Le Mans one week, Nurburgring 24-hour the next, Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend and then the British Grand Prix and Le Mans Classic next. Enough summer motoring events for you? As you'd expect, Goodwood has been dominating the headlines this week and will continue to do so over the weekend but there's been more going on than that - catch up with the highlights here.
At the time of writing the clouds are rolling in and Goodwood is going a bit Glastonbury. We'll hold out for a return to the sunshine that kicked the event off on Thursday and Friday, blogs from Dan about mucking about in
a Lotus Cortina
PH specced BMW M4
in the Moving Motor Show and attending the unveiling of
the Mercedes sculpture
landing page
here. Can't make it there yourself? Watch the livestream from the event
here
Proof that PH can be an unexpected place was demonstrated with the warm reception to Citroen's pleasingly wacky
C4 Cactus
V8 Vantage N430
driven by Matt as part of the 'ring 24 build up was more traditional red meat - yes it's another derivative of a long serving car but since when has that been a problem. Fancy taking the Brit GT3 battle in the Blancpain Endurance Series to the street?
Bentley's new GT3-R
might be a blunt alternative. Not wanting to be left out JLR unveiled two new products of its Special Operations division; an
F-Type Project 7
you can buy and a tease of a new
SVR Range Rover Sport
. We also talked to Harry Metcalfe, who left Evo for a role in the new division, for
the inside line
on its manifesto. McLaren's own Special Operations department also showed off
a new 650S variant
, many of the above making debuts at Goodwood.
Dan took on the Porsche Macan in
Tell Me I'm Wrong
, the unsuspecting 'baby Cayenne' copping a wider prejudice against SUVs and crossovers. One shared by the PH masses? Check the comments or have your tuppence worth yourself. Meanwhile Harris reported in from his sometimes scary experiences at the sharp end of the
Nurburgring 24-hour
. At least it went better than his Porsche race at Le Mans. Shed presented temptation for Garlick with a
Lexus LS400
while Jesse Crosse reported in on the latest with his mad
Group 4 Escort
- Mercedes S-Class coupe drive
- Matt has his first Caterham Academy race
- Jaguar F-Type Coupe to the 'ring
- Porsche 911 (996) Buying Guide