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!

VANILLA BLACK CARS AND COFFEE

VANILLA BLACK CARS AND COFFEE

END OF THE SEASON

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Today marks the end of the summer and sadly with it the end of the 2019 car show season. What better way to end it than a flashback of the Vanilla Black Cars and Coffee event that took place a few weekends ago. The Down Royal Cars and Coffee events are by far the best car related events on this shore and no car show will ever trump it if you ask me - no urgency to arrive in time, no prizes to worry about, no entry fee, and endless amount of top quality cars to see and owners to talk to. WIN!

NURBURGRING 24H

ADAC 24H RENNEN NÜRBURGRING

WELCOME TO HEAVEN PT.3

Text and Photos: Reinis Babrovskis 

 

Humans have been racing cars since the second car rolled of the factory production line. We love the adrenaline rush, we love the danger; speed and racing is what makes the racing drivers feel alive. Racing has become more popular than ever before with thousands of motoring events taking place annually worldwide; however, there are a selected few events that will make you speechless. “ADAC 24H Rennen Nürburgring” is one of them.
Welcome to Heaven (Part 4).

FERRARI 488 GTB

FERRARI 488 GTB

LONG LIVE THE TURBO

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Italy – the country that has brought us the finest art and architecture, Lucianno Pavarotti, Pizza, Vespa scooters, ridiculous hand gestures and the most beautiful cars on the Planet; the finest of them all the prancing horse of Maranello. Ferrari unveiled its 458 model’s replacement - the Ferrari 488 GTB in 2015 and shocked the world with its all-new turbo charged engine, leaving a lot of Ferrari fans astounded. What everybody didn’t realise at first was that this car could potentially be one of the best modern Ferraris to leave the Italian supercar factory floor. Masterpiece is the only word that comes to my mind when describing the 488GBT.