From the showroom
Product checks, fitment notes and customer cars
Are Aftermarket Steering Wheels Road Legal In The UK?
8th September 2026
The wheel itself isn’t the problem. What usually makes an aftermarket steering wheel a legal issue on a road car is the airbag it doesn’t have, and whether you told your insurer.
The Complete B-G and MOMO Seat Steering Wheel Hub Guide
8th September 2026
On a Seat the airbag decides the hub. The Arosa, Ibiza and Toledo each have separate airbag and non-airbag listings. Here is the full range.
New For 2026: The MOMO Prototipo Desert Steering Wheel
7th September 2026
MOMO have announced the Prototipo Desert for 2026, a 350mm Prototipo in Sahara vintage leather with dark brown anodised spokes and parallel sand stitching. Full specification, our price, MOMO’s own photography and how it compares with the rest of the Prototipo range.
Stilo Venti4 Trophy: New Approvals, And The Year Your Old Helmet Runs Out
7th September 2026
The Stilo Venti4 Trophy Jet and Trophy Plus Rally both carry FIA 8859-2024 and Snell SA2025, the newest approvals available. With Snell SA2015 helmets expiring at the end of 2026, Cameron looks at both, plus the new DG-20 Raid amplifier and the adaptor lead you cannot run it without.
Shallow Dish Steering Wheels: Every Shallow Wheel We Stock, 30mm To 43mm
5th September 2026
Shallow runs 30mm to 43mm, and it is the one word on this subject no manufacturer uses. Every shallow wheel we stock from MOMO and Sparco, with dish figures, diameters and prices, and why it is the wrong band for a quick release.
Kart Suit Standards: What Short Circuit And Race Venue Events Each Require
4th September 2026
Short circuit and Race Venue kart events name different suit standards, and our homologated range answers one of them. The grades and levels explained, the junior suit trap, and where the practice suits stop.
Gravity Show 2026: Ten Years At The NEC, Through Cameron’s Lens
3rd September 2026
Cameron’s walk round Gravity Show 2026 at the NEC, the ten year anniversary edition: a chrome Veyron, a matte P1, a Renault Formula One car, a hall of Skylines, a Gullwing on the floor, a 190E Evo II in DTM colours and thirty three photographs of what he saw.
The MOMO Prototipo Family, And Why You Are Really Only Choosing A Diameter
3rd September 2026
MOMO has added a tobacco brown leather version of the Prototipo Heritage. Cameron looks at the whole Prototipo family and finds the dish depth barely moves across six wheels, which changes what you are actually deciding.
Flat Dish Steering Wheels: Every Flat Wheel We Stock, And When To Buy One
2nd September 2026
Flat means 0mm: the rim sits level with the mounting face on the boss. Every flat wheel we stock from OMP, MOMO, Sparco, Sabelt and Reverie, with dish figures, diameters and prices, plus why flat is the one to buy behind a quick release.
Kart Helmet Standards Explained: CMR, CMS, K And What Your Class Accepts
2nd September 2026
Motorsport UK accept one list of helmet standards for kart racing and a shorter one for drivers under 15, Cadet and Bambino. Which is which, the 1550g weight limit, and why the dearer helmet can be the wrong one.
The Alpinestars GP Tech V4 Set: Suit, Tech 1-Z V3 Boots and Tech 1-ZX V4 Gloves
1st September 2026
The Alpinestars GP Tech V4 race suit paired with Tech 1-Z V3 boots and Tech 1-ZX V4 gloves. The only 3-layer FIA 8856-2018 suit in the Alpinestars range.
