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The soaring cost of fuel has reduced traffic jams in the UK, a report claimed on Wednesday.  Congestion was 12 percent less in the first six months of 2008, compared with January to June 2007, according to the report by Trafficmaster, a road monitoring company. In a statement of blinding obviousness, a spokesperson for the company said, ‘The upshot of less traffic is a drop in congestion levels, meaning motorists can get from A to B quicker while travelling at lower and more economical speeds.’ In London, a survey has shown that despite the introduction of the congestion charge, the level of traffic remains the same.  Transport for London (TfL) blames this on roadworks and other traffic calming measures.

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Our intrepid member loach was invited to test drive some BMWs.  Read all about it here…

No longer being in the full flush of spotty, over-zealous and wildly enthusiastic youth, I find myself with a somewhat softened and mellowed appreciation of car shows these days. 

Read more about the Motor Show in the forums…

My dad always told me “Son, pick your battles wisely”. It’s a mantra
I’ve followed and whether this was kicking the school bully in the
shins whilst his mates weren’t around or folding your pocket kings
when an ace hits the river, knowing when to make a move and when to
back away has served me well.

The British public has fallen out of love with newly-minted motor-racing legend Lewis Hamilton, it was reported today in The Daily Scum.

The British public has fallen out of love with newly-minted motor-racing legend Lewis Hamilton, it was reported today in The Daily Scum.

Mick Mossley, has survived a vote of “no confidence” from over three hundred of Motor Sport’s most influential member organisations. The boss of Formula Uno, the international racing conglomerate that grew from the racing of small Italian Hatchbacks in the 1980’s, was accused of hiring prostitutes and taking part in orgies where participants were dressed as Storm Troopers.

Veyron prices ‘must fall’, claims consumer spending expert, Hugh Shaft. ‘It is the basic right of every person in Britain to be able to afford a Veyron and the government must step in to make Veyrons more affordable.’

Government Heralds Return to Square Wheel

The government today announced that square wheels will be re-introduced to ease congestion and help prevent global warming.

‘Square wheels will, by their very design, slow traffic down and reduce carbon emissions,’ said government transport spokesperson, Richard Spunkermeyer, speaking from a public toilet in Woolly Edge motorway services, where the emergency summit was held. When asked if he had recorded the popular instrumental theme from Beverly Hills Cop, he said, ‘No, that was Harold Faltermeyer.’

It’s not just people that suffer from altitude sickness, cars do too, and this was one of the reasons that several manufacturers and tuners in South Africa went looking for more power.

At almost two kilometres above sea level the power loss can be up to 17% on naturally aspirated motors and about 3% on force fed engines. And as this is the location of the largest employer in the country, the mining industry, this is where the money is.