"There’s about as much Fiesta in the Fiesta WRC as there is egg in a Koenigsegg. Despite that, there’s enough of an excuse to shoehorn it into our Ford Fiesta edition. Ignoring one-off drag stars and the odd "
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Ron Harris: The Con-Rod Father
"Earlier this year the Ford tuning world lost a legend. Thankfully Ron Harris’ legacy lives on through his children, grandchildren, and the family business, Harris Performance Engines... Back in the ‘70s and ‘80s fast Fords ruled the streets. If you "
Ford Fiesta at Forty
"Of all the working class heroes that have been produced by Ford’s of Dagenham - the Fiesta is the longest surviving. It may not be the most spectacular or glamorous inheritor of the company’s blue collar legacy - "
5 Off-Road Icons inspired by the Paris Dakar rally
"Yamaha Ténéré We first saw these beauties in Southern Spain around 1986. They were ridden by the coolest looking Frenchmen in the world. When I saw these guys they were en route to the ferry to Morocco. A life "
Bowler Motorsport’s Jon Chester Talks the UK Off Road Scene
"INFLUX: Can you give us an overview of the Bowler and the UK Off Road racing scene? JON CHESTER: The UK Off Road scene is interesting, it’s changing all the time. There are some really active clubs and series "
Stephane Peterhansel: Dakar hero on two wheels and four…
"You have probably never heard of Stephane Peterhansel. But he is one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Oh, and he's one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time too. In France, Rally Raid desert racing is "
Generation Drift: Five things we have learned
"Drift culture was born on the high, twisty pass roads of Japan. The scene was particularly popular in the highly populated central strip of the country between Tokyo and Nagano. It was generated and nurtured Hashiriya - the mostly young, "
Initial D and Takumi Fujiwara: The Virtual Star of Generation Drift
"Japanese culture is all about exaggeration and amplification. Manga character Takumi Fujiwara from Initial D is the perfect example of this. The manga scene turned its gaze onto the Hashiriya street racing scene in the mid-nineties. Its founding hero was "
Drift: Q&A: how an underground culture exploded
"Drift culture was born in the mountain passes of Japan. But it's become one of the most popular motorsports in the world. Its popularity is testament to the appeal of accessible motorsport. Mark Buckle is one of the stalwarts of "
Drift Toyota AE86: talisman of sideways sliding
"Hachi-Roku. Corolla. Levin. Trueno. Sprinter. Whatever you call the thing, Toyota’s AE86 designation - that is the two-door, rear wheel drive, vaguely wedge-shaped, mid-range sports coupé produced between 1983 and 1987 - is the most definitive vehicle in the short history "
VW Transporter Evolution: how one brand of wagon ruled the world…
" Transporter T1 Nicknamed the 'Bull' , this first of a kind vehicle i.e. forward controlled, rear engined commercial van, went into production in 1950. It was the end of a story that started three years earlier when Dutch Importer Ben Pon "
Rick Rasmussen: The A Team Van Man
"We were thinking about who has been most influential in the world of van life. Tough one to call. My thoughts turned naturally to - and then immediately away from - the Dutch importer Ben Pon and the VW Camper. "
Boogie Nights: celebrating custom vans of the 1970s
"Custom vans summed up American car culture of the 1970s. Intense marketing of these youth-oriented, Rock'n'roll lifestyle vehicles was pushed to the max. Featuring a distinct type of look, colour and feel, 70s custom vans produced for some of the "