The Motoring Historian

#12 Fighting the System in New England; Goodwood in Old England, "High 4" and Panteras Jumping off Trains


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M’s Goodwood Festival of Speed report

The Allure of the Metro 6R4

M on The Value of Being a Goodwood Member

McLaren P1, Marlboro livery

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, a EV with gears, and the comedy touch in performance EVs

Not racing, but burnouts and crashes on the hillclimb up Lord March’s drive

J’s interest in Leyton House

Cathedral - Hopkins, Witchfinder General

A Nissan Altima rental

J forgives the CVT, if indeed it has one

The aggressive nose of the innocuous Altima

J wants to Fight The System in New England, don’t judge me by my flip-flops!!!

An E-plate Aston Martin V8 Vantage at home in New England

A cheap MG EV - is this a milestone affordable-and-practical EV, as J thinks?

J worries about the longevity of today’s EV cars

Le Mans: the TV experience - J is impressed

M moans about UK Formula 1 coverage, and the new Murray Walker, David Croft

James Hunt and Martin Brundle Commentators Above Reproach

J’s five minutes of Formula 1 in the last five years - Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash at Copse

J doesn’t like Max

M doesn’t like Red Bull

M respects Adrian Newey

Spa deaths at Eau Rouge / Radillon

Door hits are always bad - Keith Odor, Mike Hawthorn

The Halo on F1 Cars

NASCAR Chicago street race; Shane van Gisbergen wins his first NASCAR race

Type o Negative - These Three Things

Automotive Storytelling - Fast Five. Panteras jumping off trains, Hokosuka Skylines in a Rio favella

Celtic Frost - Dance Sleazy

Mission Impossible bike stunt and movie review, including plot spoilers

M recommends John Wick 4 for its Epic Imagery

3d botmaker 1:64 scale Hot Wheels diecast car racing updater

The A-Team roll

Fastest Hot Wheels castings; Sierra Cosworths, Nissan Maxima Wagons

Practical Sportsbikes, the son of Performance Bikes magazine is dead. The End of Days for print media.

M considers the tablet as a shareable alternative to magazines

Quick Fire

US road trip - $ no object what do you drive? Broadly T70

The rental F250XL used for the Route 66 road trip discussed in Ep11

“High Four” is J’s new happy place

An Epic Drift

Best driving music?

Metallica: short hair or long?

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The Motoring HistorianBy Jonathan Summers