Here's my sand driving video list - start with the basics, all the way through to real-life, not staged recoveries! Fundamentals of Sand Driving - for your very first time Starting and stopping in sand Beach Bogging Recovery Easy Backup Four Sand…

For many years now a Great Forest National Park (GFNP) has been proposed, a reclassification of public land from State Forest to National Park, covering the area roughly from Kinglake to Baw Baw to Eildon. This would represent an addition of 355,000ha…

Back in the day if you wanted to steal a car you'd force the window open, coat-hanger the lock, and hotwire it. Those days are long gone now and that technique is no longer possible, but the security risk has become much…

Let's recap three important points about PHEVs: They are a hybrid, which means two motors; petrol/diesel, and electric. Three modes; electric only, petrol only, and both together. The battery can be charged externally, by the engine, or by regen. When you start…

This is a quote from a training organisation: "Adhering to the manufacturer's recommended tyre pressures is not only essential for vehicle performance and safety but also a legal requirement under various Australian road traffic laws." They also say that there is no…

One of the anti-EV talking points is "but they're so heavy, they'll collapse all the carparks" and other nonsense. Let's take a look at the reality. Are battery electric vehicles (BEV) really heavier than ICE? The first point to make about vehicle…

Yet again the Australian media goes for the clickbait emotion mining angle. I don't know if their writers don't understand F1, or they do and they just want the clicks. Either way, this take is wrong. F1 races depend on strategy as…

Hello Robert, I came across your article on the new Ford Transit Custom Trail AWD van while researching its capabilities. (Along with one by Allan Whiting, Outback Travel Australia). Both of you mention the poor (140mm) ground clearance. I’m trying to find…