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Damon Hill and Colin Goodwin were both London despatch riders in the 1980s and, unlike far too many, survived to tell their tales

3 weeks ago

Why is it so much more difficult to travel on water at half the speed already achieved on land? How big a challenge is breaking the WSR? Andrew English reports

2 months ago

It’s so dangerous and difficult, the record has stood for almost half a century. But now Richard Noble is planning to change all that. Andrew English looks back and forward

2 months ago

What would you do for a cup of coffee? Ride around the world on a go-kart? Probably not. Then again, you’re not Stan Mott. Colin Goodwin reports

9 months ago

Want to really switch your six-year-old onto the world of motorsport while having more fun than you thought possible yourself? Henry Catchpole has the answer

12 months ago

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was an aircraft so revolutionary it had the potential to change WW2 in the air. Thankfully, says David Twohig, it never came to that

12 months ago

What's it like to climb the world’s tallest free-standing mountain? Andrew Frankel is your high altitude guide

1 year ago

Building a model car with your kid is fun but, as James Mills finds out, the benefits are far greater than that

1 year ago