Brooklands Autumn MotorSport Day – October 2013
Pity the poor event organiser! Of course, all plans have to assume that the weather will be favourable, but at any time in the year, the vaguaries of ...
2013 SEAT Ibiza 1.6 TDi 105 Style 5 door (E)
Arriving in Madrid for a weekend of summer sunshine (or so I hoped, and booked before I knew that the UK was actually going to have several weeks of s...
2013 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDi S (GB)
I will make no secret of the fact that I am big fan of the Skoda Octavia. If you look at the sales fi...
Coventry Festival of Motoring – August 2013
My first experience of the Coventry Festival of Motoring was in 2012, and it was sufficiently enjoyable that not only did I vow to return in 2013, but...
2013 Ford Focus 1.0T 100 Ecoboost and 1.6i Zetec 5door (GB)
In the interests of trying to sample a few more test cars on British roads, and encouraged by the arriva...
VSCC at Prescott Hill Climb – August 2013
All the events that take place at Prescott Hill, on the slopes of the Cotswolds in North Gloucestershire, have their appeal, but to many it is the mee...
Ace Cafe Classics Night – September 2013
Second Tuesday of the month is Classics Night at Ace Cafe. It is the occasion when you are likely to encounter the most varied collection of vehicles ...
Great Western Italian Day – September 2013
Yet another Italian event? Well, yes, such is the enthusiasm for the cars of Italy that there are plenty of occasions when the proud owners want to sh...
2013 Toyota Verso 1.8i Luna (CH)
Credit must surely go to Renault with their 1996 Scenic for introducing a car which made life that much easier for families who needed s...
Queen Square Bristol Breakfast Club – September 2013
During the latest Queens Square Breakfast Club meeting, I was talking to David Roots, whose Alfa Special has starred regularly in reports from this ev...