Ashley 
I entered Simola with what I genuinely believed was a racecar.A 1971 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV that had been daily driven into something that looked the part — stripped interior, roll cage, cut springs, noise. From the outside, it ticked the boxes. From the inside, it felt like commitment. Reality arrived quickly. Missing the shakedown … Read more
Epic morning spent at Backdraft Racing South Africa, picking their brains about various options for my next project. What I love most about real car guys, their passion has no boundaries. Any reason to spend an entire morning talking cars with an uninvited guest.Decisions were made, not everyone will be happy. But haters can be … Read more
ALTER EGO BUILD-OFF AT THE 2025 KILLARNEY MOTOR SHOWThe Killarney Motor Show 2025 and AlterEgo Casual Wear are proud to introduce the Annual AlterEgo Build-Off, a celebration of South African craftsmanship in both cars and motorcycles.Petrolheads express themselves in their rides; it takes vision, ingenuity, patience and above all, passion tostand out in a crowd. … Read more
On a roll with engine removal practice, i suddenly found myself removing the engine & gearbox from the stepnose. As per the OneTrackMind manifesto, the racecar gets best of whats available, which means gearbox, diff and brake Calipers from #rescuemod have to make their way into the widebody. Needless to say, we will use this … Read more
23 Weeks to @simola_hillclimb 2025; the procrastination is paying dividends. With less than 232days til RaceDay, one should arguably become nervous. But not this guy. “Racing is life, everything else is waiting” says Steve Mcqueen.Well, I’m here to tell you: “racing is life, everything else is PREPARATION”. As mentioned last week, I’ve learnt a lot … Read more
239 days to Simola Hillclimb 2025, so as a professional procrastinator I decided a little clean up would be in order. You know what they say about working in a dirty environment…(please let me know if you do)Started with fitting new caster wheels to the engine hoist and then got carried away lifting random objects … Read more