Roadtripping

As the third part of filming our little roadtrip documentary about ‘France’s forgotten racetracks’ we visited the old Reims GP circuit. It’s a beautiful, semi-derelict site that has often appeared in print. Despite it’s obvious popularity few...

This one took some organising. Montlhery is another forgotten racetrack on our recent road trip that played a huge part in early motorsport. Today it's a large testing and research complex just south of Paris and inside is a huge concrete bowl - the remains...

On my travels in Scandinavia I often pass these abandoned petrol stations. They’re too cool just to drive by and I always stop for a quick iPhone snap. One has a spectacular hidden secret, too. Let’s take a look. The BP garage pictured above is in...

Did you know that Britain has amassed nearly three times more Formula One silverware than its nearest continental rival? No, I was surprised too; 10 British F1 Drivers have taken 15 (soon to be 16, surely) world championships, 8 of the 12 most successful...

We're not usually big fans of car meets. Too much standing around in pub car parks. Pub car parks are purgatory. You're trapped between the warmth and refreshment of the bar on one side, and the fun of using your car on the other. You can't enjoy a pint...

It’s been a while since we last explored that jaggy-looking top left hand corner of Britain, and of course we’re always looking for an excuse for another roadtrip. For us this means asking the men of Malvern for some keys and a long slog up the M6 before...

Screaming up the Col de Turini in someone else’s Mini recently we stumbled across this, a pink Citroën DS, parked tight against the mountainside. I had a picture of one of the DSs that won the Monte Carlo rally in ’59 with me and took the picture within...

Some cars catch your eye from quite some distance. As I mooched through the snow near Sandefjord in Norway recently I spotted something odd. A British plated Bentley Mulsanne Turbo. No tax disc, no other clues about where it was from or what on earth it was...

Going around the world on BMW enduro bikes supported by a film crew, security squad and a team doctor (and an army of hair and beard stylists no doubt) is one thing; doing it solo in a 1973 Austin Mini van is something else entirely. But that’s exactly what...