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- - Founder of Drivers Republic (DR), business advisor but most importantly a lifelong enthusiast of cars, bikes and anything with an engine. Website: http://www.skiddmark.com Contact: steve@drivers-republic.com
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Ferrari 599XX sets a new record on the legendary Nürburgring [UPDATED]
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The Ferrari 599XX is the first ever 'production-derived' sports car to break the 7-minute barrier on the classic 20.832 km Nordschleife circuit, lapping in 6 min 58.16 sec. The 599XX, which inspired the recently revealed 599 GTO, is an extreme berlinetta designed for track but not official competition use, and is a veritable technology lab
Lamborghini reveals the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Limited Edition
Hot on the heels of Bentley's exclusive new models for the Chinese market, Lamborghini have today followed suit by revealing an exclusive edition of the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. And when we say exclusive, we mean very exclusive, with only 10 cars being made. Manufactured exclusively for China’s most discriminating sports car enthusiasts, the
The Mulsanne Story – Episode 6: Testing and Sign-off
The final video in the Mulsanne Story concludes with the exhaustive real world tests and checks that are made before any Bentley gets signed-off and delivered to a customer. Whilst quality checks are fundamental to every stage of the Mulsanne’s build, it is at the penultimate sign-off stage ‘Checkpoint 7’ that the complete car
Lewis Hamilton takes up the Light Speed challenge at Kyalami
It would be easy to dismiss it as a marketing gimmick - challenge Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton to lap Kyalami circuit faster than it takes to transport a large amount of data along Vodacom's new high-speed broadband business network. I can hear the yawns already... But fear not, the fun
Silverstone invites fans to cycle the New Grand Prix Circuit
It may be too late to enter our free ticket competition in association with Silverstone, but we've got a great opportunity available to those of you who either win or purchase tickets to the Silverstone Supercar race weekend (30th April - 2nd May). How about cycling the NEW Grand Prix circuit? What an awesome once-in-a-lifetime
Bentley launches special-edition models for China
It's a measure of how significant the Chinese market has become for car makers that Bentley are launching two new variations of the Continental, both of which will debut at 2010 Auto China Motor Show in Beijing. The Continental Flying Spur Speed China and the Continental GT Design Series China have been engineered and designed exclusively
Subaru adds some extra-spice to its hot Impreza models
From April Subaru’s Impreza WRX and STI Type UK models will be offered with a selection of complimentary optional upgrades worth over £3,200 at participating dealers. The free items include the Prodrive Performance Pack, which further improves acceleration, and stylish new 18-inch alloy wheels and tyres. The Performance Packs, developed in conjunction with Banbury-based tuning
F1 legend Martin Brundle to compete in the Scirocco R Cup next weekend
Five legendary names from the world of motorsport will line-up on the grid at Hockenheim this weekend (23-24 April), as the famous German track plays host to the inaugural round of the new Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup. Volkswagen racer and rally champion Carlos Sainz will be joined by Frank Biela, Jacques Laffite and the
Vauxhall reaches out to its younger audience through beatbox
To launch the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships 2010 - the annual event that celebrates the country's best human beatboxers - Vauxhall Motors has created a unique and bespoke, working Corsa-shaped microphone. Some of you might well be asking yourselves what exactly 'Beatbox' is - well it's probably easier to show you than describe it in words
Mercedes reveals the CLS-inspired Shooting Break Concept Car
This is the car that previews the new Mercedes-Benz CLS - due to make its debut at this October’s Paris Motor Show and follows the design idiom first shown in the F800 Concept shown at the Geneva Show in March. Mercedes would have us believe that there is a market for a more practical version
