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Henry Catchpole

If there’s a twisting piece of road in a spectacular location, then you can be pretty sure Henry’s sideburns have either driven there or are plotting to do so. When he’s not halfway up the Atlas Mountains or in the depths of southern Brazil, lofty Catchpole (he’s 6ft 5in) also writes first drives, group tests and interviews. He has a particular soft spot for rally cars and anything lightweight – he once ran a long-term Caterham through winter with no roof. At weekends you’ll probably find him racing a bicycle. 

Bowler Defender Challenge 2022 review – the ultimate off-road toy?
Bowler Defender Challenge
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Bowler Defender Challenge 2022 review – the ultimate off-road toy?

Off-road rallying is motorsport at its most extreme, and the Bowler Defender is one way to travel absurdly quickly across the toughest terrain. We str…
10 Jun 2022
Sideways in a McLaren F1 – evo Archive
McLaren F1
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Sideways in a McLaren F1 – evo Archive

It’s the most expensive car we’ve ever had sideways. This is how it happened
7 Jun 2022
Lapping the Nürburgring in a Maserati 250F – evo Archive
Fangio's greatest moment
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Lapping the Nürburgring in a Maserati 250F – evo Archive

How the ultimate celebration of Fangio’s greatest moment was orchestrated
24 May 2022
Timely snowfall and a Caterham Seven – evo Archive
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Timely snowfall and a Caterham Seven – evo Archive

How a timely snowfall enabled the capture of a new perspective on drifting
10 May 2022
Buying a Quattro for the launch of the Audi TT – evo Archive
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Buying a Quattro for the launch of the Audi TT – evo Archive

Driving overnight to the Italian launch of the Audi TT – in a second-hand Ur‑Quattro bought only hours before – was all in a (long) day’s work for iss…
29 Apr 2022
Lost spectacles and a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster – evo Archive
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Lost spectacles and a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster – evo Archive

The loss of his glasses should have been a disaster for severely myopic photographer Dean Smith, but somehow he still got the job done
5 Apr 2022
2022 hot hatchback battle: the middleweights
2022 hot hatchback battle the middleweights
Group tests

2022 hot hatchback battle: the middleweights

Round 3 of our search to find the best hot hatch on sale sees the middleweights get in the ring. Which will go on to the finale: Leon, Mégane, i30 N, …
28 Mar 2022
A covert photoshoot at the former home of the French Grand Prix – evo Archive
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A covert photoshoot at the former home of the French Grand Prix – evo Archive

How subterfuge and guile saved the day on a photoshoot at L’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry
22 Mar 2022
Simply the Test – evo Archive
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Simply the Test – evo Archive

It was a definitive story from evo’s early years – although one small thing could possibly have been improved…
8 Mar 2022
A trip on Ford’s private Boeing 737 – evo Archive
2006 Shelby GT500
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A trip on Ford’s private Boeing 737 – evo Archive

Why the lavish launch of the 2006 Shelby GT500 left a lasting impression
22 Feb 2022
1000 miles in a Subaru Impreza RB5 – evo Archive
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1000 miles in a Subaru Impreza RB5 – evo Archive

To Munich and back in a day for a photoshoot provided an unforgettable RB5 initiation for Stuart Gallagher
8 Feb 2022
A trip to Ari Vatanen's chateaux – evo Archive
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A trip to Ari Vatanen's chateaux – evo Archive

A quiet spot during eCoty 2013 gave Henry Catchpole the opportunity to meet one of his heroes...
25 Jan 2022
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An uncomfortable journey in a Lotus 2-Eleven – evo Archive
Lotus 2-Eleven
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An uncomfortable journey in a Lotus 2-Eleven – evo Archive

What better car for taking the indirect route from the Midlands to central France than… a windscreenless Lotus?
11 Jan 2022
Why manual gearboxes still matter
Why manuals still matter
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Why manual gearboxes still matter

Automated gearboxes have their place, but nothing can beat a great manual shift for ultimate car and driver interaction
1 Jan 2022
An Aston Martin Vantage N430 and the Old Military Road – evo Archive
Aston Martin N430 evo archive
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An Aston Martin Vantage N430 and the Old Military Road – evo Archive

Shooting an Aston Martin in the Scottish Highlands helped put film-maker Sam Riley on the map
28 Dec 2021
Photographing a land speed record breaker – evo archive
evo Archive perfect 100
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Photographing a land speed record breaker – evo archive

Former evo staff photographer Andy Morgan recalls a momentous shoot early in his evo tenure
14 Dec 2021
Blue brakes and an evo Nürburgring gathering – evo Archive
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Blue brakes and an evo Nürburgring gathering – evo Archive

How a very evo Nürburgring gathering came to be – and why an RS4 was returned slightly worse for wear
30 Nov 2021
The Three Peaks Challenge and a Corvette Z06 – evo Archive
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The Three Peaks Challenge and a Corvette Z06 – evo Archive

When evo and a Le Mans winner tackled another type of 24 Hours
16 Nov 2021
The dictionary definition of understeer – evo Archive
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The dictionary definition of understeer – evo Archive

The day evo columnist Richard Porter proved he wasn’t one for turning
19 Oct 2021
A sketchy drive in McLaren F1 XP5 – evo Archive
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A sketchy drive in McLaren F1 XP5 – evo Archive

Seeing red in the F1… and keeping Ron Dennis in the dark
5 Oct 2021
A group test of endurance – evo Archive
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A group test of endurance – evo Archive

What goes on in the hotel bedroom is enough to give a road tester nightmares
21 Sep 2021
A dead Ferrari F40 in Switzerland – evo Archive
Ferrari F40
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A dead Ferrari F40 in Switzerland – evo Archive

The story of a Ferrari F40, a flat battery, Swiss chocolate and sex toys…
7 Sep 2021
When we raced, and lost, against Alistair McRae – evo Archive
evo Archive
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When we raced, and lost, against Alistair McRae – evo Archive

An evo race debut and a mischievous McRae made for an indelible weekend at Brands Hatch
24 Aug 2021
Stranded in Morocco with a McLaren MP4-12C – evo archive
McLaren 12C
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Stranded in Morocco with a McLaren MP4-12C – evo archive

Police and customs weren’t to be trusted. Thankfully the MP4-12C was
10 Aug 2021
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That time we gatecrashed Wembley in £1000 bangers – evo archive
Grand Challenge
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That time we gatecrashed Wembley in £1000 bangers – evo archive

How evo scored big when we ended up in Wembley Stadium during our (in)famous Grand Challenge
27 Jul 2021
A trip to Bangor hospital – evo archive
TVR Sagaris
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A trip to Bangor hospital – evo archive

Henry Catchpole relives his trip to Bangor with a wounded photographer and a TVR
13 Jul 2021
Brake failure on the Millbrook straight – evo archive
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Brake failure on the Millbrook straight – evo archive

Millbrook’s two-way straight was daunting at the best of times. Throw in a bit of brake failure, and…
29 Jun 2021
The reluctant LaFerrari driver – evo archive
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The reluctant LaFerrari driver – evo archive

How do you get a £1million hypercar out of the back of a delivery truck? Very, very, slowly…
15 Jun 2021
When Audi first humbled Porsche – evo Archive
When Audi first humbled Porsche
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When Audi first humbled Porsche – evo Archive

In 2007, the R8 definitely, absolutely beat a 911 at the first time of asking. But had we made the right call?
2 Jun 2021
The curious case of the missing Porsche 911 GT3 – evo Archive
The curious case of the missing 911 GT3
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The curious case of the missing Porsche 911 GT3 – evo Archive

The keen-eyed will have noticed a mysterious empty spot on the cover of the 2006 evo Car of the Year issue. Henry Catchpole reveals all
18 May 2021
Driving Colin McRae's Subaru Impreza S3 WRC 97
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Driving Colin McRae's Subaru Impreza S3 WRC 97

This Impreza and Colin McRae formed one of the most iconic pairings in World Rally Championship history. Now it’s Henry Catchpole’s turn to get behind…
10 Oct 2020
Bentley’s 6.75-litre V8 engine is no more: we pay homage with a classic road trip
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Bentley’s 6.75-litre V8 engine is no more: we pay homage with a classic road trip

After 61 years of service, the end has come for Bentley’s 6.75-litre V8. To mark the occasion, we take one on a road trip from London to Geneva
3 Jun 2020
MY20 Nissan GT-R Nismo 2020 review
Nissan GT-R

MY20 Nissan GT-R Nismo 2020 review

The 2020 Nissan GT-R Nismo is more finely-wrought than ever, but comes at quite a price
20 Apr 2020
Porsche 918 Spyder review
Porsche 918 Spyder
In-depth reviews

Porsche 918 Spyder review

A paragon of technology, but huge fun at the same time
15 Apr 2020