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BMW’s surprising lack of top level motorsport success

BMW are undoubtedly one of the finest manufacturers of road cars. Their M division has garnered legendary status amongst fans of the Bavarian marque, with motorsport DNA filtering through into the M2’s, M3’s and M5’s that have long been the darling of magazine road tests. But just how much motorsport DNA does the manufacturer actually…

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Peugeot 208 1.4 HDI (A9) – Review

I think it’s safe to say that, even for the most ardent of Peugeot enthusiasts, the company had lost its way after the turn of the millennium. The fantastic 106 and 306 platforms were nearly a decade old at this point and soon to go out of production. The 205, the car that saved the…

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Renault Sport Clio 172 – Review

I’ll make it clear off the bat, I’ve driven this exact 140,000 mile Clio 172 before… on the motorway. Predictably, I was left very underwhelmed. It’s not lost on me that forming an assumption of a leggy Clio during a long haul motorway journey, is like judging a penguins ability to cover ground without seeing…

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Coventry’s automotive past – My trip to see what’s left

Coventry’s recent history has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride to say the least. The city began its global manufacturing prowess in the 1800’s with the production of bicycles, only to be decimated by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Out of the ashes of the German bombing campaign, Coventry became Britains hub…

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Audi A2 update – Have recent reliability woes finally broke me?

It’s been an unusually costly few months with the A2. Firstly there was a snapped alternator belt that turned out to be a seized alternator and just the other week a wheel bearing went triggering the ABS sensor. In total it’s cost me just under £500 in maintenance recently, cash I desperately need for the…

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First real track outing will hopefully be Blyton Park at the very end of the year. I’ve got some saving up to do to get the balancer shaft situation sorted and the track wheels refurbished with some sticky rubber fitted. “You can’t park there mate” Made the decision to swap out the fixed bucket for the standard seat. The bolt upright position of the Suzuka Pro’s and the inability to recline it by the mounts, combined with the stupidly high bolting points on this car, made me feel not only like I was sat on top of the car but also like my helmet was inches away from the windscreen. It’s not ideal on a track car but it’ll do for now. On the positive side these seats are really comfortable! Turns out the new exhaust has started to melt the bumper 🫠 There’s something about the sound of a K20 that just sounds at home on track! Plenty of Mini’s out at Donington last week You don’t need flow-vis paint to see that these vented wings are venting jack shit from the arches 😂 One of the things that really annoys me about this car is the lack of feedback from the steering. Out on track however, I don’t think it bothered me. During spirited road driving you want the wheel to communicate different textures and changes in the road surface to help modulate your inputs. On a racetrack, the surface is perfectly uniform meaning sharpness and accuracy is more important than feedback. In an ideal world it would be nice to have both but the FN2 does the latter very well Zero grip on both the wet and dry line for most of the morning session The last time I was out on track I was pulling myself out of an upside down Suzuki Ignis. 20-30 minutes into my return and I’m facing the wrong way on the grass 😂 #ifindoubtflatout

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