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2016 FIA F3 European Championship – Ilott to Van Amersfoort Racing

Callum Ilott joins Van Amersfoort Racing for next step Callum is one of the most successful go kart drivers of his generation: in the KF category he won the WSK Final Cup, the WSK Super Masters Series and the CIK-FIA European Championship. The young Britain became a member of the Red Bull junior team in…

2016 Formula Renault ALPS – Fast Lane Promotion Announce Halt to Programme

Fast Lane Promotion Calls a Halt to Formula Renault ALPS Creativity and enthusiasm, alongside a well known professionalism, have always been the pillars on which the activities of Fast Lane Promotion was based. Although these factors continue to animate the activity and the choices of the Italian promoter, Fast Lane Promotion has decided to stop…

2016 BRDC F4 Championship – Rabindra Joins Lanan

Akhil Rabindra returns to BRDC F4 for 2016 with Lanan Indian racer Akhil Rabindra has signed for Lanan Racing it has been announced today (4 January), becoming the eighth driver to be confirmed on the 2016 BRDC Formula 4 grid. The 19-year-old competed for Douglas Motorsport in his debut year in BRDC F4, scoring numerous…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – The Emphasis is on Youth

Youthful Drivers Dominate TRS Entries Over half the field in this summer’s Toyota Racing Series which starts at Ruapuna near Christchurch on January 16 and 17 are too young to drive on public roads in their own country or have only just qualified for a civil driving license. But because they have graduated through kart…

Travel 2015 – Bruges, Brussels, Travel, Day 4

Tuesday, 15th December 2015 – Bruges A travel day but with added Belgium! We had checked the timetables carefully to ensure we didn’t face a rerun of Saturday’s ridiculously slow journey from Brussels to Bruges. We checked out of the Medici and loaded our shopping and luggage into the taxi that the receptionist organised for…

Travel 2015 – Bruges, Day 3

Monday, December 14th 2016 – Bruges Monday was “how many museums can you pack into one day” as we endeavoured to see as much as possible and coincidentally also get as much value for money as we could out of the Bruges City Card. We were woken early anyway as we’d left the window open…

Travel 2015 – Bruges, Day 2

Sunday, December 13th 2015 – Bruges So it was up and at ’em pretty promptly on Sunday morning as we wanted to see as much as possible. It was a ridiculously mild morning so after breakfast in the somewhat disappointing breakfast room (which felt more like an institutional cafeteria than a dining room in what…

Travel 2015 – London, Bruges, Day 1

Saturday, 12th December 2015 – London, Bruges This trip came about because we’d fancied a “Christmas Markets” type weekend away in the run up to Christmas and as I was hunting for something that appealed a deal came up for a Eurostar and hotel package at a price that was too good to walk away…

Food 2015 – Robuchon au Dôme, Macau

During our trip to Macau last year we found ourselves dining in the first three-Michelin-starred restaurant we’ve ever managed to get a table at, it being close to impossible to do such things in the UK without a) booking three years’ in advance and b) committing bank robbery on a grand scale to pay for…

Memes 2015 – Now and then a Meme is Fun

And here’s one that is at least actually British/Commonwealth in origin… 1. Marmite – love or hate? Utterly detest it. Vile stuff… 2. Marmalade – thick cut or thin cut? Can’t abide marmalade either. I don’t like the mix of textures. 3. Porridge – made with milk or water? Milk please. 4. Do you like…