Author page: Robert Pepper

Confused about the different brake controller options? Read on: Elecbrakes EB2Elecbrakes VM1Redarc Tow-Pro LinkAftermarket wired brake controllerFord built-in brake controllerDescriptionBrake controller attached to a trailer so trailer, wirelessly controlled from towcar.Brake controller wired into car but controlled wirelessly which allows towcar…

"You need torque to tow and as Super Duty has the same torque as the standard V6 Ranger, it'll perform the same". No. First off, for context, the engine outputs of 150kW and 600Nm dwarf the likes of the Fuso Canter which…

Sorry to be dull but it is modified to be a moving camera car. Even has two stickers to that effect. I know there are lots of posts suggesting it is some home-built weird design...but that's not the case. There's various…

This is the X LETECH Grenadier and Quartermaster. The headline changes are 37" tyres and portal axles, with modified suspension to suit. Why portals? Greater ground clearance for the same tyre diameter is the short answer, and also allows use of taller…

I think you'll agree that it's nearly impossible to have a bad time when you're hotlapping a racetrack, and when the racetrack is the famed handling track at Lotus' headquarters in Hethel, and the car is a brand new Emira...then a good…

For an overview of "Taste of Lotus" read this post. This article has more detail on the Hethel track history and driving impressions. World War 2 required a huge increase in the size of the British armed forces, including air…

There is a huge variety of ways cars hold people's interest.  You've got the historians, the drivers, those interested in motorsports, and of course vast technical topics to explore. And then there sub-categories - within driving you've got drifting, circuit racing, offroading…

If you stop to think about it, what us humans value the most is a strong story. And 'strong' could mean any one or more of; piquing curiosity, exciting the imagination, evoking a range of emotions, giving us food for thought, or…

Could you, should you trailer your sports car to a racetrack instead of just drive it?  Here's some pros and cons: Pros Lots of storage space - helmet, tools, overnight bags, tyres, jacks...all easily taken with a car + trailer. Another transport…