This month in Famous Last Words:
– Podcast: Jaylan Robotham – young up and coming supercars racer
– 911 Porsche Dakar Down Under
– Toyota on Hydrogen Cars
– Tokyo Mobility Show
– ‘Brawn – The Impossible Formula One Story’ television series
Enjoy! Glenn Ridge
This months Famous Last Words Podcast is with up-and-coming twenty-one-year-old racing driver Jaylan Robotham. Based in Melbourne, Jay started racing go-karts at 11 years of age and although too young to get a driver’s licence, at age 14 he was…
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Twelve months ago, in the December 2022 Famous Last Words, I wrote about the exciting new Porsche 911 Dakar that was about to be released. This limited-edition model evokes the first overall victory by Porsche in the Paris-Dakar Rally, a…
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On regular occasions in ‘Famous Last Words’, I’ve expressed my thoughts and disappointments on the worlds infatuation and in particular vote chasing politicians’ attitudes to electric vehicles (EV’s). I reiterate that I’m certainly not against EV’s and know that there…
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One of the highlights on the World Motor Show calendar is the Tokyo Motor Show, or as its now known, the Tokyo Mobility Show which is hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. Held biannually it normally sees more concept…
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2009 was an interesting year for Formula One, it was the year that FOTA – Formula One Teams Association, which was formed to give the F1 Teams a united voice when negotiating with the FIA (the sport’s Governing Body) and…
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