Andrew Evans
@snavewerdna.bsky.social
Automotive word-herder for rent, UK face of GTPlanet, chair & website editor of the Northern Group of Motoring Writers, sharer of obscure trivia, hopeless Mazda enthusiast.
So who thinks that the guy who drives like the Dog in the Manger and never gets penalised for it, and has the least to lose, is once again going to drive like... that and get away with it?
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
So who thinks that the guy who drives like the Dog in the Manger and never gets penalised for it, and has the least to lose, is once again going to drive like... that and get away with it?
A very serious motoring journalist once told me that car manufacturer PRs don't care about games and he'd never even heard of such a thing.
Anyway:
newspressuk.com/releases/pub...
Anyway:
newspressuk.com/releases/pub...
newspressuk.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A very serious motoring journalist once told me that car manufacturer PRs don't care about games and he'd never even heard of such a thing.
Anyway:
newspressuk.com/releases/pub...
Anyway:
newspressuk.com/releases/pub...
I know that it's people, but I genuinely can't grasp how people are trying to buy the left thing and thinking it's the right thing.
Seriously, how are they trying to buy the named thing and - in at least needing to take mittens off numbers on GTP alone - buying the thing that isn't called that?
Seriously, how are they trying to buy the named thing and - in at least needing to take mittens off numbers on GTP alone - buying the thing that isn't called that?
December 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I know that it's people, but I genuinely can't grasp how people are trying to buy the left thing and thinking it's the right thing.
Seriously, how are they trying to buy the named thing and - in at least needing to take mittens off numbers on GTP alone - buying the thing that isn't called that?
Seriously, how are they trying to buy the named thing and - in at least needing to take mittens off numbers on GTP alone - buying the thing that isn't called that?
As a quick reminder heading into the festive season, the earliest known instance of Whamageddon in the English-speaking world was GTPlanet in 2010. We've switched to the ApoCareypse since 2019 (it seemed a respectful distance from GM's death), and it seems others are catching on to this now too...
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
As a quick reminder heading into the festive season, the earliest known instance of Whamageddon in the English-speaking world was GTPlanet in 2010. We've switched to the ApoCareypse since 2019 (it seemed a respectful distance from GM's death), and it seems others are catching on to this now too...
As an Englishman, I've got a project car, a project extension, a garden project, a garage project, an office project, and a loft project.
All of them are brilliant. None of them are finished, nor likely ever will be.
Anyway, about Project Motor Racing...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfB...
All of them are brilliant. None of them are finished, nor likely ever will be.
Anyway, about Project Motor Racing...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfB...
Is Project Motor Racing Really That Bad?
YouTube video by GTPlanet
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
As an Englishman, I've got a project car, a project extension, a garden project, a garage project, an office project, and a loft project.
All of them are brilliant. None of them are finished, nor likely ever will be.
Anyway, about Project Motor Racing...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfB...
All of them are brilliant. None of them are finished, nor likely ever will be.
Anyway, about Project Motor Racing...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfB...
On a quick news scan, I've not seen any explanation for how this EVppm scheme will be logged and (given the obvious potential for fraud) enforced. Anyone?
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
On a quick news scan, I've not seen any explanation for how this EVppm scheme will be logged and (given the obvious potential for fraud) enforced. Anyone?
Can't remember who owns AutoTweetup on the other site, but they're now apparently a Turkish gambling addict. Of course there's no way for third parties to report this...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Can't remember who owns AutoTweetup on the other site, but they're now apparently a Turkish gambling addict. Of course there's no way for third parties to report this...
It "proves nothing".
a man in a blue shirt is talking to another man in a cafe .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is talking to another man in a cafe .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It "proves nothing".
Oh look, another press office/PR team caring about being in racing games. And to think I was told that never happens... 🦕
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Oh look, another press office/PR team caring about being in racing games. And to think I was told that never happens... 🦕
So, anyway, this is a thing.
www.gtplanet.net/espace-f1-re...
www.gtplanet.net/espace-f1-re...
Renault Espace F1 Returns to Gran Turismo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX6uJqzlA5I
One of the all-time classic fan-favorite Gran Turismo cars is making its way back to the series after 25 years of absence, with the ridiculous Renault E...
www.gtplanet.net
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
So, anyway, this is a thing.
www.gtplanet.net/espace-f1-re...
www.gtplanet.net/espace-f1-re...
So we're not doing phrasing any more?
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So we're not doing phrasing any more?
Yet another frustrating week which can best be summed up by this image.
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Yet another frustrating week which can best be summed up by this image.
Just twigged after a couple of years why my daughter's dog-nannycams irk me. They look like EVE in fancy dress as Kenny.
October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just twigged after a couple of years why my daughter's dog-nannycams irk me. They look like EVE in fancy dress as Kenny.
With regards the "too bright headlights" DfT review, the worst I've ever experienced was the blue strobe on an oncoming cop car on the dualled A19 late at night. I had almost no vision for a solid two seconds.
While they do need to be more visible, I don't think anyone needs 70mph laser surgery.
While they do need to be more visible, I don't think anyone needs 70mph laser surgery.
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
With regards the "too bright headlights" DfT review, the worst I've ever experienced was the blue strobe on an oncoming cop car on the dualled A19 late at night. I had almost no vision for a solid two seconds.
While they do need to be more visible, I don't think anyone needs 70mph laser surgery.
While they do need to be more visible, I don't think anyone needs 70mph laser surgery.
It's weird how all the FA's punishments for owners being ****s hurts the club and fans but not the owner. Still, with Kim Jong Tuna effectively out of the way now it should clear the path for all the prospective new owners who noped out of dealing with him. Right?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Sheffield Wednesday: Championship club enters administration
Sheffield Wednesday have been placed in administration and hit with an automatic 12-point deduction by the EFL.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's weird how all the FA's punishments for owners being ****s hurts the club and fans but not the owner. Still, with Kim Jong Tuna effectively out of the way now it should clear the path for all the prospective new owners who noped out of dealing with him. Right?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Weird choice of Morrisons to play the Time Warp on in-store radio at 1pm on a Saturday, but I'm fine with it.
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Weird choice of Morrisons to play the Time Warp on in-store radio at 1pm on a Saturday, but I'm fine with it.
Anyone ever had a night of sleep so bad that in the 90 minutes of actual sleep you had a dream about having an entirely different bad night of sleep?
a cartoon cat is holding a piece of paper and saying `` i 'm fine ! ''
ALT: a cartoon cat is holding a piece of paper and saying `` i 'm fine ! ''
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Anyone ever had a night of sleep so bad that in the 90 minutes of actual sleep you had a dream about having an entirely different bad night of sleep?
These ads have been scraping the barrel for some time, but this one's scraped clean through the bottom, the planet, and the bottom of a second barrel positioned on the antipode.
October 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
These ads have been scraping the barrel for some time, but this one's scraped clean through the bottom, the planet, and the bottom of a second barrel positioned on the antipode.
Apparently it's International Podcast Day, so you may as well go watch our latest one on GT7 Spec III, Update 1.63, and 100m units, Forza Horizon 6, and the recent GTWS event in Berlin...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hD...
Spec III, Forza Horizon 6 and Over 100 Million Units!
YouTube video by GTPlanet
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Apparently it's International Podcast Day, so you may as well go watch our latest one on GT7 Spec III, Update 1.63, and 100m units, Forza Horizon 6, and the recent GTWS event in Berlin...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hD...
As I read through hundreds of articles a day constructing SpeedBites, I just have one question: where have all the proof-readers and sub-editors gone? Even massive outlets are just lousy with errors, not just in the articles but in the headlines too.
September 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As I read through hundreds of articles a day constructing SpeedBites, I just have one question: where have all the proof-readers and sub-editors gone? Even massive outlets are just lousy with errors, not just in the articles but in the headlines too.
Oh no, not Tom Matano 😥
September 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Oh no, not Tom Matano 😥
This was a riot to drive, even if it was virtual and I had to do it in front of a live audience. If any commissioning editors want words, hmu.
September 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This was a riot to drive, even if it was virtual and I had to do it in front of a live audience. If any commissioning editors want words, hmu.