In just over a week (6th to the 8th of August), 35,000 members of the entire UK modified car scene descend on Santa Pod drag strip for USC – one of the biggest weekenders of the year. It’s like a noisier, less civilised version of Goodwood! There are monster trucks, a jet car, Terry Grant’s stunt show, pro & run-what-ya-brung drag racing, the Fuel Girls and even some nutters trying to modify a car from standard to...

If you have even a passing interest in cars or motorsport you can’t help but love the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Every July, Lord March opens his grounds to tens of thousands of petrolheads. All the major car manufacturers build what can only be described as huge showrooms and the top F1 teams roll up in their trailers. An event not to be missed by any respecting car nut! ...

Every April, hoards of Italian cars and bikes descend on Bristol’s Old city, centred around Corn Street. You’ll find everything from Fiat to Ferrari and Moto Guzzi to Aprilia. This year I decided to try something a little different. Instead of using just the available light and adding a wink of fill with an on-camera ETTL flash, I got the light a bit higher. A lot higher in fact – about 10 feet up at the end of a monopod...