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Compulsory speed limiters – coming soon on all new cars in Australia

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The end of the road for car enthusiasts?

Recently, the EU announced its intention to introduce compulsory GPS controlled speed-limiters to all new cars sold from 2022. As expected, they have stated this would make a huge difference to the number of lives lost on the road. Already, Australian road safety authorities have expressed great enthusiasm for the new EU rules…rest assured, there’s no escape for us – all European imports are sure to be fitted with the new technology.
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I ended up with the world’s most oddball car brochures

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Earls Court Motor Show

When I was a boy, one of the highlights of my year was the annual trip to the British Motor Show, at Earls Court, in central London.

None of that public transport travel nonsense for the likes of us. No, every year my Dad would make a small windscreen sticker denoting a well-known British motoring industry name.…

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My Top 10 Cars (for now)

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.. Last night I became a multi-millionaire

Waking up to a surprise email

I went to bed thinking about what I might do tomorrow. I might walk the dog, do some work, some shopping in the afternoon, write another article for my blog etc. Nothing too exciting, or unusual.

Then I woke up in the morning and, after checking my emails, made a surprising discovery.

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It’s News To Me – the good, the bad and the ugly

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This week in cars and motorsports

Coming our way soon – the good, the bad and the ugly.

2019 F1 cars are revealed this week

Haas F1 2019As ever, I’m keen to see how the latest Formula 1 cars stack up against each other this season, especially with new aero changes and some new driver combo’s in the mix.…

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 It’s News To Me – Daytona and Bathurst

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This week in cars and motorsports

After a lazy start to the year, the first motorsport events are like a shot of espresso – I’m suddenly engaged with 2019.

Rolex Daytona 24 hours 

 After catching scraps of 24 hour Daytona action, I began to feel like life had returned to normal – for me, that means watching motorsport whenever something decent is on.…

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Driving a 1957 Porsche with one hand from Melbourne to Sydney

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My first road trip in a Porsche with no roof

Circumstances forced me to drive my new 1957 Porsche Speedster one-handed. This was because my other hand had lost all sense of feeling. This was thanks to what felt like Arctic conditions in a country I imagined never became cold, in an open car with no roof, in winter.…

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The joys of mad, old French cars

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Irresistibly French

I like many old French cars, not because I think are any better than those made elsewhere. I just love their distinctive character and, well, their sheer bloody-minded ‘Frenchness.’

Sadly, this is less true today than it used to be (Renault Fluence anyone?). But among the plethora of deadly dull diesel-powered family cars, there have been still some real gems produced by French car makers in recent times.…

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Utes take over Australia

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The rise and rise of the ute

I despair sometimes – bloody utes took first, second and fourth in overall Australian sales figures last month (December 2018). Really? 

Assuming we haven’t all become ‘tradies’ overnight, I’m struggling to figure out what the appeal is. Utes are big, heavy, often ugly, hard to park, uneconomical, as aerodynamic as the average brick, have relatively crude suspension, so don’t ride or handle like a regular car, have relatively poor space for passengers and, while safety has improved, they still have a C of G equivalent of an office block.…

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Learning to drive – dangerously

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DC3 Austin Special

The world’s worst teacher

Learning to drive with my father beside me was never going to be easy. He had zero patience and was a truly terrible teacher. I wasn’t expected to be just a regular driver. This I realised when driving his little Austin Special sports car around a field one day.…

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I love F1. And hate F1.

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Daniel Ricciardo

….A Formula love/hate relationship

The allure of Formula 1 is irresistible for me. I’ve followed it most of my life and I supposed I’ve loved and loathed it almost equally forever. I forever ask myself why I still find myself following every titbit of news, every practice run and every race, when so many of the sport’s orchestrators are seemingly trying to deter me at every turn ( no pun intended).…

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