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Used to report on the WRC for Autosport magazine; jumped to Autocar in '05. Career high? Driving McRae's Ford Focus WRC. Career low? Crashing McRae's Ford Focus WRC.

Recent comments

• How loud is too loud?
  We've just had a bit of a play with our Vauxhall VXR8 long-termer, fitting Walkinshaw Performance's...
• re: Joining the £100 club
  JJB, Must every story turn into a political rant? <yawn>
• In the new Laguna
  A two-pronged approach from Renault to the launch of its Laguna Coupe over the weekend. First, boss Carlos...
• re: Britain's most pointless car?
  Oh, and you do have a point about in-gear acceleration. I haven't checked but I'm sure the 2.7 does have...
• re: Britain's most pointless car?
  I don't think the C5 is any more poorly screwed together than a Mondeo, really. It's not as involving...
• re: Britain's most pointless car?
  Julian, You're missing my point slightly. It's not whether the Citroen is a well built car or not (it...
• re: Britain's most pointless car?
  I don't deny that Ride of the Valkyries is a terrific piece of music. I just don't see what it's got...
• re: Britain's most pointless car?
  Er, I was the 34, the last time I looked, although my musical tastes are slightly older than they should...
• Britain's most pointless car?
  I grabbed the keys to a Citroën C5 last night; I’ve been impressed by the looks of and, to a certain...
• re: Toivonen's legacy
  Actually the ol' 'rally car vs F1 car at Estoril' thing is a bit of a myth. There was a shakedown stage...