MCN Carole Nash London Motorcycle Show

As I live within a stones throw from the Docklands Excel exhibition centre, it's a bit of a no brainer on whether I should pop down and visit the London Motorcycle Show. As last years show was well worth the effort- if only to try on a possible new helmet..I caught the DLR 'toy train' on Saturday morning direct to the Excel Ehibition Centre. One of the best parts of the show for me is that manufacturers allow punters to climb around on their current range and try-bikes-on for size. A smattering of classics also keeps me coming back.

A pretty pair of Ducatis fresh from the Moto Giro Italia last year were found hiding in a quiet corner as was a stunning £60,000 one-off Ducati 1088RS set to inspire future road bikes.

The new Norton Commando 961 Cafe Rcaer was as popular as ever with the latest parts bin special model attracting the most admiring glances.

Finally this cutaway VFR750R RC30 caught my eye, a bike that has probably done more shows than you've had hot dinners over the years, proving just how advanced the highly successful road racer was when it came to UK shores in 1990, yes 21 years ago!

Chris 'Teach' McNeil on board BMW F800 GS

Chris "Teach" McNeil proving the BMW F800 GS sure aint no old mans bike. A lucky escape too.

DTM in the 1980s: The Golden Era

Check out this uber-cool footage from the late 80s of the German DTM Championships or Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. Slo-mo's, jumps, crashes- this video has the lot! Thanks for the heads up Lex!

German Touring and Road Car Hillclimbing

Featuring saloon, hatch back and road cars we all recognise, this feature length footage of a German hill climb event is proof the Germans do things properly.

EVO Drives Lancia Stratos Concept

Driving thrill seekers EVO Magazine have driven the one-off Lancia Stratos recreation and are happy to report that it possesses many of it's own personal traits despite sharing many parts with Ferrari's 'old' F430.

The short wheelbase, combined with a rev hungry V8 producing 532bhp should make for rather nimble if not slightly twitchy supercar performance. Styling wise, the privately funded project has hit the nail well and truly on the head. Visit EVO to find out more.

Watch the video below to see Ferrari boss Luca de Montezemolo drive the Lancia Stratos.

Luca di Montezemolo testing the New Stratos from New Stratos on Vimeo.

2011 Aprilia Tuono V4 Official Video

Custom Pattern BMW R1200R

I've seen this bearded guy riding his Eley Kishimoto custom painted BMW R1200R around Goodge St before- I think his name is Mark Eley, but was very pleased to find him on Lulu Kennedy's blog. By the sound of it he's also fitted some fruity, free-breathing mufflers.

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento for track use only

According to Autocar Lamborghini have confirmed that the 20 Sesto Elementos planned for construction will all be designed for track use only. Costing upwards of £1million, the all carbon fibre masterpiece will be a rare sight even at most racetracks. But, as a lasting memory of the existing Gallardo's V10 the 'Sixth Element' not only displays some stunning features but promises to scare almost anything on track.

1967 CanAm Race at Elkhart Lake

Les Keiter provides the commentary at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for a 1967 CanAm Road America round, featuring Denny Hulm, Bruce Maclaren, John Surtees and Dan Gurney amongst others.

Audi Quattro Concept

As part of a design competition held amongst Audi designers to create a model that celebrates 3o years since the introduction of the original Quattro, the winning concept shown at the 2010 Paris Motor Show is in my opinion, rather exciting. Based on a shortened and lightened Audi A5 platform, the Quattro Concept displays very purposeful looks highly reminiscent of the homologated SWB versions.

Located up front, under the bonnet the Quattro Concept uses a modified version of the 2.5-litre, five cylinder turbocharged engine normally found in the TT RS- an award winning powerplant with huge reserves of torque.

If the 4WD Quattro Concept ever made it into production my guess would be that it would be priced somewhere around the entry level Porsche 911 mark, ,the R8 maintaining flagshiop status.

Triumph Tiger 800

Triumph has finally released official images of their new mid-size adventure/trail bike the Tiger 800. Utilising a stroked version of the excellent Daytona's 675cc, 124bhp, 53lb/ft triple, the new 800cc motor is expected to produce a little less power and approximately 10-15% more torque.

The British brand seem to be going from strength to strength with the release of their new middle-weight adventure machine and have clearly enjoyed teasing the media and biking community with various 'sneak previews' of the Tiger 800.

Available in two versions, one road based with a 19 inch front wheel and one adventure version called the Tiger XC with a 21 inch hoop and knobbly rubber (shown above), Triumph are clearly aiming for a share in the market currently held by BMW's F800GS.

Using an open style steel tube frame, the Tiger 800 also attempts to bridge the gap between BMW's 1200GS machine and the smaller capacity GS models. Be very worried BMW..

Sporting the new 'face' of Triumph the headlights mimic the design shown on the new Speed Triple and display clear familiarities with the Tiger 1050's eyes.

V8 Vauxhall Super Saloons & Gerry Marshall Featuring 'Winning Ain't Easy'

This Duke video covers the V8 Vauxhall Super Saloon car, which we then see in race action at Oulton Park. The exuberant Gerry Marshall is our driver for an in-car lap of the track, complete with sublime commentary and soundtrack as he effortlessly controls the awesomely powerful motor.