"Is motoring as we know it dying?” Eamonn asked me as he reached for another piece of calamari and I battled with wrapping some spaghetti around my fork. “Is the iconic image of a classic sports car being enjoyed out on the open road under threat?”
These were big questions and the truth was that I didn’t have the answers, even if it was obvious that things were changing in the world of motoring. That much was clear to anyone.
Inspired by the exploits of motoring journalists, One Careful Owner follows Alex Christou’s journey as he leaves his career in the oil industry to travel through the UK and Europe in his dream car. It is a high-octane adventure about supercars and not-so-supercars, about friendship, and about the simple pleasure of exploring new places. Part travelogue and part ‘year in the life of’, One Careful Owner follows a unique journey from daydreamer to car enthusiast.
Discover what it is like to drive the Nürburgring in Germany, to take on the Lotus Challenge in Norfolk and to get trapped in the streets of Monaco during Grand Prix weekend. Meet renowned collectors, car company owners and other petrolheads as they explain the origins of their passion for cars and tell untold stories from road and track.
Burton Mail: "It’s a thoroughly involving read for any self-respecting petrolhead and... there's some really nice stories mixed in with all the car talk."
Octane magazine: "He did pretty much what any of us would do in the circumstances... and the very fact that it's been written by an 'everyman' rather than a privileged celeb will perhaps inspire others to do the same.
These were big questions and the truth was that I didn’t have the answers, even if it was obvious that things were changing in the world of motoring. That much was clear to anyone.
Inspired by the exploits of motoring journalists, One Careful Owner follows Alex Christou’s journey as he leaves his career in the oil industry to travel through the UK and Europe in his dream car. It is a high-octane adventure about supercars and not-so-supercars, about friendship, and about the simple pleasure of exploring new places. Part travelogue and part ‘year in the life of’, One Careful Owner follows a unique journey from daydreamer to car enthusiast.
Discover what it is like to drive the Nürburgring in Germany, to take on the Lotus Challenge in Norfolk and to get trapped in the streets of Monaco during Grand Prix weekend. Meet renowned collectors, car company owners and other petrolheads as they explain the origins of their passion for cars and tell untold stories from road and track.
Burton Mail: "It’s a thoroughly involving read for any self-respecting petrolhead and... there's some really nice stories mixed in with all the car talk."
Octane magazine: "He did pretty much what any of us would do in the circumstances... and the very fact that it's been written by an 'everyman' rather than a privileged celeb will perhaps inspire others to do the same.
