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A busted M3. An invoice for repairs. A decision to take. The end?
With one very sick-looking M3 following a respectable crash at Spa’s Eau Rouge, Six faces the invoice for repairs and a decision to go ahead or stop…right…there.
By Straight-Six, published on 28 October 2011
Our Prodigal crash at Spa’s notorious Eau Rouge
We love cars. We relish driving quickly and well. We adore circuits. But driving Spa-Francorchamps in the wet can represent a serious challenge, as Straight-Six finds out. The hard way.
By Straight-Six, published on 26 October 2011
A visit to Jack Barclay’s stock room of big-engined delights
During a delightful cigar walk around London’s most prestigious neighborhoods, we were taken to Bentley dealer Jack Barclay’s “stock room”. A place car enthusiasts won’t ever forget…
By Straight-Six, published on 21 October 2011
Clamp me harder, baby: high-performance brake lust
There’s nothing like the clamp of a high-performance braking system on your beloved ride of choice. Straight-Six gets new brake discs and pads and gets ready to bed them. Literally.
By Straight-Six, published on 29 September 2011
Frederique Constant will attempt to time the brutal Carrera Panamericana 2011
We’re going to mention only once that watch brand Frederique Constant is the official time-keeper for the one and only La Carrera Panamericana 2011. Now, back to why this was the world’s most dangerous road race.
By Straight-Six, published on 22 September 2011
Prodigal sit-down with racing legend Stefan Johansson
We sit down and talk cars – very fast cars – with Swedish racing legend Stefan Johansson. He’s only raced for Enzo Ferrari in F1 and won the 24 Hours of LeMans. Apart from that, he’s just a great guy with a very odd job.
By The Editors, published on 11 August 2011
Mice and men, grape and vine, grit and grime: the Total 24 Hours of Spa
Do you really want to know how your editors found themselves in a sumptuous hospitality tent guzzling bubbly and ogling pert Czech derrieres as the Total 24 Hours of Spa spat flames, farted exhaust fumes and roared on around them? Well then, boys and girls, we’ll tell you…
By Straight-Six, published on 5 August 2011
Jeep gets social on its 70th birthday
Jeep is now embracing social media in a pretty compelling way. Sure, like many brands, Jeep has taken the well-trodden highway of social media. They have YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr channels. So far, so middle of the road. But, in keeping with the American brand’s value of uniqueness, back in June – to celebrate its 70th year in business – it also launched an online portal.
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 4 August 2011
Juan Manuel Fangio: The only man to have tamed the ‘Ring
Eager to tuck into his well-deserevd Chivas Regal, our car-mad editor, Straight-Six, is deliriously excited about celebrating one of the greatest drivers of all time: Argentina’s JUan Manual Fangio. Welcome to the weekend, folks.
By Straight-Six, published on 17 June 2011
Putain, ca glisse! French Ice Racing goes electric
While the Yanks give us American steel spanked sideways and the Japanese fired D1 Grand Prix drifting at us, the French have decided to give us a delicious, almost Nordic, twist on this whole drifting cockamamie.
By Straight-Six, published on 15 March 2011
