We won't rest until the bidding war between Hello and OK magazine reaches £10 million for a world exclusive of our next event. Until then here's a selection of what's been happening...
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Wanderlust February 2008 (Rickshaw Rampage)
A feature on the Rickshaw Rampage and a round up of other wacky rallies from around the globe. Click the PDF for the full feature. |
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Motociclismo October 2007 (Monsoon Madness)
More mayhem of the 3 wheeled kind. The Portuguese love their motorsports even the extreme crapness variety... |
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Motor Rijder October 2007 (Monsoon Madness)
And you thought the Belgians just made chocolates and ate chips drowned in mayonnaise. Monsoon Madness' debut article - 8 pages of loveliness. |
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Allt om MC March 2007 (Cheesy Rider)
It must be a bugger being Swedish and dsylexic when you've got to contend with words like "fyrhjulsdrivna" and "valgorenhetsauktion"... |
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Sunday Times: January 2007 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
Note to self: New Year's resolution - must go banger rallying,,, Our Hillman Hunter encourages Sunday Times readers to go buy and old wreck and race it across a desert or two. Splendid. |
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Penthouse : January 2007 (Rickshaw Rampage)
"Ripping up the Raj in pimped up rickshaws..."
6 pages of technicolour - cor that's a big spread. (Well it is Penthouse) |
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Extreme Ironing : December 2006 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
A tale of two Extremes. Check us on the front cover of 2007's must have calendar. If it doesn't out sell the Cheeky Girls we're packing up and sulking.
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FHM : November 2006 (Rickshaw Rampage)
Fear not that it's all in Hungarian - we know that you only ever look at the pictures anyway! |
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Overdrive : October 2006 (Rickshaw Rampage)
"What pray constitutes insanity? Or genius for that matter"
India's motoring press get a bhaji full of auto action. |
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FHM Spain : April 2006 (Cheesy Rider)
FHM is a great read in any language so brush up on essential Spanish phrases like "iJeronimooo" whilst perusing this article about our C90 escapade to the Faro Rally. View article |
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Wikipedia : March 2006 (General)
The boffins clearly see the importance of Extreme Trifle in the future evolution of the Solar System. Right up there with "Infinite Monkey Theorem" and the "Omnipotence Paradox" |
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Mototech : February 2006 (Cheesy Rider)
This Greek motorcycle magazine is another example of our European cousins who can't help thinking that the British are a sandwich short of a picnic... |
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Mopped : January 2006 (Cheesy Rider)
We were over the moon when we made it in Germany until someone pointed out that the Hoff and Right Said Fred are still major acts there... |
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Australian MCN : December 2005 (Cheesy Rider)
"The only thing trembling in fear is credibility". Well they've got a point we looked more like the Hair Bear Bunch than the WIld Bunch... |
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Mayfair : December 2005 (Cheesy Rider)
Mayfair said we were "a group dedicated to ridiculous escapades around the globe" a complement taken in such high regard that we all immediately had to take out a lifetime subscription... |
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Bike : November 2005 (Cheesy Rider)
"Long of fork...short of sense" said Bike about our 2 wheeled trip. We are of course eternally flattered. Is that Ewan McGregor on the front? So that's where he got the idea for The Long Way Round (ahem) |
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Loaded : October 2005 (Cheesy Rider)
The C90 is a "two wheeled turd" said Loaded. They know their stuff! Has anyone converted a top box in to a fully flushing WC yet? |
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Channel 4 : March 2005 (Pizzas to Palermo)
A Channel 4 round up of the year's "Wacky Rallies" includes our Pizzas to Palermo and Cheesy Rider events. |
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Mayfair : February 2005 (Reliants to Russia)
"Remember this oddball bunch of dementoes". Not sure any of the readers remembered us in this edition let alone the last one bearing in mind the content on the pages we were sandwiched between... |
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Redline : January 2005 (Reliants to Russia)
"A fearless collection of eccentrics" said Redline. Praise indeed coming from a mag whose readers drive pimped up Novas and Saxos reaching speeds of over 80mph round your local estate... |
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The Sunday Times : December 2004 (Reliants to Russia)
Given the accolade of "Britain's daftest car club" by the Sunday Times was one of our proudest moments. Obviously still some work to do though before we achieve "the worlds daftest car club" but we're on it... |
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The Sunday Times : November 2004 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
Bizarrely this article was about how salt affects alloy wheels complemented by a picture of our Hillman Hunter which had 3 wheels made from mild tin and an emergency fourth wheel made from cheese. |
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Cosmopolitan : October 2004 (Reliants to Russia)
The Lady Penelopes obviously turned a few heads in the world of glamour although they were disappointed to only get a column inch when the least they usually expect is a full 8 inches. |
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Nuts : August 2004 (Soap Box Challenge)
Well not actually an article about us at all if were honest but if you hold the magazine up to the window and view it through a 24 inch refracting telescope you can just about make out the Extreme Trifle soap box in the background... |
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ITV1 : August 2004 (Soap Box Challenge)
The Soap Box Challenge was televised on ITV1 and included an interview with the Extreme Trifle crew. Shame we totally cocked up the race... |
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Daily Sport : July 2004 (Reliants to Russia)
You know you've made top billing when you get to share headlines such as "Burglar shits in shed" and "Five drown in chicken poo". We're just disappointed we didn't make the issue where they found a bus on the moon! |
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BBC1 : July 2004 (Reliants to Russia)
After first been knocked off the lunchtime news by a story about 3 stricken field mice and then the evening news by a local artist making giant liquorice allsorts we finally got our slot! |
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ITV1 : July 2004 (Reliants to Russia)
Nothing of any significance happened in the West Country in July which guaranteed us top billing morning, lunch and evening news! |
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Observer Magazine : April 2004 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
Coming in at number 38 in the Observer Magazines "Top 50 things to do before you die" is the Plymouth Dakar Rally. Described by their judges as "truly the world's wackiest race" |
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Extreme Ironing : April 2004 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
Inducted to the Extreme Ironing Hall of Fame for this shot of Oz keeping up appearances in the Sahara during the Plymouth Dakar Rally. |
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Highlife : January 2004 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
British Airways passengers were treated to a thrilling article about us in the in flight magazine Highlife. Apparently we were second only in entertainment to the instructions for bailing out of a jumbo at 37,000 feet... |
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Le Point : January 2004 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
The French gave us croissants, champagne, camembert and the 2CV. The least we could do was return the favour with crap cars of our own... |
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The Sunday Times : December 2003 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
This was the shot that summed up the spirit of the Plymouth Dakar rally for us (mostly because we're in it). The weekend after this came out the RNLI reported a higher than usual occurence of cars stranded on Britains beaches |
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Maxim : October 2003 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
It's a good article but we are completely overshadowed by Victoria Silvstedt. And no wonder - she casts a big shadow...
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Men & Motors : October 2003 (Plymouth Dakar Rally)
Three 1 hour episodes of the 1st ever Plymouth Dakar Rally filmed by Is This The Way Productions and featuring some top class daftwittery by all concerned. |
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 The boss is coming!
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