Petrolhead Adventures
MPH & Classic Car Show 2009 Review
What do you get when you mix Top Gear, a live arena plus some of the best cars in the world? This show of course.
Burning Rubber at Santa Pod’s MOPAR Euro Nationals 2009
Ah yes. Burnt tyre smoke in my eyes and lungs, the smell of un-burnt fuel wafting past. It’s back to the track again to watch some more seriously powerful and equally seriously cool US muscle cars racing down that quarter mile strip of tarmac. We’re here at Santa Pod for the UK MOPAR Euro Nationals.
York Raceway – UK Spring Nationals
Although I’m at York Raceway, England, I could be in the USA right now. It’s a seriously hot day with some seriously nice muscle cars. There’s not a cloud in the sky and only the occasional patch of funny-smelling fog wafts past us. Ahh, the joy. I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning.
Home of the Silver Arrow – A visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum
Stuttgart, in Germany is home to one of the most iconic names in motoring today – Mercedes-Benz. Their newly overhauled museum is simply fantastic and no matter what preference of car manufacturer you have, this is one of the best car museums in the world and visiting it is a must.
The Porsche Museum – A Mecca for Car Enthusiasts
The Porsche museum in Stuttgart, Germany, is classed as a ‘museum on wheels’. Why is this? And why is the word ‘museum’ totally the wrong word for this car enthusiasts Mecca? Find out more about this amazing place in this article.
Addendum To The McQueen Story – Steve may have actually won the 1970 Sebring race!
Guest writer Louis Galanos continues his account of the Sebring 1970 12 hour race, and discovers that Steve McQueen may well have won that famous race at Sebring.
Guest Article: 1970 Sebring 12 Hours – A Race to Remember
Guest writer Louis Galanos recalls being at the legendary 1970 Sebring 12 hour race where he also met the equally legendary and ultimate cool icon Steve McQueen.
Road Trip on the Wild Roads of Norway – Part 2
We continue our road trip across Norway, driving through a town that has heated pavements and come across insane Norwegian people driving like they have lemming-like tendencies and want to plunge themselves and you into the nearest fjord. It’s all good though.
Road Trip on the Wild Roads of Norway – Part 1
Norway is a country so beautiful that it makes your eyes water. It’s full of mountains ranges that are ragged and sharp and Fjords colourful, from greens and blue to deepest black. We take an unforgettable road trip through some of the most dramatic scenery in the world.
MPH & Classic Car Show 2008
The MPH/Classic car show? It’s just another same-old same-old motor show isn’t it? You walk around several huge halls, look at cars-the best ones of course being roped off from the public, eat over-priced food and then go home with lots of photo’s of supercars on stands protected by thick red ropes.
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