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An interesting report sprang to my attention today that reminded me of something that happened last winter. A curious tale of a pair of British traffic police officers going about their duty in checking for speeding motorists in Berwick. The hand held radar gun was registering a speed of 300mph as it was pointed at an oncoming vehicle. Before they could believe their eyes, the radar gun stopped working.More...

In a week when it emerged that Sooty briefly hospitalised Paul Daniels (google it) it was to be no real surprise that Mr Bean would follow this by crashing his car. To be fair, this wasn't Mr Bean rolling his Mini, it was Rowan Atkinson crashing his beloved McLaren F1, which he bought in 1997 for around £650,000 and which is now estimated to be worth around £2.5 million. Apparently escaping without serious injury, the Blackadder star had ironically only recently registered the fastest lap time as a guest on the BBC's Top Gear programme. Though of course, if he wants something a little more sedate following the crash, there is always the racing wheelchair from the film, Johnny English, to leave hospital in, should he need it.More...

The motoring world is awash with rumours that Porsche are set to revive the historic, legendary and infamous Porsche 550 Spyder name.   The new car, based upon the VW Bluesport concept car, should be available to buy in 2013 or 2014 depending upon which rumours you believe or possibly in which country you live.  I assume that we will probably have to wait for right-hand drive versions here in the UK.  A 1.6 litre flat-four will be turbocharged to give power output of around 200bhp via the rear wheels.  An expected 0-60 time of under 6 seconds and a top speed of 145mph are quoted as being the likely performance figures on the two-seat, lightweight, classic inspired frame.  Nicknamed the 'Baby' Porsche this little lightweight is due to get a no-fuss manually operated canvas roof as well as a conventional manual gearbox.  It all sounds very promising and here in the office we're hoping that Porsche deliver the drivers car that we all hope it will be.  Performance Direct will certainly be delivering some great value Performance Car Insurance to complete the package for lucky drivers.
 
Obviously Porsche have dabbled with the classic 550 insignia on the Boxster which had always claimed 550 heritage from the vintage model but will the all new version of the 550 live up to the original automobile's reputation?  In many ways I think that we're all hoping that it doesn't.  Although only around 90 550's were originally manufactured by Porsche, the vehicle quickly got a reputation for it's frightening handling and unpredictability.  If you were to buy one today you'd certainly need to make sure you have some great Porsche classic car insurance in place.  For those of you reading this who are unaware of the original legendary status of the 550, it was the car that James Dean died in.  Like all great legends though it didn't stop there, in fact things got far more mysterious than a Hollywood film.  More...

Performance Direct has a long history insuring all kinds performance cars. As our name suggests, our company was formed providing insurance cover for BMW, Porsche, Mercedes and Ferraris and, as a result, we developed a unique knowledge of fast cars and performance car cover.

Now, Performance Direct Insurance has announced that it is consolidating its position in UK performance car insurance with the announcement that it is to sponsor the Radical Clubman’s Cup – the premier series in the UK’s Radical racing calendar.

Popular with rookie racers and established club drivers alike, the Performance Direct Insurance Radical Clubman's Cup offers fast, affordable racing for Radical's range of four-cylinder cars, and takes place at eight of the UK's best-loved circuits this year. More...