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Playing With Mini JCW Roadster

I love beautiful cars but, in all honesty, I was never the guy who understood all the intricacies. I've driven a lot of cars, clocking crazy kilometres on a daily basis, but couldn't tell you much about things like kilowatts. I've always been more about how comfortable it feels, how much I enjoy driving it, etc. A couple of months back, I was fortunate enough to get the Mini Roadster John Cooper Works to play with for a weekend and it was fun as hell. Fortunately it was still a little warm so I plonked the Prince (my son) on the passenger seat and cruised out onto the highway for an...

Ken Block on BBC’s Top Gear

I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert on or a great driver of cars. I can do what I need to do to survive, mostly. But, I, like many others, love the BBC's Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. They have found the formula for creating television around cars in a way that is damn near impossible to duplicate and has built a following world-wide. This morning, I caught part of an episode of Top Gear where James May (Captain Slow) was taken on an 'airfield rallying' experience with Ken Block, rallying and stunt-driving genius. From the driving to the way it is...