SIR CHRIS HOY MASTERS TOUGH DRIVING STUNT IN JUST TWO DAYS
He may have retired from professional cycling, but Sir Chris Hoy has been spotted back on two wheels. The former-Olympian managed the tricky technique of two-wheel driving in a Nissan Juke, with just two days of instruction.
The MSA British Rally Championship has travelled the length and breadth of the UK, taking in rounds in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and so far this season, three different event winners as well as eight different crews have stood on the podium in the opening five rounds.
For many the Vauxhall Nova will be one of the most iconic cars of their childhood, for others one of the most memorable cars they ever owned as a teenager on R Plates and for some a car that was truly out of reach but on a bucket list.
Suzuki and sports utility vehicles are something that have been said in the same sentence for decades now with the Vitara models over the years as well as the very basic yet high functional Jimny which is loved around the globe.
It has been a long time since I last drove a Mazda. Two years in fact, when my ‘better half’ owned a previous generation Mazda 3. It wasn’t great…it was a little sluggish, didn’t handle all that well and was hard on fuel, which was disappointing given the lack of performance.
Volvo to most people will mean a premium product, built to the highest standard possible with more safety than a padded cell whilst being built to last forever and cope on rugged terrain when required, especially the cross-country models as well as the XC range.
If the word ‘Samba’ is derived from the Angolan term ‘semba’, which referred to an invitation to dance, then the Talbot Samba can be regarded as Talbot’s final dance…
For as long as I can remember Suzuki have offered the Swift model in their vast range of cars and if memory serves me correct the models from 20 or so years ago came in a faster, better handling package known at the Swift GTi.
The Modified Motors crew are gearing up to return to Fintona, Co. Tyrone on August 28th with a new show called “Reignited”. This venue was the birthplace of Modified Motors Live events, which went on to become must attend shows for years to follow throughout Ireland.
The letters DS are something which most will relate to the Citroen brand of cars from the likes of the Citroen DS3 for example. However in recent years the letters DS have moved away from carrying the badge of Citroen and indeed the name completely as “DS Automobiles” now holds its own entity.