Sat 2nd August 2008 at the Excel Centre, London:

Ok well it was actually just the London Motor Show but I saw similarities between a Fashion show with its catwalk and stunning statement pieces, and the motor show with the cars as unattainable, desirable models, turning for us on their rotating pedestals.

Most of the car companies had a tempting, beautifully-lit Concept Car on display. These aren’t for sale but they do highlight upcoming trends. Favs at the show were Kia’s Soul Diva and Soul Burner models.

Bling bling bling (white and gold) for the Soul Diva, and geekchic (matt black and firebox orange) for the Soul Burner model.

I’m excited by these cars because they tell me that car companies are realising that the same-old colours and dark grey interiors are not of interest to everyone. Some of us want a little bit of style with our colour, flair and function, rather than just form and function.
The matt black paint of the Kia Burner was also used by Brabus at the show. These paints are said to be undetectable by speed cameras – woohoo!! Not sure if it is true though.

Other cars of note were the graffiti Toyota Aygo,
and the pinked-out Suzuki Alto. Have a look at Fluffy Scenes, which one do you like?

Miss Fluffy 08/08/08

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Until today I thought that Pendulum referred to a loud music band or a swinging part of a grandfather clock. Now I know that it refers to the swinging motion of a car when in the hands of a Rally Driver, and I got the chance to have a go at it myself as part of Silverstone Rally School’s ‘LadyQuest’ day. Also known as a ‘Scandinavian Flick’ the Pendulum movement refers to a two-way power slide that happens as a result of a pivot or ‘flick’ that you get when you take your foot off the throttle at the right time.
I didn’t quite get the hang of the two-way pendulum but I did manage to do a mean power slide at one point which felt like I was snowboarding in a car; it was a thrill that I immediately wanted to have again.

The handbrake turn was a bit like drumming. You have to do 3 different things at once and this takes practice. You have to turn the wheel (hand in the right position), depress the clutch, pull the handbrake, and sight where you want to be. Doesn’t sound like a lot but with the urgency of the turn and restricted sight line in the forest, fear can make you panic and get the sequence all wrong. As with most things the brain needs repeated practice to commit the motor patterns to automatic memory so that you don’t have to think about the correct sequence.

So if you fancy some practice get yourself down to Silverstone Rally School. The instructors took us seriously as drivers but also made us relax and have a laugh as well and we had a challenging but fabulous day.

Thursday 21st August 2008