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Article Archive for May 2010

To infinity – and beyond!
31/05/2010 – 3:43 pm | No Comment
To infinity – and beyond!

When presented with a press-pack at the SMMT Press Day for the Chevrolet Spark, I thought PRO gimmicks couldn’t get much more tenuous than it resembling a box of Swan Vesta matches. Spark equals matches… Get it? Because I’m still not sure there is anything to get.

Silverstone Classic Press Day 2010
30/05/2010 – 9:31 am | No Comment
depovision-silverstone-classic

Dep-O gets a sneak preview of what to expect from this year’s Silverstone Classic in July.

Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid
28/05/2010 – 9:18 am | No Comment
depovision-suzuki-sc100

Invited along to the SMMT Test Day at Millbrook to drive the great and the good from the biggest manufacturers, Dep-O took great delight in taking this gem from Suzuki for a spin.

Little Things
27/05/2010 – 11:14 pm | No Comment
Little Things

Just got back from the SMMT Test Day at the Millbrook proving ground. Loads of manufacturers, some of the most desirable cars that money can buy, and a selection of routes and tracks to drive them on. Superb day. Even the sun shone.

2010 Silverstone Classic Press Day
25/05/2010 – 8:37 pm | No Comment
2010 Silverstone Classic Press Day

Dep-O was invited along to see and hear what the home of British Motor Sport has planned for its Silverstone Classic festival.

Buon Compleanno! – BIAMF 2010
25/05/2010 – 7:53 pm | No Comment
Buon Compleanno! - Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival

The Eighth Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival was bigger than ever. It marked one notable historic birthday, some new and familiar faces, and a bout of ’flu…

Look At The Size Of It
06/05/2010 – 9:20 pm | No Comment
Look At The Size Of It

I was pleasantly chilled. I’d just had a very good day at the Silverstone Classic press day – all high-octane fumes, classic machinery and straight-through exhausts. I was almost home – and then this bastard struck.