Abarths: British Motor Museum, Gaydon to Caffeine & Machine – March 2019
The brief that I gave myself when planning this event, the first Abarth Owners Club meet of 2019, was that as it would be in early March, it needed to...
Donington Historic Festival – May 2018
Historic racing has become big business. Gone are the days when this was exclusively the preserve of the amateur, as nowadays at any event - and there...
Prescott 80th Anniversary, Members’ Meeting and Garden Party – July 2018
Every meeting held at the Prescott Hill Climb, on the slopes of the Cotswolds, just outside Gotherington, the village where I grew up, is of course, d...
Caffeine & Machine – November 2019
Caffeine and Machine opened its door in October 2018 and within weeks the crowds of people who came to visit overwhelmed the car parking facilities. M...
Silverstone Classic – July 2015
2015 marked the Silver Anniversary for the Silverstone Classic. I first attended in 2007, and have been every year since, so cannot comment from exper...
Abarth Regional Meetings – 2019
It was not long after the relaunch of the Abarth brand in the UK, back in the late Summer of 2008, that the first group of enthusiastic owners from ac...
Race Retro – February 2018
In a slightly grandiose billing, the Race Retro event calls itself Europe's Number 1 Historic Motor Show. That's a bold claim indeed. I've been to thi...
Cars of Italy – May 2017
It used to be the case that across Europe there were very distinct differences in the list of cars that were available and more importantly which sold...
Showrooms of Scottsdale, AZ – September 2019
Some years ago, I fell for the charms of Arizona, in the south west of America. Whilst the State's best known tourist attractions are in the far north...
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble – January 2020
The Sunday Scrambles at the historic and expansive Bicester Heritage site have become a significant event in the UK car enthusiast's calendar. First h...