I've written learners tests twice in my life prior to Tuesday the 23rd of October 2018, and on my third try I failed.
Category: Sport
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The Thrill of A Biker …
When asked by Marvin why I like bikes, something so dangerous, potentially getting closer to death every time I get on the bike, the best possible answer I could think of, is a set of words spoken by an African biker, preacher and poet named ‘Bra Pony’, “it is not a bike, it is a...
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50 years of Lamborghini Espada and Islero
One of the two vehicles shown on the stand in Essen is a Series III Espada from 1976. During the ten years in which the Lamborghini Espada was in production, 1968-1978, nearly 1.300 examples were produced in three series (S1: 1968 – 1970, S2: 1970 – 1972, S3: 1972 – 1978), making it the second-best...
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The BMW M-Festival
This past Saturday saw the inaugural BMW M-Festival taking place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and boy oh boy was it everything that they said it would be – I couldn’t have celebrated the most powerful letter in the world any other way. The day was incredibly well organised, from the moment you drove...
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Alfa Romeo Giulia QV
I studied graphic design at college and part of the syllabus was to learn the art of design. Basically, we learned the difference between good and bad design, because everything is designed, even the ‘stop’ sign, someone had to design that. Working for the best advertising agencies in the world, you get trained to spot...
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Refreshed Jaguar F-Type …
“An F-Type 400 Sport Launch Edition available only for this model year exclusively”. Roughly four years since Jaguar unleashed its two-seater supercar; the British carmaker is set to bring an updated F-Type for the 2018 model year. Although you’ll have to be a diehard Jaguar fan with a magnifying glass to spot the tweaks, beginning...
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BMW i Experience …
The world changing quicker than one can keep up and the good news is that no matter how great you are – you actually can’t keep up. I remember reading the article Every Generation Needs a Revolution, it seems that is what is happening in the automatic industry as well. I drove three different hybrids...
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Mini Cooper JCW: Beast With A Cause …
When I got an email from BMW asking if I would love to have a Mini Cooper for a week to test drive, I said “I could do that”. I have never driven a mini before and the only time I was in one; I remember I was helping a neighbour out because her car...
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AMG GT Goes Topless …
“Just as it did with the SLS AMG, Mercedes-AMG has finally introduced a topless version of its GT sports car. And, as previously reported, the Roadster line-up is broken down into two distinct models.” Dubbed the GT Roadster, the initial model is actually a topless version of the GT coupe and since it is the...
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BMW Looks Set To Revive 8-Series …
“And just why would BMW need a large GT type car? Look no further than the Mercedes-Benz S-Coupe” It used to roam global streets, including here in RSA, about 20 years ago. It was a big and badass BMW coupe and an object of great desire. These days it’s a highly sort-after collector’s item and...