Nick Trott

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TVR Grantura Mk3

An unexpected invitation to the Goodwood Members’ Meeting led to an emotionally charged race for Nick Trott If you read last month’s report, you may recall that the rebuild of…

May 2018 Issue

Matters of moment: May 2018, May 2018

There are certain racing daydreams worth indulging. One of the most intriguing, if ultimately pointless, is what I like to call the ‘mixed-era mash up’ – or MeMu for short.…

May 2018 Issue

Historic racer: MGB Roadster

A few tweaks are in train for the new season – such as new brakes and a rebuilt gearbox. Oh, and the heavy bit up front. Nick Trott takes up…

April 2018 Issue

Speaking to... Fernando Alonso

Nick Trott chats to the versatile Spaniard about the challenge of competing in different disciplines in 2018 – Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship. It’s late in the evening.…

April 2018 Issue

Matters of moment: April 2018, April 2018

Lewis Hamilton has just returned from his longest break, from F1, in 10 years. Since his 2017 campaign ended at Abu Dhabi in November, he has been snowboarding in the…

April 2018 Issue

Historic racer: MGB Roadster

Time to put the MGB away and start saving up for the 2018 campaign? Not exactly, as Nick Trott explains The winter season. As many club racers will know, this…

March 2018 Issue

Matters of moment: March 2018, March 2018

The old press office at Brands Hatch was situated on the outside of the start/finish straight, which as you might be aware isn’t a straight at all. It’s not level…

March 2018 Issue

When JB came to JD

Nick Trott tracks down the F1 driver and discovers a secret Porsche geek Where is Jenson? Where has he gone? We need him for photography, but after two hours of…

January 2018 Issue

Life on the road

One Marco Polo had a very hard time in 2017. Blame Motor Sport... A number of air-cooled fans may disagree with this, but the ubiquitous early VW camper van does…

Historic racer: MGB Roadster

An over-exuberant manoeuvre threatens the entire race weekend just as the team hits its stride. Nick Trott takes up the story… “You need to see the clerk of the course,”…

Motel with the mostest

Mobile home provides perfect accommodation – even at a blustery Welsh race circuit – MERCEDES-BENZ MARCO POLO – Regulars will already have read on these pages of the adventures enjoyed by…

A race less ordinary

Editor Nick Trott experiences the highs and lows (and everything in between) in the inaugural, and brilliantly eccentric, Equipe Classic Relay "What’s the water temperature?” asks Nick Crewsdon, our mechanic…