasonably hot and sunny day in the south west of Ireland, not far from the small village where I was born and raised (don’t worry — this doesn’t turn into a Hovis ad…). The sun was gently cooking […]
The Winter Marathon is taking bookings
Along 277 miles including nine Dolomite road passes, 12 hours of non-stop driving, mainly at night, the Winter Marathon, will run from January 19-22 in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. As the most important winter motorsport event dedicated to vintage cars, it is also one of the most fascinating. Being held for the 29th time in […]
The ultimate choice in Ford Fiesta circles – Fiesta WRC
There’s about as much Fiesta in the Fiesta WRC as there is egg in a Koenigsegg. Despite that, there’s enough of an excuse to shoehorn it into our Ford Fiesta edition. Ignoring one-off drag stars and the odd Rallycross mutant (both of which are designed to last barely a few minutes of competition before re-fettling) […]
5 Off-Road Icons inspired by the Paris Dakar rally
A fistful of our favourite Dakar – flavoured machines that go everywhere, fast
Stephane Peterhansel: Dakar hero on two wheels and four…
You have probably never heard of Stephane Peterhansel. But he is one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Oh, and he’s one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time too. In France, Rally Raid desert racing is a much bigger deal than here in England. It makes for prime TV viewing and […]
Tony Pond – blue collar rally legend
remembering the ‘tached driver that defined the rally old school