Universe

To many, the idea of flying a Supermarine Spitfire is the stuff of dreams. It certainly was to Andrew Frankel, until the very moment it happened

11 months ago

There are boats, there are beautiful boats, and there’s the Riva Tritone. Andrew Frankel, who knows nothing about boats, has his mind duly blown

1 year ago

Damon Hill and Colin Goodwin were both London despatch riders in the 1980s and, unlike far too many, survived to tell their tales

1 year ago

Why is it so much more difficult to travel on water at half the speed already achieved on land? How big a challenge is breaking the WSR? Andrew English reports

1 year ago

It’s so dangerous and difficult, the record has stood for almost half a century. But now Richard Noble is planning to change all that. Andrew English looks back and forward

1 year ago

What would you do for a cup of coffee? Ride around the world on a go-kart? Probably not. Then again, you’re not Stan Mott. Colin Goodwin reports

2 years ago

Want to really switch your six-year-old onto the world of motorsport while having more fun than you thought possible yourself? Henry Catchpole has the answer

2 years ago

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was an aircraft so revolutionary it had the potential to change WW2 in the air. Thankfully, says David Twohig, it never came to that

2 years ago