ON June 1, 2011, Sydney hire-car driver EB took delivery of what he thought was a new Audi Q7 from Wollongong’s Southern Classic Cars.

ERNIE Hemingway once said: “Auto racing, bull fighting and mountain climbing are the only real sports … all the others are games.”

HERE’S a lot of ground to cover this weekend so pay close attention. First up, what if I said you can drive an F (remember no more mentions of the full name this year), Lamborghini, McLaren or Bugatti for $70 an hour with no annual membership fees, no insurance, no security...

LOOK, I know many of you are already packing the Samsonite, getting the travellers cheques and pricing the duty-free smokes for your trip to Pebble Beach.