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First Year Circuit Racing

For us of course that meant driving a classic, our 1977 TVR 3000M, in the HSCC 70s Roadsports but the lessons we learned can be [Read More]

2015 Dick Mayo Sprint

Chris ‘Scrutineering’ Dymock helps out at the 2015 Dick Mayo Sprint to discover many competitors using their classic cars as a track weapon of choice to [Read More]

Summer Drives Competition

To enter the Summer Drives Competition all you have to do is visit the dedicated Summer Drives Competition webpage, pick a favourite from the list [Read More]

Berkeley Classic Car Show 2015

Hmm, a rather lovely summer`s day despite the rather iffy forecast and all the better for the short jaunt to the Berkeley Classic Car Show [Read More]

HSCC 70s Snetterton 2015

The forecast said that a thunderstorm would pass overnight to leave an overcast but dry Norfolk for the HSCC 70s Snetterton 2015 event. That only [Read More]

70s Roadsports Thruxton 2015

Wow. What a great bunch the HSCC are and terrific to finally enjoy our first outing racing with them. Welcome to 70s Roadsports Thruxton 2015. Testing [Read More]

Retro Cars – Missing the Point?

In a world where European and American car manufacturers seem desperate to hang onto past successes are they on the right lines with their current [Read More]

Yellow Cabs – A fairy tale in New York

A recent visit across the pond, strictly non-car related you understand, provided a welcome pre-Xmas fairy tale in New York with, unlike the hapless couple [Read More]

Accusump Install

Oil pressure and the subsequent oil flow it produces is by definition the very lifeblood of your engine and so the question is can an [Read More]

Berkeley Classic Car Show

In maintaining our love of events large and small and in the run up to the big one for us this year, the Le Mans [Read More]

Fathers Day Gift Ideas: Speed and Steam at Didcot (UK)

If you are looking for fathers day or significant birthday gift ideas then Speed and Steam at Didcot (UK) might well be of interest. Taking [Read More]

Running Report: TVR 3000M water pump replaced

It was precisely 6½ days before our first sprint event of the season at Castle Circuit in Wiltshire (UK) when just prior to what I [Read More]

2014 Donington Historic Festival

Our tour of UK and European classic car events big and small continues and before we sail south to France and the La Sarthe region [Read More]

Circuit des Remparts Racing Festival

Andy Laurence resisted all temptations to attend this year’s Goodwood Revival Meeting on 14th – 16th September and instead made his way to the Circuit [Read More]

Jaguar MK2 3.8 Manual Driven

The Jaguar MK2 3.8 dominated our television screens in the 1970’s as the getaway car of choice. It is easy to understand why, powerful with [Read More]

AK427 AC Cobra Replica Driven

Kit cars haven’t always enjoyed the best rep, particularly with the number of VW Beetle based models that appeared on the scene back in the [Read More]

BMW Mini Cooper Driven

The team who created the modern day BMW Mini Cooper certainly exploited every possibly styling cue from the original. But did they also capture the essence of Mini [Read More]

2013 Castle Combe Autumn Classic

If you struggle to get in to see some of the bigger classic car race events then it might be time to see what a [Read More]

Triumph TR4A Driven

Triumph’s TR range evolved very gradually from the TR2 of the early 1950’s through to the TR6 of the mid 70’s. The cars also stayed in [Read More]

Satirical Comedy from ‘Tarky’ – Part 2

Tarky is in high spirits as he looks forward to meeting the splendid chaps who make up the membership of the motor club and smiles [Read More]

VW Campers for Hire in London

London Classic Car Club member Kirk Harrison, who already has a Rover P6, Renault Avantime and Triumph Bonneville committed to the club has now gone [Read More]