Welcome to Retro Drive Club. We hope you enjoy our latest blogs and media from our motoring experiences.
A New Year and a Change of Pace.
It all started with a casual browse through the classifieds, as many searches do. I had a rough idea of what I was looking for in my next car but I was also open to see what else the market had to offer at the time.
Living with a Golf R32.
The R32 is a quick car even despite its heavy 1541 kg weight. With 250 bhp to play with you can use all the power but not feel like you will lose control at any time. The throttle response is quick and will keep going until it hits 7000 rpm.
Project RX8 Race.
Facebook to the rescue! Something you don’t often say, but it was to be our saving grace. Jonny had signed us up to the Facebook group of the racing series and a few weeks later a part built race car had come up for sale at a very reasonable price.
Bicester Heritage Classic Drive-In Weekend.
As we parked up on the outskirts of the airfield we could already hear the glorious sound of straight 6’s, V8’s and the familiar burble of boxers rumbling around the hangers.
Behind The Wheel of a V8 Race Car.
We start the next lap with only a few more laps left to go and we are really moving now. Out of a tight left hander I floor the throttle, then lifting slightly for a quick left right and back on it round a left kink and then heavy on the brakes in to another tight left.
Club 100 Karting.
Again me and my team mate decided to go for the testing hour the day before to familiarize ourselves as much as possible with another new circuit. We would be in for a bit of luck also with part of the track having just been freshly resurfaced which kept my ribs happy for at least 10 minutes.
Cheshire Classic Car & Bike Show
Next was an early 90’s classic, a mint looking Lotus Carlton. The 3.6 twin turbo inline 6 super saloon commanded a fair bit of attention, and who can blame it.
Time for a little Sim Racing.
The first thing that strikes me once the car has loaded up is my arms, stay with me here. In my head I know my arms are holding the sim wheel but for some reason looking down at my arms in the VR rig and seeing them in a full race suit holding a race wheel seems mental.
An S2000 In The Dales
The traffic soon became lighter and I found myself with some open road to let the little Honda stretch its legs. I drop down a gear and then push on right up towards the red line with the engine screaming away, snatch the next gear and it just wants to go.
A Dream Realized.
The following GR chassis ended up as a hatchback, which at the time didn’t win many fans, including myself, although ironically my wife did eventually buy one with my blessing, sshhh!