Why I'm Writing More About Cars One of my goals this year was simple: write more. Not because I want to become a motoring journalist, but because I enjoy the process of reflecting on the cars I'm lucky enough to drive and own. Writing forces me to think more deeply about why certain cars resonate, … Continue reading The BMW i3 Was Braver Than It Needed to Be
Every so often you get a proper "pinch me" day. Thanks to a generous friend, after years of obsessing over the 997.2 GT3 RS 3.8, I finally got to drive one. One of my goals this year is to write more. Another is to drive more. I'm hoping those two things complement each other. If you've … Continue reading Never Meet Your Heroes? Driving the Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS 3.8
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
Two years in feels like a good moment to reflect on the journey so far and the road ahead. Just after my 1-year on post, things escalated as I became Head of Engineering and joined the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at The Collecting Group (TCG), Collecting Cars and Watch Collecting. I’ve survived my first board … Continue reading Changing Gears: Navigating the Road to Executive Tech Leadership
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
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
Part 1 - Introduction Part 2 - Qualifying Part 3 - Race day & warm up Part 4 - My first race Qualifying I meet Mark (Rich's partner in crime) at the Amigo Motorsport setup, I can remember floating rather than walking to meet him. He can clearly see I’m a bundle of energy and … Continue reading My First Qualifying
My first race!
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