Hoonary isn’t just the preserve of the young; membership of the VSCC – which positively encourages their members to take their vintage machinery out for a damned good thrashing on a regular basis – is flourishing. It has to be said that the average age of their members is nearer 70 than 17, but these old guys have more skill and bravery and enthusiasm and stamina than we can imagine….

When I became a motoring journalist, a whole new world opened up to me. I’ve travelled the world first-class, eaten in the finest restaurants, and slept in some of the best hotels in the world. I’ve driven hundreds of cars over thousands of miles, met a lot of fascinating people, and seen things that I can never, ever write about. (If for no other reason than you would never believe them.)…

What do you get if you take the Nurburgring Nordschleife and add some snow and a Porsche 911? What if you then stir in Walter Rohrl and add a video camera? What’s the result? Pure, unadulterated driving porn. Honestly, if this doesn’t get you just a little bit moist then you should hang up your driving gloves and try golf instead… Definitely Blu-ray.