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3 May

4th May NEWS

Written by, Alex Goy

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0

Hello and welcome to another Gas Station Podisode! This Podisode sees us talking about the all new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, the Mugen CR-Z, the whole Caterham/Team Lotus buyout, the many faces of the Nissan Leaf, the Lexus LF-Gh, the slinky Citroen DS5, a very expensive MINI, a turbocharged BMW Z4 and the usual ‘Wot we haz droven’ and ‘Stuff on the web that isn’t crap’. Below you’ll find some time references and some content surrounding what we’re talking about. Read more

23 May

Guest blog: Gareth Evans learns to race (part 5)

Written by, Alex Goy

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Oooo, Caterham-y

After feeding time it was back into the classroom and time for the written part of the ARDS test. It’s composed of four sections – the written flag test is the first bit, and you can’t afford one slip-up. The rest is mainly about racing safely, and isn’t too challenging if you’ve got a bit of common sense. It was over in less than 15 minutes, and you could almost feel the sigh of relief as we filed out of the room. Read more

19 Jul

Five reasons a British sports car is a terrible thing to own

Written by, Alex Goy

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Looks pretty, but it's hell in there. Ish.

Recently I bought a Lotus Elise – a dream car. One I’d wanted for 12 years. I’ve had it for over a month now and I’ve covered more than 1,000 miles in the fibreglass coffin. I love it to bits, I really, really do. But I’ve found five reasons to run for the hills when someone suggests they’re getting one. Read more