Cars, bikes, stunts, people, sunshine and more. Something for everyone to enjoy and be thrilled by, the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe 1999 Indy 500 winner Kenny Brack drove the Shelby Daytona Cobra up the…
Video Action 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed Chaparrals in the holding paddock. Troy Corser after the Sunday Hillclimb. Phenomenal Action from the Drift Cars. Marc Gene driving the Formula 1 Scuderia Ferrari F60 prior to the Hillclimb.…
Silver Jubilee Drifting at the Festival of Speed Silver Jubilee: Goodwood pulled out all the stunts to create a phenomenal show. Having attended nearly every meeting since the very first in 1993, this was the possibly best yet. Drifting …
London is a vibrant, exciting city. There’s so much to do, even on a budget. One of the best Museums in London The British Museum is well laid out. There’s something that will appeal to everyone. It is free to…
Discover how ancient Greek sculpture inspired Rodin to set a radical new direction for modern art. Rodin and The Art of Ancient Greece In 1881 the French sculptor Auguste Rodin visited London for the first time. On a trip to…
In celebration of women writers we bring you a selection of new work. These very different monologues were written in February 2018. FLOWER POWER by Sue Shattock © 2018 DORIS: I just like looking at them. It makes me all…
Preparations are well under way for the 2018 Members Meeting at the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit near Chichester, West Sussex. In the paddock In the pits The best drivers and cars from the world of motorsport will take to the…
A110 Pure continues the minimalist approach of the A110 Premiere Edition. A110 Légende adds extra comfort and refinement. Two new versions of the Alpine A110 will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The A110 Pure and Légende versions…
Festival of Speed Goodwood 2017 Photographs by Marcia White. A reminder of some of the spectacular machinery that appeared at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, held at the end of June and start of July 2017. Set in the grounds…
As usual, Bonhams presented us with an exciting collection of classic and sports cars, covering various periods in motoring history, at their Goodwood Festival of Speed Auction. Beautiful Bugatti at Bonhams Bugatti’s ‘piece de resistance’ for 1929, was not a…
There’s always a good turn out at the Festival of Speed, including modern motorsport beasts and the great classics. Historic Motor Racing at The Festival of Speed Tyrrell Formula 1’s aerodynamic revolution, in the early 1970s, is exemplified by increasing…
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017 had a different feel this year, there were less celebrities around, but it was still a thrilling and exciting event. The weather on Thursday, for the Moving Motor Show, wasn’t great, at least it didn’t…
The new play by Paul King, ‘Suffragettes’, will open at the Titchfield Festival Theatre, Fareham, Hampshire, and will run from 10th May until 20th May 2017. For tickets please contact Paul King by email: SuffragettePlay@virginmedia.com Paul is a Hampshire…
The Bill Collector A Short Story by Leah Cohen. Brian approached the house in his newly repossessed shining white Corvette. There was a large figure…
John Surtees CBE 11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017 One of the most remarkable careers in sport, John Surtees, the only man to have won world titles for both bikes and cars. Four-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion, in…
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a seminal new concept in luxury, crafted for one very special customer, St Richard’s Hospital Pediatric Day Surgery Unit in the marque’s home town of Chichester, West Sussex. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a seminal…
A collection of poetry by Leah Cohen CARPHONE WAREHOUSE by Leah Cohen TO ESCAPE A poem by Leah Cohen. To escape the yakky mum, the sulking dad the emptiness which made her shadow shrink she withdrew inside herself cut the…
Crazy Joe – A short story by Leah Cohen. In the eight years, after my father’s death, Rose went through a few romances with characters straight from the pen of Damon Runyon. The first, a house painter, promised Rose the…
RENAULT ANNOUNCES PRICING AND SPECIFICATION FOR ALL-NEW SCENIC AND GRAND SCENIC Renault’s fourth generation Scénic and Grand Scénic available to order in UK from 1st December Four trim levels across a 21-strong version line-up AEBS with Pedestrian Detection as standard…
Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale September 2016 A spectacular selection of collectors motor cars and automobilia was offered for sale by Bonhams at their Goodwood Revival Auction. Ford GT Coupe Lot 167 – The 2005 GT40 Concept car, first owned by…