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

Shelby Roush Cobra Superformance MkIII

debut at 2022 Salon Prive [Blenheim Palace]

At Salon Privé, specialist retailer Clive Sutton unveiled a highly specified 560HP Roush-engined Superformance MkIII finished in Ferrari Grigio Silver. In honour of Carroll Shelby’s 100th birthday, Clive Sutton specified the powerful, custom-built Roush motor for the MkIII. Priced at £185k, the ready-to-roll model will top the MkIII range with customers able to specify other MkIII variants for import starting from £135k. Here Luke Sutton talks us around the incredible Cobra. #BCGEvents

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September 4, 2022 0

Was Will Smith’s Porsche really the fastest car in the first Bad Boys?

In the movie the Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 beat a Shelby Cobra 427, in a death-defying airfield drag race

I’m looking forward to seeing the third instalment of the Bad Boys film series once again starring Will Smith as Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence as Marcus Burnett – two Miami police detectives.

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January 20, 2020 0