Category Archives: Cars and bits
Le Mans 2026 – Day 5
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
Le Mans 2026 – Day 4
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
Le Mans 2026 – Day 1
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
Turning the page
🇬🇧 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
The world of tyres
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
A seventies flashback (III) 🇫🇷🇬🇧
Not a picture of the actual car but in all aspects similar
The ACO ticketing saga 🇬🇧🇫🇷
Group C cars 🇬🇧
A few weeks ago, I mentioned my intention to research and write about the Group C car category at the famous 24h of Le Mans race. I have managed to create and dedicate a page on the subject. Page which … Continue reading
The evolution of endurance 🇬🇧
Car designed by J2S and drawn by DALL.E 3
I do it my way 