Simon's Blog

Ah! The open road : the wind in your face, the crackle of an exhaust,  the countryside smells in your nostrils (pooh!)….Hang on, I don't usually do this sort of thing.  Despite competeing since way back in 1991, I have only  taken part...

Time was when late autumn was the highpoint of the spectating year for many of us as the Lomard RAC Rally (as it was) toured the country from Bath (or Chester or Harrogate etc) to Yorkshire, to Scotland to Wales and all points in between. The BBC used...

Fabulous cars in the paddock, in the car park and even among the tents in the camping field. VSCC Prescott was a joy for the car spotter.

Saturday June 28th. Summer is here and like an idiot I am in a short sleeve shirt, facing south, with no shade and no clouds in the sky. For once I am not shaded by a marquee or even one of the trees that abound at Prescott hillclimb. I'm down in the...

In October 2023 I was taking part in our local car trial around the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean  when a loud CLUNK from the rear axle brought progress to an abrupt halt. Fast forward to the end of March 2025 and I finally took part in another...