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Resident rally ace Robert Buys (DR BOBLA to you) has done hundreds of laps of Nurburgring’s Norsdschleife on Playstation. Years later, his ambition to do it for real came true.
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Rob Buys AKA Arby AKA Dr Bobla delivers his reports in layman’s terms rather than from stats derived from the vehicle’s manufacturer. He’s a hardcore driver with a pragmatic approach and a different writing style. With a childhood encompassing home-made billycarts, BP-sponsored plastic two-wheelers and many days watching racing action at the famed Kyalami Grand Prix circuit, he attributes his guy genes to his long committed motoring journo dad. Advancing into tin-tops in his adolescence and early adulthood with successes in entry-level motorsport to wins at national level, he focuses on health, fitness and driving classic cars – the latter sometimes in competition.
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Just like a Korean barbecue DR BOBLA reckons Kia's new Sorento Hybrid has plenty to offer, but it's more about saving the environment than your wallet.
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Seven utes and a 770km commute and after much deliberation DR BOBLA decided the Mitsubishi Triton was the one.
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It takes a lot to impress our Dr BOBLA who has just put the all-new Kia Sorento GT-Line seven-seater through its paces, with some surprising results.
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What do you get when you cross a driver's car with a fair dinkum driver? Our resident rally ace DR BOBLA comes to grip with the oft-hyped Kia Stinger.
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Chuck Yeager's contribution to aviation is up there with the Wright brothers, reports Dr Bobla.
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Our resident racing driver DR BOBLA pits his own Renault Megane RS hatch, bought second hand -- against the latest version of the French hottie.
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It's big and brash and very American, but DR BOBLA says there's something strangely appealing about the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT.
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DR BOBLA turns off the traction control to find out why they make so much fuss about Nissan's 370Z sports car.
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CHRISTMAS came in July for Pommie motorsport fans with hometown boy Lewish Hamilton claiming the British Grand Prix on a...