In the introductory bumf for Jonathan Palmers Bedford Autodrome motorsport venue it says:

The Motorsport Sensation at Bedford Autodrome. Guests drive every high performance car. They experience one of the most thrilling memorable days of their lives and they will love it.

Rarely do you read marketing blurb that on ...   more »

LJK Setright, who died last week aged 74, was one of the most inspiring motoring – or should I say engineering - enthusiasts of our age. One of the world's foremost and most distinguished motoring journalists he was also one life’s great characters.

His numerous publications included histories of Rolls ...   more »

Regular visitors to the blog will have been assailed with various automotive related tales for some time now. Rest assured this situation will continue, even though the fleet is nearly complete. For now that is.

The sensible family car arrived on Friday in the form of a Jaguar X type ...   more »

The 911 has been here a month now and I finally got round to taking her to the local Porsche Centre to have a couple of things done post shipping. The windscreen has a slight leak - supposedly fixed in Hong Kong but not - and the central locking is ...   more »

I am reminded of an old joke which, as with all good jokes, starts with two men in a pub:

Fred: I bought the wife a jaguar last week...
Bill: Really? Bet that was expensive, was it worth it?
Fred: Oh yes, it bit her head off.

This is of course incredibly unkind - I will suffer for it later - but is a neat introduction to our latest sensible car acquisition. OK, make that only sensible car acquisition.. well apart from the LandRover that is.   more »

We've finally resolved the car issues. Vectra sold. 911 arrives UK on monday. 323 sold to our estate agent (justice?) and the MX-5 was loaded yesterday. Looking forward very much to driving her in Wiltshire.

Have been impressed with the shipping agent in Hong Kong; Barwill. They've been on top of the documentation all the time and even sent me pictures of the cars loaded on board.

The MX-5 is sitting in front of a bus and a lorry. Hope it's a smooth ride to Yokohama!

I hate to admit it, but the girls are right. There is nothing like a bit of retail therapy to put a smile on your face. Even better when indulgence is with the support of ones spouse. Better still when it involves motor cars.

And so it was that yours ...   more »

Have to admit I've long since stopped being an avid follower of the Ecclestone circus and many more will share my view following this weekends disaster at Indianapolis. F1 really did need to conquer America to be a truly global event (and of course to tap into all those sponsorship ...   more »