I love the old Pirelli ad with ace sprinter Carl Lewis. It was footage of Carl running on water and then up the Statue of Liberty, before jumping from building to building. In the end he says: – in bad French- “Sans traction, la puissance n’est rien.” [Without traction, power is nothing]

The above pic, Sea Otter Short Track, I was at the back of the start grid with all the other hacks. Caught on SD Card by Flipper, I’m looking ahead figuring out a way of getting to the front before hitting the dirt. Caveman to self: “I’ll elbow this one out the way, then sprint around those two, then dive inside through the bend and cut off about 3, and if there’s a crash up front, I’ll use them for traction!”

The Caveman has been lucky enough to be invited as 1 of 16 celebrity drivers at South Africa’s Top Gear festival.

On my way to Kayalami race track right now for a day’s fun, hopefully meeting Clarkson and some serious driving on the racetrack. Packed some clean undies…