2023 Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb Driving School [Guide to a Fast Time!]

Did this in my own classic 1989 BMW 325i E30 with Motul

I was invited by Motul to take my classic 1989 BMW 325i (E30) to the historic Shelley Walsh Hill Climb to take part in the Driver School – find out what the experience was like, what time I did in my car, and if I managed to get quicker during the day. Plus a genuine Shelby Cobra that has also appeared in a film with Elvis Presley and a chat with 2014 FIM World Superbike Champion, Sylvain Guintoli who did the hill in his personal McLaren supercar.

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May 18, 2023 3

Sudhir ‘Banzai’ Matai – Double Apex Auto

BCG & Buddies Interview – Cars, Clothes and Clashes on Track!

‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – Meet Sudhir ‘Banzai’ Matai founder of Double Apex Auto, which is not only a motoring media outlet, but also a petrolhead gear clothes line which you can order directly from his website. Sudhir is from Cape Town in South Africa and has been a car journalist for over two decades, but also a racing driver of some significant success.

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November 14, 2020 0

Hyperdrive – is this the future of motor racing?

Forget all the other reviews of this new Netflix series – read this now!

I’d seen a couple of scathing reviews of Hyperdrive, the new motor racing competition show on Netflix, and been almost entirely put off. Nonetheless, when it popped up on my home screen, I thought I’d take a sneak peak anyway – that peak lasted the full 10 episodes. I was absolutely hooked!

All the naysayers are wrong, here’s why. Don’t worry – there are no spoilers ahead (you’ll thank me for that!).

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August 31, 2019 0