A Quick Chat With…Charles Pic. Dubai, UAE
RaceTuesday, April 16th, 2013crankandpiston grabs a few words with current Caterham F1 Team driver Charles Pic at Renault’s Al Qiyada showroom in Dubai, and discuss the goals he’s laid out for his new team,...
Renault Clio RS Cup. Dubai, UAE. New Blood
RaceThursday, February 21st, 2013crankandpiston stumbles across this race-spec Renault Clio RS Cup at the Dubai Autodrome which, together with new driver Tom Sorensen, will be hitting the NGK Racing Series with AUH motorsports both...
evolve. Fun Speed Run. Round 2
RaceTuesday, November 20th, 2012After the complete success of Round 1 in the evolve Fun Speed Run challenge there was much euphoria. However, as is often the case, this euphoric high was soon followed by...
MacaRenault. How Many Macaroons Does It Take To...
LifestyleSunday, November 18th, 2012Have you ever done a bit of DIY decal surgery on your car only to find that the final results don’t quite match the artistic interpretation in your head: that the...
Renault Clio RS vs Toyota 86. Fun Factor
RoadSunday, September 16th, 2012Has there been a car more hyped over the past 12 months than the Toyota 86? This is the car that’s touted as being The One, the sports car that will...
Shot of the Day. “Fancy A Magnum…?”
Shot of the DayWednesday, September 5th, 2012Tasty, bags of character, and everyone wants one. Either that or a choc-ice. The non-sweet-toothed among you though may be looking at the Renault in the foreground, a GT model of...
Pirelli. Renault Clio Sport RS. Nippy Madness
RaceTuesday, February 7th, 2012Many of you probably read about Pirelli’s recent launch of the 2012 Formula One tyre compounds in Abu Dhabi. Since our neighbouring emirate is only 40 minutes away, we thought we’d...
UAE Touring Cars. Renault Clio. Intense moment
RaceSaturday, February 4th, 2012We had the displeasure of witnessing this crash at Yas Marina late last season and had that immediate sinking feeling. The amazing thing though, is that sinking feeling was all but...
EVO Middle East. Car of the Year
RoadWednesday, December 28th, 2011What are the best cars of the 2011? That was the question that the boys at EVO set about answering with a five-day test of some serious metal at the Portimao...
UAE National Racing. Touring Cars. Cavalcade of...
RaceSunday, September 25th, 2011While the SEAT-dominated action at the front of the UAE Touring Car grid will no doubt be fast and furious during the forthcoming season, we’re looking forward to some more Gallic...
