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"Welcome to Carnage, the most extreme contest on the planet where thirty purpose built, weaponised vehicles clash and smash in three thrilling arenas in the blazing heat of the vast, arid desert." - that's the blurb from the Sky 1 Carnage page. Basically, it's Robot Wars meets Top Gear. Car-based combat and challenges - simple! We were very lucky to get involved with one of the cars on the show; specifically this monster:   At one point in its life, it was a Subaru Legacy with a Flat 6 non-turbo. Now, well, I'm not sure what it is! What I...

We get asked this question quite a lot. You've just bought a performance car and you want to make it better, the question is, what should you do first?  We will investigate the question using our demo (James') MX-5 and assume the car is being used as a fast road/track car but not a full-blown race car. In our opinion handling and suspension upgrades should always be the first thing to look at. If you can make a car handle better, stop faster and get on the power sooner then it'll be much more engaging to drive. Power and torque...

Grants daily driver uncovered in this special blog! Having owned the car for 2 years, Grant decided to see what was possible with a stock car and aftermarket standalone ECU. In this case a Link Fury. Grant took the car off the road 18 months ago, it's taken this long to get it started/running again! We are fully subscribing to the Rat Rod/Sleeper look on this car. Grant has modified the cars original loom to fit the Link and even added some additional bits, like eThrottle and cruise control. The idea is to get the car running like a factory ECU but...

We've had quite a few drift cars in and out of GBE these past few months, so now it's time to get in on the action. Welcome everyone to the "Silver Shed":