Misfits: Race cars that refused to conform
For generations, motorsport has been utilised to develop a car manufacturer’s brand image. Some endeavours have been successful, others...
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Peter MacKay
Nov 11, 20194 min read
Bittersweet: Losing your new World Champion
Toyota’s return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) has been an overnight success. Led by four times world champion, Tommi Makinen, the...
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Peter MacKay
Nov 1, 201913 min read
A brief, yet memorable flirtation with motorcycles
My motorcycling journey began in March 2012. Over dinner, I dropped the bombshell that no parent ever wants to hear. I announced my...
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Peter MacKay
Oct 29, 201910 min read
My life in cars
Whilst recalling my recent drive in my cherished Lotus Exige, Bumblebee, I couldn't help but cast my mind back to where it all started...
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Peter MacKay
Oct 27, 20198 min read
One last blast before winter
One last blast before winter. What separates those who suffer the affliction for speed from those who don’t? Most of my peers who must...
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Peter MacKay
Oct 16, 20196 min read
Jorge Lorenzo: Down but not out
Thailand 2019 will stick in the memory as one of Jorge Lorenzo’s toughest weekends in his Moto GP career. Repsol Honda stablemate, Marc...
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Peter MacKay
Oct 2, 20197 min read
Jonathan Rea: The greatest of all time
By Peter MacKay In motorsport, the inevitable, “who is the greatest of all time?” discussion arises on a regular basis, usually via the...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 27, 20195 min read
Moto GP Qatar 2010- The race that kick started a lifetime passion
As we embark on the jam packed autumn schedule of motorcycle racing, with all major championships racing towards their conclusion, I find...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 26, 20195 min read
Why allowing unnecessary risk is unacceptable
In my previous article on safety in motorsport, I stressed how the relentless pursuit and implementation of new safety measures, would be...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 21, 20197 min read
Why the BSB rulebook is the ideal solution for World Superbike racing
Since inception, controlling costs of participation in motorsport has been a highly complicated and tricky endeavour. Despite attempts...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 19, 20198 min read
The Jim Clark Motor Museum: A fitting tribute to one of the all time greats
On the 29th of August 2019, a gathering of invited guests, congregated to celebrate the opening of the brand new, Jim Clark Motor Museum...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 12, 20197 min read
Throwback to Misano: Rossi's home town heroics, 5 years on
When the Moto GP paddock returned from the annual summer break in August 2014, questions started to emerge on the subject of Valentino...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 11, 20198 min read
Tale of the tape : How the BSB showdown contenders weigh up
The grandeur of Oulton Park’s immaculately kept grounds, provided the perfect arena for the British Superbike Championship Top 6...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 10, 20196 min read
WEC Silverstone : Potent Porsche claims debut 1-2
Following the 18 month long “super season”, which concluded at The 24 hours of Le Mans in June, the WEC’s first “school year” season...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 10, 20196 min read
Esports : Motor racing for all
In recent years, “E-sports” has sparked a revolution in the motor racing industry. Participation in virtual motor sport is growing...
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Peter MacKay
Sep 2, 20196 min read
Tenacious: How Craig Breen fought back into rallying royalty
Following a troublesome run to a distant 7th place in the season finale Kennards Hire Rally Australia, a dejected Craig Breen despaired...
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Peter MacKay
Aug 31, 20194 min read
Subaru : From a farmer's workhorse to a rally legend
How a flying Scot and a band of Banbury boffins transformed a brand image overnight “Win on a Sunday, sell on a Monday”. For years, this...
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Peter MacKay
Aug 28, 20199 min read
Scott Redding : One step back, two steps forward
By Peter MacKay In 2013, Gloucestershire’s young star Scott Redding injected an adrenaline shot into his laborious climb up the ranks in...
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Peter MacKay
Aug 22, 201910 min read
Safety in Motorsport- The never ending battle to preserve our great sport
“Motorsport can be dangerous”. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to attend a competitive motor race will be familiar with this...
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Peter MacKay
Aug 16, 201913 min read
Hybrid Power: Can it keep the good times rolling in global motor sport?
Every time we pick up a newspaper, there is a relentless flow of conflicting stories on the success or otherwise of the relentless push...
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