"INFLUX: Can you give us an overview of the Bowler and the UK Off Road racing scene? JON CHESTER: The UK Off Road scene is interesting, it’s changing all the time. There are some really active clubs and series "
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Stephane Peterhansel: Dakar hero on two wheels and four…
"You have probably never heard of Stephane Peterhansel. But he is one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Oh, and he's one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time too. In France, Rally Raid desert racing is "
CX Safari: Citroen’s ludicrous slice of loveliness
"We would particularly like a later model version. Preferably in gold. You can do a number of things with this car that are impossible in any other vehicle of its type. You can get a twelve-foot paddle board in the "
MOONROD by Heavy Poly: like a Dune Bug, but better…
"Have you ever fantasised about a MOONROD? You are not alone. This week we stumbled upon a beautiful rendering. The moonrod is a perfect vehicle for ripping up the unregulated lunar landscape. MOONROD is a hopped up, tricked-out version of "
Porsche 911 T SWB is an unmolested beauty
"The Porsche 911 boom is moving on apace. Prices for every designation have been going through the roof, despite these uncertain times. The web is, therefore, awash. Everywhere there are tricked-out, hopped up, winged, stripped, louvred and examples blown to within "
Generation Drift: Five things we have learned
"Drift culture was born on the high, twisty pass roads of Japan. The scene was particularly popular in the highly populated central strip of the country between Tokyo and Nagano. It was generated and nurtured Hashiriya - the mostly young, "
Initial D and Takumi Fujiwara: The Virtual Star of Generation Drift
"Japanese culture is all about exaggeration and amplification. Manga character Takumi Fujiwara from Initial D is the perfect example of this. The manga scene turned its gaze onto the Hashiriya street racing scene in the mid-nineties. Its founding hero was "
Drift: Q&A: how an underground culture exploded
"Drift culture was born in the mountain passes of Japan. But it's become one of the most popular motorsports in the world. Its popularity is testament to the appeal of accessible motorsport. Mark Buckle is one of the stalwarts of "
Drift Toyota AE86: talisman of sideways sliding
"Hachi-Roku. Corolla. Levin. Trueno. Sprinter. Whatever you call the thing, Toyota’s AE86 designation - that is the two-door, rear wheel drive, vaguely wedge-shaped, mid-range sports coupé produced between 1983 and 1987 - is the most definitive vehicle in the short history "
MGA Twin Cam: cracking newsreel of a mid-century legend…
"The MGA TC was a truly incredible little sports car. And to underline the fact, we found this cracking little Pathé newsreel, which lauds the achievements of the pocket-sized road racer that was designed, built and nurtured in Oxfordshire. We're "
Sunbeam Harrington Alpine NART Coupé
" Wednesday 7 September sees the RM Sotheby's Auction at Battersea. And amongst an incredible roster of Lots, this beautifully compact and purposeful 1961 Sunbeam Coupé manages to stand out from the crowd. Not only does it just look fantastic - it has "
Death From Above: Classic Motor Racing
"photos: Michael Fordham Motorsport is all about colour. This set of pics from this year's Silverstone Classic reminds us of that. With the sheer weight of great cars to photograph, we forgot about this little edit that we captured from "
Saab 96 made a virtue out of eccentricity
"My headmistress had a Saab 96. In orange. She was strange. An intellectual misfit. The sort of teacher you used to find in schools of the 1970s. A feminist when feminists were few and far between. Especially in East London. She "