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When Woman Maths goes bad

2 months ago

Writer:

Helen Wakerley | Social media consultant

Date:

29 January 2026

Before a certain Bicester Motion Sunday Scramble, I’d never seen a Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution in the metal. Which is saying something, because mine is a 24/7 car addiction in a household of addicts who also work in the car industry. Other than dog walks and cleaning out the chickens, you will mostly find me and my other half hunting horsepower.

I vividly remember the moment my eyes met a Passion Red Evolution. It was in the biggest hangar, and I remember it being alone, although apparently it wasn’t. Such was my tunnel vision I have simply edited out the other cars. It owned that room. It owned me. I immediately wanted to own it.

The following few diary entries explain what happened next.

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