Something funny happens when you rent a car. There’s a sudden sense of empowerment coupled with an intense fear. On the one hand, you can rag that car like no one’s business, executing handbrake turns after only six or seven beers to get you in the mood. Once important considerations like how your tyres are going to wear or whether you’ll knock the tracking out on your motor give way to immense g-forces and the Read more…

It used to be the case that we hoped for a wet race in Formula One because that always meant a shuffling of the order and a few different names winning or scoring points. This season we’ve already had a shuffling of the order thanks to the new regulations, but we’ve also had two wet races out of three and it’s getting a little boring. In Malaysia we had the race cut short after only Read more…

Renting a car is not exactly a difficult task but there are plenty of things that everyone should keep in mind to make the process painless.  There are several different things to be considered, such as where you will be driving the car, what kind of options you require, should you pay the extra money for the insurance, and so on.  With a little bit of research in advance, you will understand your options which Read more…

Over 65,000 people are expected to book a short break this Easter. With the current financial climate, UK cities and resorts are expected to attract more visitors, and many tour operators are pushing breaks to destinations that are close to home, within a two-and-a-half-hours drive. London is a great place to visit and has plenty of attractions to offer not only the visitor, but also the resident. However, if you want to get away from Read more…

It’s very nice to get into this habit, isn’t it? This blog is more than talking about cars, films and Formula 1 – we like to talk about how good we are from time to time as well. But we thought you’d get bored about us blowing our own trumpet – so we found out that someone else was doing it for us! Yesterday morning on that hard-hitting news TV show, GMTV with Lorraine Kelly, Read more…

Spectacularly, just before the next round of the Formula 1 series, Brawn has announced that their car’s performance is down to the fuel. It’s being run on Brawn, that’s right – jellied pigs head. Richard Branson, the longhaired, smug Virgin man has long said that he will be involved in Formula 1 if they got their act together and started using environmental foods (I mean Fuels). Brawn, ever the shrewd tactician saw the perfect marketing Read more…