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| Ride Drive Website Motoring Magazine Articles Index Page |
This page has been dedicated to a collection of motoring related articles that are intended to provide a source of interest. The subject matter will be varied and sometimes obscure, and it is hoped that all our site visitors wil be able to find something of interest. We also invite our visitors to make a contribution by submitting their own work, so if you have anything to offer, please send it to us attached to an email. |
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Eastnor Castle, close to Ledbury in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside, is home to an official Land Rover off-road driving experience, which can be bought as gift vouchers, are provided for corporate and group events, as well as professional off-road driver training. This can include winching, trailer handling, first aid and GPS navigation. Chris Hall has been to have a look. |
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This Audi R8 Road Test was completed and written by Ben Robinson, who is a Ride Drive customer, after he had the use of the Audi R8 for a day to help him make up his mind whether to buy one or stay with his Porsche 911. Ben made full use of his opportunities with this car, as he noted his feelings towards it and how the thought it compared to his beloved 911 |
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Harley Davidson motorcycles have always been what is best referred to as the alternative bike, and one with a fan base of people who are fanatical about the marque. When you own a Harley you don't just get a bike, you join a different world. This article is about a 2,000 mile ride from London to southern Spain, and to the HOG Euro Festival at Fuengirola. |
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TVR Griffith 500. Bob Young, a member of the Ride Drive team, thought about changing his car for a SAAB, but then saw sense. This on-line magazine artlcle tells us what it is like to own a Blackpool Beast, and of course, what it is like to drive one. |
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The MAC4x4 is a test of endurance for both vehicle and driver for the purpose of raising funds for MacMillan Cancar Support. In this on-line magazine article, come and neet another of the Ride Drive team, Janet McPherson, and find out how she coped with the 2008 event in which she raised £1,200 for this very worthwhile charity. |
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The new Jaguar XF. Chris Hall, otherwise known as Bunmonsta and a member of the Ride Drive team, has always been an avid fan of Jaguar cars. When he was offerred the chance to drive the new XF from Warwick to the south of Spain he just had to say yes. Driving in convoy with 5 other XF's, delivering the cars to a dealer launch, this was to be no ordinary test drive. |
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You want to get on and there you are stuck behind a 40-tonner doing less than 50 miles an hour. We’ve all been there, but have you ever been with a driver up there in the cab? In the first edition of a series of articles, John Covington takes us out on the road in his rig to give us an idea of what it is like to have a view from the cab |
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Courtesy of Great Escape classic car hire, Bob Young of Ride Drive takes to the wheel of this 30-year old beauty to see how she performs through the leafy lanes of the British Cotswolds. With 7.2-litres of American V8, how does this wonderful British classic sit on the road today? |
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Bob's been out in the Cotswold lanes again, but this time with a 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider. Not yet old enough to be a true classic perhaps, but none the less, a classic to be. This one is in particularly fine fettle, and as Bob explains, it certainly didn't seem as though it was a 15-year old car. |
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Naff Motors is a small hard-backed publication by Tony Davis, senior writer and editor with the Sydney Morning Herald who has written about cars for over 20-years, featuring those automotive lemons that you love to hate and those that the manufacturer would love for you to forget. Julian Smith reviews |
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Both a tongue in cheek, and a not so tongue in cheek, two-part look at motoring on the other side of the pond, as Bob Young of Ride Drive uses a family holiday to investigate what there is to be found on the roads of the USA. |
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Fatalities on British roads amount to the equivalent of a Jumbo Jet crashing without survivors once every week, and the statistics are getting worse. Whilst traffic law enforcement policies are getting tougher, and more legislation is published, none of it seems to make any difference. This article tells the story of one 3.7-mile journey as an example of UK driving standards. |
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Julian Smith, Director of Ride Drive, tells the story of the cars that in some way had a part in his life when growing up from a young boy into adulthood. The vehicles concerned were those owned by his family, friends, and indeed later, by Julian himself. Click on the title to access the page |
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Police traffic patrol officers attend road collisions on a daily basis, and these unfortuntely become very much part of their everyday working life. The blood and gore isn't something that anyone will want to deal with, but then someone's got to do it. This story is about a particular collision that was everything it shouldn't have been. Click on the title to access the page |
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Derek, then the owner of a spectacular example of a Honda NSX, embarked upon a 3-day advanced driving programme so as to develop his skills to a level that he thought were deserving of the car he owned. In an interview on the following page he gives a very detailed account of how he perceived the package was delivered. Click on the title to access the page. |
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First published in TVR Sprint, the TVR Car Club members magazine, this piece identifies an analogy between being successful at the game of golf and driving a high performance vehicle, such as a TVR. Although there is a reference to TVR ownership here, the spirit of the story applies to the ownership of any vehicle. Click on the title to access the page. |
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Syed Ali was given a complimentary Ride Drive Advanced Driving Experience by his TVR dealership as part of the sales package when he bought his Cerbera 4.5. Thinking he had nothing to lose by taking part, he took advantage of the offer. This page carries his write-up of the event. |
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