… was the headline for this feature on a car I had fond memories of. Back in the 1980′s it was a quick machine, holding class records at pretty much every speed hillclimb course in the UK, driven by Tony Bancroft. Total 911 Magazine gave me free reign to write about the car, then and [...]
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ALMS Porsche GT3RSR – One To Watch For
It’s hard to believe that just a few months ago, we were sitting in some sunshine photographing this car. It’s a genuine ALMS series car from 2002, finding refuge in the UK as a track day car and potential fun investment by it’s owner. Watch out for it on track days in the UK this [...]
Feature – Porsche GT3RS vs Ferrari 458 Italia
Two cars that have been written about so many times within the last twelve months that you must wonder what else can be said about them. As I write this, I’m not on the Number One tier of motoring writers who are given the very first opportunity to drive the latest releases before everyone else. [...]

Feature – Rare Porsche 993RS Development Car
Everyone who’s into Porsche loves the final, iconic, aircooled 993. Values are rising ever upwards and this one is rising more quickly than others. Feature about the original Porsche 993RS factory development car that was mysteriously sold to the UK, complete with all the original factory road books documenting it’s early life “If you’re one [...]
Police Driving – How To Do The TPAC….
A while ago now, I spent a whole day with Durham Constabulary traffic police on a training day undertaking the TPAC method of halting cars made famous by many a late night police documentary. The final published story took a different slant, with the emphasis more on the BMW cars as opposed to the drivers [...]

Why I’m Not A Football Photographer…..
It’s always sad when a shoot you’d worked hard at gets canned for whatever reason, but it happens. Sometimes, it’s several months before the decision is taken, such as this job I shot in 2008 for the UEFA Cup Final Glasgow Rangers Vs St Petersburg football match. I’d be the first to admit that I’m [...]
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