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Learners' bizarre superstitions revealed

NERVES can have a crippling effect on learner drivers once they get to test day. Here, instructors with the AA Driving School recall particularly superstitious students whose desire to get their full licence resulted in carrying out unusual rituals: :: One pupil wore the T-shirt she had on when she gave birth to her daughter (now seven years old) and the trousers she was wearing before she conceived. :: A learner had failed three times due to nerves.

Win a Lotus Exige Driving Experience at Silverstone

By Ben Pulman Competitions 24 February 2009 09:00 CAR Magazine has teamed up with Silverstone, the home of British Motor Racing, to give one lucky reader the chance to win a sensational Lotus Exige Driving Experience at the famous Northamptonshire circuit. Click here to enter our competition. With its rich history and heritage, Silverstone was the ideal location to gather 13 hot hatch icons (including the new Focus RS) for the cover story of the new redesigned April 2009 issue of CAR Magazine.

Happy 80th Birthday, Syd Mead!

Take a poll among car designers to name their greatest influence, and one name is sure to appear at the top of the list: Syd Mead. The car designer, illustrator and futurist has inspired generations of the men and women who shape the cars we drive or admire. Syd has created the designs for the movies Blade Runner and Tron, while the illustrations published in his books such as Oblagon and Sentury (sought-after collector items today) depict the vision of a future dominated by superior technology and aesthetics.