Weekend Rallies?

Not sure if anyone would be interested in this, but I was thinking on setting up a couple of weekend rallies in Scotland this year. The idea is, a bunch of us meet up on the Saturday morning, go for a blast out all day, get a hotel for the night and blast back Sunday. Was thinking no more than 10 cars of any choice for a good mix. Think it would be good to meet new folks and have a laugh.

Let me know what you think! If I get enough interest I'll get something set up!

Northern Europe Roadtrip.

Has anyone ever done a road-trip to northern Europe? its been a dream of mine for years and I wanted to know if anyone had done it?
Let me know!

Perfect road trip car.

So, if you were doing your own road trip. What would your perfect car be? Personally I would have to go for a DB9 Volante. They are so beautiful and perfect for miles of motorway cruising and just as at home on the twisties!
Let me know!

Road trip 2017

So thinking on doing a casual road trip round Scotland. It will be camping. Choice of car is up to you. Planning for August/September 2017. Anyone is free to come along. Pay your own epenses. I will organise campsites for the trip. Who's game? 

Possibly creating a new banger rally

So, I was down in Edinburgh this weekend, watching the Gumball 3000 roll through and cause havoc! While laughing at all the madness that was ensuing, I was thinking in the back of my mind, "I'm sure i can get one of these up and running!" So i have roughly planned out a route around Scotland, spread over 4 days, starting in Glasgow and finishing in Edinburgh. Would anyone be interested in this? if anyone wants any more info please give me a shout. its all rough plans at the moment but the more interest I get, the sooner I can push on!


Please feel free to drop me a message.

Thanks guys!

Tips for a banger rally

Although budgets are tight on a banger rally, there is still a vast selection of cars available to choose from. the right car can be the difference between a good road trip and an amazing one!

Remember that you are going to be spending a massive amount of time in the car so first of all you want it to be comfortable. As much as you want to enjoy the twisty bits, sadly they will account for a mere fraction of the journey, and so you don't want to have a shattered spine and bleeding eardrums by the time you get there!

You also want to make it to the finish line relatively unscathed. So don't pick up a bag of bolts just because its super cheap, otherwise you will spend most of your trip at the side of the road and the other part in the garage while the rest of the teams blast through the mountains!

Manual or automatic, the choice is entirely your own. Although manual is more fun in the twisties, the foreign towns can be massively confusing and the last thing you want to do is worry about gears when your trying to decipher street names and negotiate 4 turn-off's at the same time! I struck lucky and managed to get a semi-automatic, which was a dream!

Learn basic maintenance, you don't want to be the guys who are stuck at the side of the road with no idea how to change a tyre. also learning where all the various fluids go as you will start to go through them a lot faster than normal with the extra mileage that you will be doing. On that note also make sure you are familiar with all the cars controls. the last thing you want to be doing is trying to find the fuel filler cap in a random petrol station!

Its wouldn't hurt to get the car checked over by a mechanic before you leave too. At least you will have peace of mind that you shouldn't expect anything major to go wrong.

Make sure you have all the extra spares that each country requires. most police forces will be extra stringent if they see a rally going through, so there is no point in trying to go without. Ebay will get you everything you need for b=very little cost, Even if you never need it.

HAVE FUN! It's a once in a lifetime experience! Respect the laws of the country and you shouldn't have any problems.

Belated return!

So, just reconnected on this blog after stumbling into it while starting another project. I feel it is only right to continue and let you guys know what exactly to expect on a banger rally. so over the next couple of weeks I will be delving back into my box of memoirs and walking you through what we did on that once in a lifetime trip! Stay tuned!