GTINI TITANIC DUBS 2020

NO IS NOT AN ANSWER

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

2020…Yeah there is not much to say here; it has been a tough year for all of us. 

With the entire Planet having been shut down for months thanks to the “China virus”, I’d say it will take a while for the Planet to boot up again. We have all  fought our battles but we will get through this, be patient and above all - kind. The Covid-19 did grind any chances of any car event in 2020 to a halt; however, one club didn’t take “no” for an answer was GTINI, having lost already the biggest show of the country as well as the fan’s favourite – Castlewellan summer show. So with large amount of planning, hard work and luck as well as blessing from the council, Police force of Northern Ireland and others the Titanic Dubs was a go.

VW GOLF R

THE ONE THAT DOES IT ALL

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

Whilst the new car sales market is dominated by the “R Driver warrior”, the mighty Fiesta (the most sold car in UK in 2019) as well as random SUVs for their all-important school/church, we - the big kids are only interested in one thing (*well there is another but I shall not mention that) - sports cars. Nothing screams more than a boy racer than a well pimped-out sports hatchback. It attracts more attention than a girl with striking curvy lines at the shop queue. And when we talk about sports hatchbacks, clearly we all agree the one that comes to our mind first is the mighty VW Golf. 

* The other thing us men are interested was Xbox if you wondered 

PETROLHEADS - THE UNTOLD STORY

WE ARE NOT THEM

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

PETROLHEAD /ˈpɛtr(ə)lhɛd/ - A NOUN

"A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or illegal street racing"

"One who is enthusiastic about cars"

So which one is it; two explanations given for the same noun in the same thesaurus book, yet they couldn't be further apart from each other. Two different things, two different views. Every man has a story, every story has 2 sides. I want you to tell mine. I want to tell you WE ARE NOT THEM...

GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2019

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW 2019

FULLY CHARGED

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The 2019 International Motor Show of Geneva was, how do I put it, erm - electric; quite literally – around 70% of the models on the display brought along by the global automotive manufacturers were either powered by an all-electric/hydrogen or hybrid power. The future has been decided and the trend of the more efficient and eco-friendly power has been set: we are going electric folks!

LOTUS EVORA GT430

LOTUS EVORA GT430 

WHEN REST HAVE FAILED

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis

What makes a car classify a sports car? Is it the performace, is it the driving experience, or the looks maybe? When one would be asked to list a true sportscar's manufacturer, I do believe the answer for many would be the "prancing horse" or the "raging bull"; however,  I believe if there was one automotive manufacturer that truly deserves the sport car manufactuer title, it would be no other than Lotus. Lotus never released an SUV to appeal to the footballer's wives, or a 2+4+2 seat family edition or a “sensible road” model; they stuck to their ideology – lightweight, balanced sports car that focuses on one thing and one thing only - driving experience. GT430 was no different, but it certainly was more special!