Posts categorized under ‘PR

BMW and the Olympics: not a new thing

BMW and the Olympics: not a new thing

BMW’s involvement with the Olympic games is not a new event: nearly 40 years ago, it was again leading the charge at the Games of the XX Olympiad.  Leading the ...

Rover Vitesse and Tony Pond: back in the news (but only one is amazing)

Rover Vitesse and Tony Pond: back in the news (but only one is amazing)

@toyotapr pointed it out: how nice it is to see the Rover Vitesse back in the news. It has hit the headlines once again thanks to the efforts of Mark ...

Blyton Park: F1 on Britain’s newest racing circuit

Blyton Park: F1 on Britain’s newest racing circuit

This week, a brand-new motor racing circuit opened in the UK, with a fanfare that included laps by an F1 car during the opening ceremony. OK, it wasn’t quite Lewis ...

Jason Plato: real-world racing car superstar

Jason Plato: real-world racing car superstar

Jason Plato is one of the most dramatic, characterful and successful British racing drivers of recent times, and THE most successful British Touring Car driver ever. 63 wins have come from ...

BMW April Fool brilliance (once again)

BMW April Fool brilliance (once again)

BMW has once again pulled off a slice of April Fool brilliance. Remember last year, and its ingenious political allegiance badge spoof? Well, smart as that was, it’s beaten it ...

Volvo English Channel Ocean Race

Volvo English Channel Ocean Race

BP’S Tony Hayward means I’m risking wrath when I reveal I too was taking part in the same race as him, on a similarly large yacht. (From the archive!) Indeed, ...

New Ford Focus raises great expectations

New Ford Focus raises great expectations

Ford Focus first drives started landing at 9am on Friday 14 Jan, as Ford lifted the embargo on sessions it ran late last year. I wasn’t part of ‘em, but ...

Paris Motor Show 2010: WiFi Who-Do?

Paris Motor Show 2010: WiFi Who-Do?

Paris Motor Show regulars will be familiar with the aggro-infused inadequacy of the press room. Last year, I was trodden on and kicked for several hours as I perched on ...

The perils of practice on a press car

The perils of practice on a press car

Long term test cars are loved and loathed in equal measure by motoring journalists. Some (like me) adore the idea of regularity, of not losing sunglasses and CDs, of being ...

City to city (to city) for Twycle

City to city (to city) for Twycle

Doing my bit for CLIC charity fundraising epic Twycle Britain hasn’t been easy: meetings, deadlines, more deadlines following meetings… All that scuppered my plan to ride a stage alongside the ...