It was October 2016 when Zenos were chirpy and confident enough to invite me along to try their new motor. Based in Wymondham, Norfolk, they were on hallowed turf and exuded the confidence of a manufacturer keen to take on the big boys. The local roads have been the test-track for countless road legal prototype sports … Continue reading Zenos
We all love driving fast - that's why driving experiences exist. A chance for us mere mortals to try out some exotica without having to sell the house or a family member. Tracks up and down the country do them and there are plenty of third-party companies happy to swap your monthly bonus for a … Continue reading Lotus Driving Academy
I know. I know it's an Opel. I know it's not even a real Opel. And I know the design is flawed in a lot of ways so it could never be a real Opel. But it's cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu54HcYqG0I But why does it exist? Is there any benefit? Well, yes. Concepts like this are … Continue reading Project Opel H
"It's funny how things pan out," I thought as I picked out a parking spot behind the colossal grandstands at Rockingham. This was the Abarth Day, 20th May 2017. I wasn't supposed to be here. To be honest, just a few days beforehand I didn't even know it was going on, and when I was told … Continue reading Sparing a little bit of time for Abarth
If there's one car I really am qualified to comment on, it's the 2006-2007 Lotus Exige S. Because that's my car. It's the car I pop to the shops in. Visit friends in. The car I wash (occasionally), and insure. The car I'd need to quickly jump into in an emergency, pick a mate up … Continue reading Lotus Exige S
There's Steve McQueen stuff all over the internet, and here's a bit more. An actor/racer that lived in a time well before digital photography he was an icon, yet there are nowhere near the number of images of him that there would be today, and so these limited edition offerings become all the more familiar. … Continue reading McQueen
There are many iconic endurance racing Porsches. Indeed winning Le Mans became a bit of a habit for the Stuttgart team, especially with the incredible 917, and so that model has been well documented throughout the motoring world... However, much less is known about another incredible endurance Porsche, the 906 - or Carrera 6. Following … Continue reading Porsche 906
Every now and again you see a render of a car design that you wish was real. When you follow Alessandro Masera's work, however, 'every now and again' becomes 'every time Masera publishes a new image'. Masera's talent for car design combines with his obvious passion for Alfa Romeo with seductive results. Each accurately detailed … Continue reading A.Masera
2015's first Photographer of the Month is Californian Ken Brown, whose use of black is as vibrant as any other photographer's use of colour. Brown is selected as this month's POTM as his photographs of classic cars bathed in darkness are some of the most breathtaking I've seen. Classic, iconic and successful racing cars, plus … Continue reading Photographer of the month – Jan 2015
No car lover could resist taking a peek at the work of Daniel Simon. A look at the incredible fantasy vehicles rendered so realistically in his book Cosmic Motors is enough to get any design lover salivating. So when I heard of a new project of his, Timeless Racer, which explores an alternative earth where … Continue reading Timeless Racer
Damien Cross - Pedal Prodder 