Raadius has a new store!!

Incredible - I didn't think I'd get be able to do it so easily, or in such short time, but there it is: Raadius' new online store.

But as they say, developing the last 5% requires 95% of the effort, so refining the store will have to wait for another weekend. Nonetheless, it's a fully-functioning online store, and it's a good first step. Marketing it will be the next challenge...

While I'm trying to sort that out, I'm grappling with the question of whether or not to attend a novice trackday on 2 December at Brands Hatch (the Indy part of the Circuit). It would be a great chance to finally push myself - and my car - harder than ever before. Only the cost issue (car prep, fuel, and the admission itself) and the question of whether thrashing my 14-year-old daily driver is a wise move are stopping me from taking the plunge outright. But my heart says "hell yeah," so I have a feeling I'll be at the 7:30am sign-in on 2 December at Brands Hatch, complete with a £250 hole in my wallet. Crickey.

But what a great driving story that will make...

Time to write!!

I've been putting of entering anything in this blog, and I think it's because I don't actually do a great deal of driving lately.

Something should go up though, surely.

Since the last blog in August (yes, shame) I've been to the Goodwood Revival, and I've had a couple of sensational drives along East Sussex's renouned b-roads. I'll have to go back to get some photographic material for my next Featured Road on Raadius.

But not much else since then. Earning money and being a 'head of the house' has taken a clear priority lately. I will be opening my Raadius Shop this weekend, though, and it promises to be a great source of motoring couture. The cut and material of the apparel is bang-on, and the goal in designing the clothing was to create something that both men and women would be proud to wear anywhere. I'll be looking forward to the feedback I get after a few months...

I'm looking at a track day, probably at Brands Hatch in Kent. Time to stretch all those driving techniques I've been putting to unrestrained use on those weekend drives. I'm worried that my car won't be up to the rigours of such abuse, but I'm willing to take the risk, I think. As long as I can afford the whole experience!

I'm looking forward to scaling back my freelance design work toward the end of winter, as that's taking up a huge amount of my time. But the money is fantastic, and I want a huge cushion so I can eventually devote more time to Raadius, and to exploring more of Britain and its roads by car. For now, I'll take what bits and chunks of fun I can!