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The End Of The Road, For Now : VSCC Herefordshire Trial

By simonlewis 26/03/2020 Category 1 No Comments
The End Of The Road, For Now : VSCC Herefordshire Trial

It’s nearly the end of March 2020 and I was planning to be at Goodwood for the Member’s Meeting this coming weekend. A fortnight later we should have been off…

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If You Need Something Doing Properly…The Rise Of The Author-Publisher

By simonlewis 22/01/2018 Category 1 No Comments
If You Need Something Doing Properly…The Rise Of The Author-Publisher

(NOTE: Please check the added material at the end of this article from noted exponant of the genre Chris Ellard, added 28/1/18) I was talking recently with my journalist friend…

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From The Other Side Of The Counter : Race Retro 2017

By simonlewis 11/03/2017 Category 1 No Comments
From The Other Side Of The Counter : Race Retro 2017

This edition of the annual historic motorsport celebration was a rare event for me. I was a ‘punter’ rather than a trader and doesn’t it look different from the other…

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The Body Beautiful : Carrozzeria In Books

By simonlewis 09/01/2017 Category 1 No Comments
The Body Beautiful : Carrozzeria In Books

Have you heard of Carozzeria Boneschi ? Full marks if you have, this is one of the lesser known Italian coachbuilding concerns but it’s got an extensive (and expensive)  book…

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Where Have All The Classics Gone In Italy?

By simonlewis 27/10/2016 Category 1 2 Comments
Where Have All The Classics Gone In Italy?

In October we took a short family holiday to Rome. Always an ambition.  What a city! Bustling, beautiful, exciting…overwhelming! It did not disappoint. We even saw an huge abandoned stock…

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Testing…Testing…Anyone There? Biscester VSCC Driving Tests

By simonlewis 21/12/2015 Category 1 No Comments
Testing…Testing…Anyone There? Biscester VSCC Driving Tests

Ah, 2.30pm at last! Time to pack up and get out of the wind … Been here since long before daylight (the trip took far less time than expected at…

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Trial By Mud – Some Winter Motorsport 2015

By simonlewis 19/12/2015 Category 1 1 Comment
Trial By Mud – Some Winter Motorsport 2015

As the days grow short and the weather grows colder the hillimbs have all finished and there aren’t many circuit races left but the hardy souls of the Vintage Sports…

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Meanwhile, In Central France… Book Hunting In Montmorillon

By simonlewis 09/09/2015 Category 1 No Comments
Meanwhile, In Central France… Book Hunting In Montmorillon

Montmorillon is to France what Hay-on-Wye is to Britain : Bookshop heaven. An attractive little town on a river in a rural region with more second hand bookshops than you…

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