Supercars

On Sunday, 13th July, at 4.15 am, I quietly pushed the Honda CBR650R press bike out of the garage, trying not to wake the neighbours. 

2 1/2 hours later, I arrived at Goodwood FoS. The doors opened at 7 am, and I needed to be signed on and ready to ride a LiveWire at 8.30 am. 

I met David from the PR company Motocom, one of the nicest and most professional people in the business, and we wandered down to the drivers' club to get me signed on.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt.

Norton was born in Birmingham in 1898. In 1902, Norton unleashed their maiden motorcycle onto the world, and by 1907, they were already racing and winning, taking a win at the inaugural IoM TT .

This week, Norton started revealing to the world a new era for the brand. They are about to turn the page on the next chapter of the Norton story. 

Held from the 10th to the 13th of July, this year’s fantastic event was built around a single, stirring theme: The Winning Formula – Champions & Challengers. A salute not only to the past 75 years of Formula 1 but to the daring spirit that unites motorsport legends with up-and-coming, next-gen challengers.

On a scorching hot weekend at the end of June, Ragley Hall was the venue for the Adventure Bike Rider Festival or ABR. 

Set in 450 acres of beautiful parkland, in the heart of Shakespeare’s England, the Ragley estate overlooks the unspoilt Warwickshire countryside.

What sort of tour would best suit the brutish, brooding elegance of the new 2025 Mustang Dark Horse? The most muscly of muscle cars, and without doubt the best-looking beast ever to gallop out of the Ford stable, surely deserves something cinematic. Because nothing says subtle symbolism like photographing this snorting V8 beast alongside a real-life stallion —  with hooves and attitude.

Gary Birtwistle is a multiple Flat Track champion. He is the 2018, 2019 and 2020 UK Hooligan series champion, the 2019 European Hooligan series champion, and in 2022 and 2023, Gary won both the Pro Class DTRA British championship, and Twin class DTRA British championship. Not a bad resume. 

Gary rides for Royal Enfield these days and is fighting as hard as ever. 

As well as being a multiple championship-winning, professional Flat Track rider, he runs Dirt Craft.

Predictive damping, torque vectoring, regenerative braking and active aero might all sound well and good but what if you just want less of all that? What if you just want to reconnect with the outright physics of driving again? Enter the A110: a lightweight, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car that does away with all of the above.

The Maserati GT Trofeo Grand Entrance: Driving to a Summer Ball in Ultimate Style

In a world of adventure bikes screaming about their off-road prowess from the highest, most inaccessible mountain peak, the V-Strom 800RE sneaks up on you.

It’s surprisingly capable, unexpectedly effective, and more entertaining than it has any right to be.

The V-Strom 800RE’s punchline is the 776cc parallel-twin engine. It’s an absolute gem, delivering more low-down torque than you expect. It’s smooth, surprisingly punchy, and makes overtaking an absolute delight.