This video deserves a special mention because Armand played what’s probably the most British house set ever at New Year’s Eve 2023/2024 in London. The tracks all date from the 00s and 10s. A good half of them produced by the man himself, and pretty much all of them still in heavy rotation on BBC Radio 1. Know your crowd!

So it’s no wonder the kids sing along loudly to almost everything and are having the time of their lives. The comment “Kids dancing on tracks made before they were born… The power of good music!” sums it up perfectly.

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I enjoy them, hopefully you will too!

The playlist is updated irregularly and new sets or concerts will be added from time to time. Worth popping back in every now and then.

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I’m older now and my car has matured with me, at least a little. It’s still a Brit and the nonsense I started with the Mini I’m continuing with an MG B GT.

It’s fair to call it nonsense, really. It just doesn’t make sense to buy a car that rusts quickly, is relatively impractical and you don’t fancy driving long distances in. But it’s fun!

You’d have to call it even greater nonsense when you look at the two Brits from Bad Obsession Motorsport who have been fitting a 4WD Toyota engine into a Mini for over six years.

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I partially restored my GT from 2016 to 2018 (see here), and my patience quickly ran out. The angelic patience Nik and Richard show when going back to panels they’ve only just welded, or building the necessary parts themselves in painstaking detail… is remarkable!

Over six years and 24 episodes, they’ve got the car to the point where it looks almost finished. But from episode to episode, posted monthly on YouTube, it is often surprising what else they come up with to turn the old Mini into a car with all the trimmings. From a homemade air conditioning system to a complete rewiring of the car. Practically everything is custom-made so that in the end the Mini looks like a standard Mini, but is possibly the fastest Mini in the world. Which is the stated aim.

The lads can now do this full time through Patreon, merch sales and sponsorship and have recently revealed their plans for the time after Binky. As well as a trailer for Binky, an old Peugeot is being restored before one of the very last MGs is brought back to life.

For the full madness, check out this YouTube playlist. It’s perfect for a hungover Sunday, and even if you have little interest in British cars, it’s pretty brilliant for anyone with a general fondness for motors: badobsessionmotorsport.co.uk

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