0-60mph in 1.6 seconds!
Can you believe that there is an electric car out there that can do this?! It is true, two brothers from Berkshire were on a mission to prove that an eco-friendly car doesn’t have to be sluggish. Sam and Olly Young gained sponsorship from their local pub to fund their ...
Read moreHis Name Is Rio And He Wants To Be Green
It seems that the green issues we are facing are being incorporated and supported by more and more people, but I didn’t expect to read that England and Manchester United captain, Rio Ferdinand, is leading the way for energy efficiency in the footballing world. In an interview with the Guardian ...
Read moreLondon to Edinburgh in electric Mini
Brian Milligan from the BBC is going to attempt to drive Mini from London to Edinburgh, powered by electric, using only the provided public charge points which are scattered across the UK. To me, that sounds like a tricky task as I haven’t heard much about how many of these ...
Read moreI Wish I Could Invent…
Today has been a strange kind of day as I have been thinking of weird and wonderful inventions that could make our homes better or easier to maintain. For example, as my girlfriend is useless at remembering to the lock the doors, invent a key that is like that of ...
Read moreJack Piper takes on the corners at Croft
Jack Piper reports to the Blog on his latest racing weekend at Croft; “Rounds 5 and 6 of the Formula Renault BARC championship saw me make the long trip north to Croft. It was always going to be a tricky challenge because it’s a new circuit for me and unlike most ...
Read moreAnglian Classic Car Rally draws in the crowds
So, another year and another classic car rally at the Anglian Windows Sports & Social Club! Taking place last Sunday at the club and its grounds in Norwich, I popped down to see what beauties were in store for us in 2010. Don’t worry – being the only member of ...
Read morePractice day at Silverstone for Jack Piper
“I had a great time at Silverstone yesterday driving the brand new Grand Prix track for the first time. I had the chance to spend a couple of hours in a Radical, a really quick two-seater sports car with tremendous grip and aerodynamics. It was brilliant fun, especially as I got some ...
Read moreJack Piper moving up the standings
After spending much of Sunday watching the fantastic Monaco Grand Prix I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to give you a little update on Anglian sponsored racing star Jack Piper. Following his two top ten finishes at Silverstone in round 3 and 4, Jack has started to move up the league standings ...
Read moreJack Piper continues to improve at Silverstone
Anglian Home Improvements sponsored driver Jack Piper reports on an improving race weekend as he starts making ”inroads” into the top ten: “My first race weekend at Silverstone went pretty well all things considered, following up our first top ten finish at Brands last month with another 10th place in race one followed ...
Read moreJack Piper reports on Saturday’s qualifying at Silverstone
Anglian Home Improvements sponsored driver Jack Piper reports on qualifying at Silverstone; “Not ideal conditions for qualifying at Silverstone but it all worked out well because we managed to achieve our aim of breaking into the top ten. The track was very damp from overnight rain which meant we were ...
Read moreA top ten finish for Jack Piper
Anglian Home Improvements sponsored BARC driver Jack Piper brings us the race report from Brands Hatch: “We managed to achieve our first target for the season by recording a top ten finish out of sixteen cars at Brands Hatch in the opening round of the Formula Renault BARC championship. Although the team ...
Read moreAnglian sponsored driver Jack Piper reports back on an eventful qualifying session at Brands Hatch
Jack Piper reports to the Blog the very latest developments during yesterdays qualifying before the big race later today:- “Hi again from Brands Hatch where the weather is great, nice and dry which is good. Saturday started early when we got up to watch qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix ...
Read moreThe return of Jack Piper under the new Anglian Knight
This year we all heard the announcement of the return of one of the greatest ever racing drivers of all time, Michael Schumacher stepped back into Formula 1 and so far it’s been an incredible season. This isn’t the only big news in motor racing this year. Jack Piper has returned to ...
Read moreJack Vs the weather from Thruxton raceway
Jack gives the Blog Team a full report on the final race of the season: “Well I certainly won’t forget my first ever visit to Thruxton! It started with my best qualifying of the season and ended with a couple of crazy races in conditions resembling a monsoon. ...
Read moreJack Piper checks in before final race of the season
”It’s the final round of the Formula Renault BARC championship at Thruxton this weekend. Once again it’s a new track for me and this time there’s a bit of a problem – we are not allowed to test at Thruxton before the race weekend because of noise restrictions in the ...
Read moreJack Piper in action
To get a true understanding of what Anglian sponsored driver Jack Piper gets upto on an average weekend the Anglian Blog team decide to post a clip of him in action: embedded by Embedded Video Download Video * Please note you may need to install additional software to view quicktime ...
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