The Motoring Historian

M’s Goodwood Festival of Speed reportThe Allure of the Metro 6R4M on The Value of Being a Goodwood MemberMcLaren P1, Marlboro liveryHyundai Ioniq 5 N, a EV with gears, and the comedy touch in performance EVsNot racing, but burnouts and crashes on the hillclimb up Lord March’s driveJ’s interest in Leyton HouseCathedral - Hopkins, Witchfinder GeneralA Nissan Altima rentalJ forgives the CVT, if indeed it has oneThe aggressive nose of the innocuous AltimaJ wants to Fight The System in New England, don’t judge me by my flip-flops!!!An E-plate Aston Martin V8 Vantage at home in New EnglandA cheap MG EV - is this a milestone affordable-and-practical EV, as J thinks?J worries about the longevity of today’s EV carsLe Mans: the TV experience - J is impressedM moans about UK Formula 1 coverage, and the new Murray Walker, David CroftJames Hunt and Martin Brundle Commentators Above ReproachJ’s five minutes of Formula 1 in the last five years - Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash at CopseJ doesn’t like MaxM doesn’t like Red BullM respects Adrian NeweySpa deaths at Eau Rouge / RadillonDoor hits are always bad - Keith Odor, Mike HawthornThe Halo on F1 CarsNASCAR Chicago street race; Shane van Gisbergen wins his first NASCAR raceType o Negative - These Three ThingsAutomotive Storytelling - Fast Five. Panteras jumping off trains, Hokosuka Skylines in a Rio favellaCeltic Frost - Dance SleazyMission Impossible bike stunt and movie review, including plot spoilersM recommends John Wick 4 for its Epic Imagery3d botmaker 1:64 scale Hot Wheels diecast car racing updaterThe A-Team rollFastest Hot Wheels castings; Sierra Cosworths, Nissan Maxima WagonsPractical Sportsbikes, the son of Performance Bikes magazine is dead. The End of Days for print media.M considers the tablet as a shareable alternative to magazinesQuick FireUS road trip - $ no object what do you drive? Broadly T70The rental F250XL used for the Route 66 road trip discussed in Ep11“High Four” is J’s new happy placeAn Epic DriftBest driving music?Metallica: short hair or long?

Cricket and the EnglishmanThe Loved One - Evelyn WaughPokerA Porsche Digression - The rise of the 993 4SJ’s 964 experiencesJ’s 968 CS test driveIn praise of the Cayenne GTS’ interiorPorsche choose their customers like Ferrari. Anecdotally.The appeal of a base model BoxsterJ rebels against car models always bloating'15 and '16 Fiesta ST running reportsA revolution in car cleaning products, by YouTube'17 BMW M2 running report - A/C and brake juddering, and a not great dealerJ’s app for surfing beater cars in Europe - AutoScout24Renault Clio 1821914 Grand Prix PeugeotPeugeot 205 GTiSierra Cosworth (Sapphire)Citroen Saxo VTSCitroen C6 and Up N DownRenault Fuego GTX2002 Mercedes E55 AMG running report @ 158k, “cut roof off”, a broken hood ornament but mechanically sound; central locking pump and battery changeBattery strategy when letting cars sitHubnutVain - WhisperPlans to Pick up the Free MotorcycleVice Grip GarageWestern road trip - Coloma, where they found gold in CaliforniaX-15 Major Michael Adams MemorialSeligman AZ: the real Radiator Springs from the Cars movieDeath Valley at 124 degrees with no A/C Thanks to United Rentals, and their Ford F250J retells the story of the discovery of gold in CaliforniaHighway 395Route 66 - all kinds of awesome, Seligman to Victorville especiallyGentrification and Shelby - an LA story (as seen in Ford vs Ferrari)Newton’s bad behaviour on a Honda XR650 SupermotardParadise Cove reprisedBruce Junor and his bookPCH and memories of the CBR

Tommy Vance, Radio Caroline and Early rock radio in BritainWASPFour bands in one: the evolution of Judas PriestThe science fiction theatre of Iron MaidenAerosmith or Kiss ?Slayer - Die By The Sword Production and thrash metal - to remaster or not to remasterMotley Crue, Backing tracks and the digitization of live musicMixtapes, and M’s impression of For Whom the Bell TollsListening culture 1980s vs 2020sWASP - Shoot from the HipNews - Ford/Tesla (and GM/Rivian) charging infrastructure partnershipsM remains EV scepticalJ loves the hybrid Chevy Volt designJ is flabbergasted by the Faraday Future launchTesla, Lucid and Faraday: redefining the carEV ranges: the utility of 200 miles vs 400 milesM theorizes that lightweight is better than EV behemothsThe unsafety of cabover vans44teeth Boothy's return to the TTA shameless plug for our book, The Chronicles of Halvar and ClarenceIsle of Man TT: Hickey’s 133 mph lapTwenty years since the passing of Dave JeffriesBullett - Stay WildPau Historic Grand Prix - A balcony overlooking the track: M’s Five Star experience at the Parc Beaumont HotelLegends RacersM and the attainable dream of Historic RacingA critique of BelgiumThree Men in a KaThe defeat of the Silver Arrows - and the Nazis - at Pau - by Rene DreyfusA digression on Mellaha, the site of the Tripoli Grand PrixThe Million Franc PrizeJ’s digression justifying his factual incorrectnessA thumbnail on Hermann LangAccept - Too High to Get it RightThe Ethics of Banger RacingQuick fire - F40 or 959?F40 or F50?R32 or Focus RS?GT2 or 488 Pista?Manual transmission or rear wheel drive?You can historic race any car anywhere. What and where?Eulogy to Spa

Uncle Mark’s Life South of the BorderFord F250 diesel 4x4 manualFord F450 ShortbusBaja Street DogsBuzzed By a Trophy TruckYamaha WR 450 and riding in Baja“Mustangs to Todos”Argentina bike road trip; heavy vs. light off-road bikesA Eulogy to Heated Seats and Grips“Personalities” in modern NascarIndy vs. GrosjeanModern Motorsport and MoneyMark’s 1966 Mustang GTThe Gasser Vision“The Thing I Most Want Is My Own Stuff To Work”J’s Pontiac Grand PrixMark and J can’t “thin the herd” of their non-functional cars Toyota ChinookMark’s Mustang SN95 Track carJ’s hypoglycemia"Quad into an electric fence"ZF and Fly By Wire Steering - “you can’t get the staff”Sim Racing Games, pedals and steering setups, VR motion sicknessJ’s Mustang SN95 Track car"A Historian, Not A Mechanic"Harley-Davidson Fast JohnnieThe Death of the Sportsbike Alpine A290FreightlinersTaycan Turbo S vs. Bullitt MustangEulogy to Steve B, the consummate Ford GuyPebble Beach class-winning Bob McGee '32 Model A RoadsterThe Cobra Bigblock muleCrocetti SpecialeTundras I Have KnownNew Cars I Have BoughtSeat Leon Cupra RMercedes E63 wagons M6 Gran CoupeDaimler-Benz M156 engine EulogyMark’s Dad’s ‘40 Ford Coupe - “a blown Cad with a La Salle rear end”The “Business Coupe” explainedMark’s ex-Police Harley'80’s Thunderbirds as an InvestmentA moment’s silence for J’s Mondeo ST24Tony Angelo’s Lincoln MkVIII

Goodwood “Revival” vs. “Members Meeting” vs “Festival”Aston Martin Kia Sportage, Lamborghini Anus, The Man Whole Had Three Cayenne TurbosSelwyn Francis Edge“Ten Years of Motors and Motor Racing”The 200hp DarracqJ’s Gasser vision - the Hound DogJ’s confessionalA dented Triumph DolomiteBTCC vs DTMM’s Best Car Park spotJ en France - Traffic calming in French villagesParis’ 19mph speed limitAn Awesome Parisian Cabbie24 hour bike racing at Le Mans, Ozzfest Meets SportsbikesA Typical Le Mans Traffic Jam“Wow, that was FAST”Historic race - more than a couple of bikes like ones in J’s collection in the fieldA digression on Peage Rest StopsA Small Boy Determined to see The Race At NightJ frustrated by a “green” multi-storey carpark with small spotsLe Mans in the small hours - Europop Disco and France’s answer to Linkin Park“I think I’ve had enough, we can go home and sleep now” J’s explores French Garages, dreams of resucing - Renault Safrane Biturbo, 19 16v, Clio 16v, two Mazda Mk2 RX7sOld Renault dealer on the main road to Le Mans - pranged Peugeot 206 sw, Megane cabrio, Mk2 Laguna 1.8 16v petrolJ’s Mk1 Laguna V6M’s Mk1 Laguna pool carBTCC Renault Laguna, built by WilliamsSalvage Rebuilds UK question if a Renault Laguna Mk1 is a bona fide classic car; we believe so, as endorsed by TOCA Touring carsBritain’s unique and awesome club circuits, e.g. Thruxton, Cadwell ParkRoss Chastain and “Wall-running” in NASCAR; J wants to shake Chastain’s handJ’s Fiat 500X rental; an unfair comparison with the Fiesta STJ pines for Chop’s Garages Jaguar despite living 6000 miles from itApp for buying European beaters - Autoscout24Renault 19 16v collectibilityWe “can’t bear some sh1tty rental”Eulogies on: Fiesta ST, Renault 21 Turbo, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, Renault 18 TurboThe Noble Sacrifice of a Volvo 740 Turbo, in service of Outstanding Bacon SandwichesJ’s favourite SUVs: 100k Tahoe PPVs and Mercedes ML63s“Dukes of Hazzard” in a WestfieldNearly being run over by Bruno Saby’s World Rally Escort Cosworth

The Cursed ‘78 Yamaha XS650 Fleet week 2005 (?)MotoGP Laguna Seca 2006 (?)Guest John rides a homemade electric bikeBuying a custom Yamaha DR125 (yes, dirt bike to race bike)Memories of Nicky HaydenJoey DunlopIs this the end of real road racing in Ireland? Does this have implications for the Isle of Man TT?The TT in the futureThe “End of Roadracing” article J refers toRiding in England vs California vs Philippines Skaggs Springs RoadDe Havilland BeaverSome LA stories - Snake Shopping in the San Fernando ValleyRiding: Topanga Canyon (Highway 27), Angeles Crest, Mulholland,J’s CBR race bike on the Pacific Coast HighwayA ZX10 in a CanyonThe Upside Down HarleyThe Fireblade in the TreeJohn - Honda CB or BMW?Quick Fire -First bikeLast one you boughtThe “one that got away”Best bike Worst bikeIf l could ride like anyone, it would be…

J pretentiously compares himself to Tristram Shandy44 teeth’s Boothy finedFun with MopedsRunaway vehicle anecdotes“Gate Building” in Mendocino and a 428 ThunderbirdJ’s Gasser vision - The Hound DogOther Mark’s E350 and ThunderbirdThunderbird gets frisky on the GrapevineMoving Other John’s bikesThe Avant Garde and a Freightliner Highway HaulerThe Avant Garde and smog regulationsWhere Miami Vice meets motor racing: the “Blue Thunder” March 83GOld Man Ferrari and the end of Crocket’s Daytona Spider replicaThe Whittington brothers and the Porsche 935 Kremer K3Mario Rossi and Gary Balough and cigarette boatsHagerty buying every classic car show - is that a Good Thing?QuickfireFavourite car movie. Or best. Or both (Taxi, Ronin, Bad Boys 2, Le Mans, Senna, Two Lane Blacktop)Best car chase (Roma Violenta)Two-car Monaco garage, money no objectMost impressive rental carI didn’t answer the worst car I ever owned: between the blue Cortina, the Capri and the E150 van

How Goes the EV Revolution? Kids dirt bikes Citroen’s Ami and Oli: lightweight with a sensible price Ora Funky Cat  The Chinese Skyline Paying a Premium For a Lower RangeFerrari PurosangueLand racing in the Mojave Desert The Land racing potential of J’s ‘95 Mustang GTS Tesla Model X Long Range, Design inspiration from Duster’s Video Gaming Arcade, in Plymouth during the nineties; the games of DustersPorsche Cayenne GTSJ’s recent work on the Silver Arrows: Better Research Needed.  Manfred von Brauchitsch, Rudolf Caracciola, Hermann Lang and Hans Stuck The von Brauchitsch movie The image that started it all for J The Mercedes T80 Quick fire Most regret parting with ? E773NKV / ‘78 Capri 3.0 S Worst car you ever owned ? Most Loyal Dog ? R392CNE, R733OMO Best Road - Europe (SS25 / D1006) Best Track - Britain (Donington, Oulton, Thruxton) $100k, what do you buy? Reading ?  The Chronicles of Halvar and Clarence 21 Forever, a biography of David Pearson

J attends the International Motor Racing Research Center Conference on Motor Sport HistoryJ breaks down the Third WallWatkins Glen road course, and Big BendJust Go Drive revisitedBringing hobbyists and academics together; Conference attendees; Don Capps, the case of confusing Maserati serial numbers; Lord BrockettIMRRC Conference Live StreamFireball Roberts and Smokey Yunick’s Catalina; did it have a supercharger? Is there an upside to investigating cheating in NASCAR?J’s preso - the power of YouTube for motorsport history; anyone can do history, the sources are there for everyone to research; Allan Grice in Europe; the rise and rise of YouTube car guys like HoovieMidget and sprint car dirt oval racing in the San Francisco Bay Area; Joe Leonard, of Racemaker PressThe crossover between Motor Racing and Rock and RollThe Drive Home, along Route 66: M and J’s Roadtrip Experience in the mid nineties in our ‘79 Lincoln Town CarRoute 66 exploration and found it in spades - hundreds of bypassed town, thousands of abandoned cars, derelict buildings; a sense of the continual evolution of the road; 1926, and the designation of Route 66, was just one iteration of the continually evolving road west; more like The Ridgeway than the M1Cadillac Ranch vs. Stone HengeCannonballing vs. low speedM’s vacation explorations of the American West, by Mustang V8 rentalQuick Fire:Favourite YouTube channel at the moment?Favourite car or bike at the moment?Most scared you've ever been in a car or on a bike?Miles Collier’s The Archaeological Automobile. Cars as art. If you care even slightly about cars, buy it.Sherlock Holmes and the Cthulhu CasebooksPlug of our satirical Dungeons and Dragons novels, The Chronicles of Halvar and Clarence, and hence our sponsorship of 44teeth’s Mike BoothSan Francisco City College’s Motorcycle courses reinstatedM’s discursive analysis of Ewok society