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WE DROVE THE BRABUS 800, A ‘VOLCANIC’ EXPERIENCE!
What’s it like to drive an 800bhp car? A question on many petrolheads’ minds. Luckily, we were able to answer it when we were handed the keys...
26.03.2020Tom Ingram: this is not a vacation, it’s an extra three months to prepare!
The BTCC driver just completed his first official season test prior to the UK’s lockdown period and topped the scoreboard in the Gazoo Racing...
26.03.2020Hervé Cotel: "You have to know how to go slowly, to go fast"
Hervé Cotel is a Dakar legend. The Frenchman has been building his own buggies to compete in the infamous cross-country race since 1980 and...
26.03.2020The Thermal Club: the members-only racetrack in the desert
Imagine having your own private racetrack. It’s every petrolhead’s dream. A collection of cars and bikes at your disposal to drive and ride...
26.03.2020Important COVID-19 Update from Motul
Important COVID-19 Update from Motul Dear valued customers, As per the President’s address last night, South Africa will be on a national...
24.03.2020FIA PRESENTS FIRST OFFICIAL REGULATIONS FOR DRIFTING
During a meeting earlier this month the FIA World Motorsports Council approved the first official rules and guidelines for the international...
19.03.2020INSIDE BRABUS: TURNING MERCEDES-BENZ’S INTO BEASTS
Apart from having the world’s longest ski slope and a movie theme park, the German town of Bottrop (50km from the Dutch border) is as calm...
19.03.2020REDUCE DRAG AND LEAVE A DIRTY WAKE: MV AGUSTA’S R&D CHIEF ON A NEW ERA OF PERFORMANCE BIKES
Brian Gillen is the head of Research & Design at Italian bike maker MV Agusta. He talks to us about the work going on behind the scenes...
19.03.2020OTSFF’S ANDRE LAURIN: I RACE MY TRUCK LIKE I WOULD RIDE A SNOW MOBILE
What’s red, white and blue and goes like a rocket across any terrain? The OTSFF 6100-spec trophy truck off course. US-style, off-road racing...
12.03.2020Alex Danton: “My goal is to cut the most expensive cars in the world”
Danton Arts Kustoms makes some of the most spectacular and unique vehicles on the planet. If your pockets are deep enough, this mod shop...
11.03.2020Chris Coronel: “as a co-driver you’re going extremely fast and have no control”
Chris Coronel is the right-hand man or, we should say, right seat co-driver of Mexican rally champion Enrique Meza. Together they’ve...
06.03.2020Replica Gerhard Berger ‘Motul’ BMW racer for sale
Got a spare 173k? Tempted to invest in a replica of a racing legend? British car dealer Classic Classics is selling this faithfully...
05.03.2020Axesent: the custom designer turning cars into works of art
Benny Maxwell is a car designer with a difference. He’ll take a stock car and give it a render or livery that makes it look like nothing you’...
05.03.2020MOTUL AND SHERCO SIGN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
MOTUL AND SHERCO SIGN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP Innovative, passionate and fast-growing motorcycle manufacturer, Sherco, has signed an...
02.03.2020Curves Magazine: the essential travel guide for road trippers
Stefan Bogner is a man with passion for the road. When he launched Curves Magazine in 2009 he saw a gap in the market for a travel guide that...
27.02.2020“I built my own Siberian drift track”
Gregory Chivchyan is a double FIA Intercontinental drift champion. He has his own workshop and drift track in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. It’s the...
21.02.2020Lada drifting in Siberia with Masato Kawabata
Masato Kawabato is a legendary name in drifting and has been around the drifting scene for almost 20 years. He’s usually found behind the...
21.02.2020The anatomy of... a winter-spec Lada drifter
In Russia, and especially in the country’s drifting capital of Siberia, a 900 horsepower Nissan Sylvia S14 or Toyota Supra is rather...
21.02.2020Winter Drift Battle: drifting Ladas is serious business!
When there’s snow and ice at Spa or on the Nürburgring the last thing you want is to organise a race. However, in Siberia the conditions are...
21.02.2020Zimkhana: a celebration of Russian Drift
This is the third time Motul and Gregory “Gocha” Chivchyan have organised the infamous Zimkhana drift. An event where drifters take on a...
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