A road-legal track machine that embodies Alpine’s racing spirit. The A110R takes everything great about the A110 and sharpens it; stripping weight, adding aero, and cranking up the focus. I had the chance to drive one on real-world roads, and even on cold, damp Cornish roads, it delivered a connected, intense experience few modern cars … Continue reading What’s it like to drive the radical Alpine A110R
A car that forced Ferrari to evolve, influenced the McLaren F1, and was fine-tuned by Senna himself. I had the chance to get behind the wheel of one, and it didn’t disappoint. Silky ride quality, precise balance, and an analogue experience that feels as special today as it must have 30 years ago. Read my full article on the Collecting … Continue reading What’s it like to drive the original Honda NSX?
A team member asked if our strategy and approach was lifted from the Phoenix Project. They wondered if that’s why I split our engineers into two squads: one focused on features, owning our frontend repos, and the other on platform, owning the backend and cleaning up the “messy middle”. We have a learning budget at … Continue reading The Phoenix Project?
The best way to enjoy your newly purchased dream car? Upgrade the driver. Learn from the unfortunate fate of my Elise (S2 Sport Tourer). I took guidance from a friend and enrolled at Andrew Walsh Driver Training.
In November 2021 I took part in the Race of Remembrance [RoR]. In a Mission Motorsport C1 donated by Bad Obsession Motorsport [BOM]: YouTubers and creators of the infamous Project Binky. To coincide with the announcement of the RoR 2022 dates, BOM released their video of our race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkbQuPT9Kog Please donate to this awesome cause: … Continue reading Race of Remembrance, 2021: The Video
Race of Remembrance 2019 ended with a bang... Third time lucky! 2019's Race of Remembrance [RoR] ended with a literal bang. Before my first stint, the owner of the car lost it into Rocket and crashed heavily into the marshal post. Thankfully, he walked away with only a broken shoulder. It was a BIG ONE! … Continue reading Race of Remembrance, 2021
Update: Northern Delboy & Rodney were actually Ben and Twigg from Vtec Direct Motorsport MSV EnduroKA - https://www.enduroka.co.uk/ Snetterton hosted round two of MSV's EnduroKA series. The temptation of a 12-hour race competed with it being a long way to drive another unknown circuit. If others were keen it was on. A sense of ease was released … Continue reading Race three, round three: Third time lucky?
We came last, caught fire, had a blast, and can't wait to race a KA again.
Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - Qualifying Part 3 - Race day & warm up Part 4 - My first race Croft in a C1 Max is having a good time, it’s his local circuit and the marshals and ‘crowd’ love him! There is no pressure, and if I were him I’d assume the … Continue reading My First Race
Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - Qualifying Part 3 - Race day & warm up Part 4 - My first race Race Day Awake at 6ish (better than 5am) and started looking at Max’s lap vs. my laps again. We’re due at the circuit for 10:30ish and I head up for 10am to soak … Continue reading My First Race Day
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