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…
Read moreIf 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…
Read moreFrom 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreWhere 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…
Read moreTesting…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…
Read moreTrial 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…
Read moreMeanwhile, 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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