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Waking the beast

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to resurrect a Formula One car that’s been hibernating for 12 years? No, me neither, but it’s certainly the sort of thing that’ll stir your imagination if you’re an F1 fan

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Austin Maestro: A sight for sore eyes?

Today, I saw an Austin Maestro and I got excited. Why? Well when was the last time you saw an interesting car on the road? At this point the petrol head in you will be nutting the desk, and you’ll

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Road to the WRC

November 2014 saw the realisation of a career ambition for Paul, as he made his debut in the World Rally Championship. Though, as he explains, it wasn’t quite as he’d always imagined it. As a young boy, brought up on

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It’s a Porsche. Actually, no it’s a Volkswagen

(Article written for VW Festival) If you’re a Porsche fan, you’ll know this as the VW with a Porsche badge. But then, it is the VW that saved Porsche. Here’s the short story of the VW that so nearly was, and

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Who signs off the motorsport sponsorship budget?

In a lot of cases the job of signing off motorsport sponsorship packages falls to the cleaner. Right? After all, if the marketing team did it, they wouldn’t let us forget the fact that they are sponsors of a race or

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Gumball 3000 hits London – and it’s good news for motorsport!

Gumball in London – electric atmosphere, petrol cars   The weather on Sunday might have had something to do with the electric atmosphere in the nation’s capital. But I’m going to make a bold statement – I think a bunch

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The end of the PetrolHead?

The end of the petrol head? I saw a story this week about Google getting a driving licence in Nevada…for a driverless car. Gulp. Now don’t get me wrong – I’m all for innovation in motoring. But the kind of

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Taking the double with the Infiniti FX

Paul took a V6 diesel Infiniti FX for the weekend, and came back a rally winner. But that’s not all he won on at Oulton Park – here’s what happens when you take a sports SUV to the racetrack. The

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