Category Archives: Cars and bits

Le Mans 2026 – Day 5

Posted on June 16, 2026 by JJS

Home, glorious home Nine o’clock. On the dot. Bags packed, gîte left in a condition that would not disgrace a TripAdvisor review, and four slightly battered but thoroughly happy Le Mans veterans pointing the Audi Q5 south toward civilisation. The … Continue reading →

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Le Mans 2026 – Day 4

Posted on June 15, 2026 by JJS

The morning after the night before There are mornings when you spring out of bed refreshed and ready to conquer the world. This was not one of them. Emerging sometime around 9am, I felt less like a seasoned motorsport veteran … Continue reading →

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Le Mans 2026 – Day 1

Posted on June 12, 2026 by JJS

The long road to La Roche Racan There is something almost meditative about setting off at 9am for a destination that involves forty-eight hours of sleep deprivation, petrol fumes, and grown men arguing about lap times at three in the … Continue reading →

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Turning the page

Posted on June 10, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 This morning I performed what can only be described as a last rites ceremony on four plastic wheels: one final lap of honour with the Méhari. I eased her out of the garage with the delicacy of a surgeon … Continue reading →

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The world of tyres

Posted on May 12, 2026 by JJS

The world’s biggest tyre manufacturer might not be who you think and no, it’s not Michelin A lifetime at Continental, a lunch in enemy territory, and one very small rubber bombshell. Last week I found myself in Clermont-Ferrand — spiritual … Continue reading →