Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.
Mad Mike Whiddett is the first ever person to drift a car around Swindon’s iconic, labyrinthine Magic Roundabout, courtesy of Red Bull and a Mazda RX-8. A good job he didn’t do it during the rush hour. Enjoy.
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Watch the YouTube clip above as the the the toy sized EV break the European Street legal record last year at Santa Pod, now it has gone one better… A tiny British electric vehicle from the 1970s has become the world’s quickest street legal EV in the hands of motoring journalist and serial car modifier
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To celebrate a historic second Wimbledon victory for World No. 2 Andy Murray, Jaguar honoured the occasion by creating a bespoke logo marking the Jaguar F-PACE as The Official Car of The Champion. Jaguar changed the logo displayed on its fleet of luxury chauffeur cars provided to support tournament operations throughout The Championships to ‘Official
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Jaguar Land Rover plans to create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles over the next four years, to develop and test a wide range of Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies. The first of these research cars will be driven on a new 41 mile test route on motorways and urban roads around
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Drive Tribe is the big new idea from the ex Top Gear team which is designed to bring together car enthusiasts and their passions. At Free Car Mag we are big proponents of Bangernomics, which is how to buy and run a car on a budget and have bags of fun in the process. With
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The Silverstone Classic – which in 2015 celebrated its 25th anniversary – is firmly established as the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival. The epic event attracts more than 1,100 race entries and drew a record crowd of more than 100,000 in 2015. The spectacular classic car celebration – winner ofthe prestigious ‘Motorsport Event of
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Bentley’s past and present has come together in a triumphant celebration, with H.R. Owen’s famous Jack Barclay Bentley showroom hosting a glamorous welcome home party for Bentley’s first ever Le Mans factory entrant. The car returned to Le Mans for the first time in 91 years at this year’s Le Mans Classic, and H.R. Owen
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The award-winning chef and Michelin Star restaurateur took delivery of his new Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle at The Novelli Academy in Hertfordshire. Jean-Christophe, who is a regular on TV shows including This Morning, and Loose Women, said: ‘It’s an honour to be in partnership with such an iconic name as Mitsubishi. I used
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According to the company the new four-door saloon is part of the renewal of the Renault range. Its dynamic and prestigious styling is reflected in sculpted surfaces, well-balanced proportions, a Renault-family front end, and a distinctive C-shaped front lighting signature. The glass roof linking the windscreen to the rear window lends an elegant and aesthetic
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Free Car Mag rather liked the first one. It is nonsense but a fun way to pass a couple of hours at the weekend. So what is it all about? THE FOUR HORSEMEN [Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan] return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new
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