Porsche Cayenne Driving Experience.
“If it’ll make 0-60mph in six seconds, then it’ll stop in 3 seconds.” Stu explained. Yeah, that works, not bad for a big heavyweight SUV, I certainly made its 3.0ltr V6 work!
Race Retro 2017
Held at Stonleigh show ground just outside Coventry, this years Race Retro will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ground-effects era in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame, the centre piece of the show…
The Parkwood Safari
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve visited and it’s a fantastic venue that’s fastidiously maintained and well worth a visit…
2016 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
In case you aren’t aware, the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is 3-day eventing competition that includes dressage, cross country and show jumping…
2016 Emergency Services Show, NEC
Hang on a minute, what is the Emergency Services Show you may ask. Well, as the name suggests it’s a show aimed at all our emergency services…
2016 SMMT Press Day, York.
Having always missed out on driving the popular Dacia (Da’chia) Duster at other press days, I decided that it would be our first vehicle of the day for us to play with… I mean test….
2016 Footman James Classic Car Show, Manchester
This years Footman James Classic Car Show at Event City in Manchester appeared to bean even bigger success than last year, with more clubs, trade stands and of course more enthusiasts….
2016 Game Fair Ragley Hall, Warwickshire
Stepping out of the Evoque press car after our nearly 3 hour early morning blast from Lancashire, we were greeted by the usual sound of shotgun shots echoing around the grounds..
2015 DRIVEit @ Bruntingthorpe
In only its second year, DRIVEit is the UK’s leading dedicated light commercial vehicle exhibition and driving event that’s free, live and interactive. Based at the world-famous…
2016 SMMT Day, Millbrook
I love Millbrook, this will be my 3rd visit in as many years, and as always, I’m excited. I’m excited not just because I get to drive a variety of cars around a variety of test tracks, but for the first time in a number of years…
2015 Glamping Show, Stoneleigh
Over the years, Glamping has introduced a completely new customer base to the outdoor world, not just in the summer months either, it’s extended the season and brought…
2015 Footman James Classic Car Show, Manchester
The Footman James Classic Car Show that’s held at Event City in Manchester is now a permanent fixture in my diary. It maybe smaller than the Classic Car Show at the NEC, but….
2015 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
After signing in at the press tent and grabbing a bite to eat, the 2 Muddy Madams, junior and senior, went off to watch actual horsey stuff whilst I ventured into the thronging crowds in search of interesting companies who were selling their wares…
2015 CLA Game Fair - Harewood House, Yorkshire
To get the most from the fair, we generally like to stay over in the campsite, but with this years show clashing against Chris Evens’ CarFest North at Oulton Park, we had to jam it all into just one day….
2015 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power
The Pageant, as it says on the tin, combines the best of historic and contemporary automotive power from land, water and air…
2014 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, N.E.C.
With over 1,700 classic cars and 300 motorcycles on display and the ever popular auto jumble and the Live Stage, this years Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC was….
2014 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
I always feel a sense of occasion when I attend the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (to give it its full title). It’s much more than just a horse show, it’s one of only six…
2014 SMMT Day Wetherby
As a Lancashire lad, this was by no means my first foray into Yorkshire, but it was my first time with the SMMT, who, in case you’re wondering are the ‘Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’, Throughout the year they arrange press driving days during which we get to drive….
2011 CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace
Again, the crowds thronged (great word throng), upon the CLA with what seemed like the population from a small country in attendance. In fact it was so busy that…
2010 CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall
I decided to attend this years CLA Game Fair that was being held at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, for two reasons. The first being…