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Going international with Infiniti

Infiniti is launching its most highly anticipated car yet in Portugal later this month, and the company will fly a handful of motoring broadcasters and ‘vloggers’ out to put the car through its paces in Lisbon. I’m delighted to reveal that

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Back to my roots in a classic Ford

I haven’t often in my life been far from a classic Ford of some kind. Whether it was tinkering with Mk1 Escorts with my Dad after school, or competing on the race track or rally stage in a variety of classics, from

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Why Top Gear makes great TV, even when it’s not on TV

The world’s favourite motoring TV show is in its off season at the moment – you might have heard. But if Top Gear was responsible for car conversations on a Monday morning, the hiatus surrounding its sabbatical and subsequent mystery

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Where does dreaming get you?

When I was really young, I had a dream of being a presenter. Yes I had to get a ‘real’ job along the way too, because that’s how it works…but you know what I’ve got a pretty cool one of

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Woody’s gone all ’80s

I seem to have developed a sort of accidental niche when it comes to cars. I’ve always liked cars from the 1980s, but I realised when updating my Classics Driven channel last night that, in fact six of my last

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Classics Driven

If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know I’ve got a bit of a ‘thing’ for classic cars. It’s where my motoring heart lies. I grew up on a diet of Saab 96s, Ford Mk1 Escorts and Minis, and my

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Take rally safety seriously

It turns out producing rally TV is not just entertainment. We’re using our influence at Special Stage to support the changes taking place to secure the future of the sport. Here’s why… A lot of work is being done by UK motor sport’s governing body, the Motor

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Business as usual – new motoring film

You didn’t think my Top Gear audition would be the last piece of content I’d produce for a while, did you? No, this weekend I’ve been out shooting cars again, and I’m excited to bring you a film featuring one of

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Front page news!

What an amazing few days I’ve had since announcing on social media that I’ve submitted an audition video for the Top Gear job. I’ve had support from all directions, but I just wanted to tell you about the latest driving force

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Top Gear audition

In my life I always wanted to be one of two things; a professional rally driver or a Top Gear presenter. I’ve been lucky enough to do rallying to a reasonable level, but I think it’s fair to assume that

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