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Speed, we often point out, is a commodity less freely available to drivers on British roads than it used to be. On safety grounds that’s probably okay, given the growing population of cars and the fai

It’s a consequence of being a nerdy petrolhead that, despite most of us living thousands of miles away from northern Scandinavia, we’re familiar with the strange names of Arvidsjaur, Arjeplog and Rova

Alan, don’t you think it’s time you got cleaned up? Grantham’s coming to tea.” Helen looked at her sixteen-year-old son’s filthy overalls and grease-streaked arms. “I wish you wouldn’t get quite so di

Christmas is a time of comforting traditions, isn’t it? In our household, Christmas begins in early December with a showing of The Muppet Christmas Carol while we wrestle the Christmas tree into place

It has been a hectic season for the Stovebolt Special: 11 hillclimb weekends, two hillclimb schools, and 3000 rapid road miles getting to and from them. And one serious breakage. That was sorted in ti

Let’s get one thing straight (or not): loving power oversteer doesn’t make you good at it. In fact, what makes this special cornering condition so great is knowing it’s something you will only sometim