Craig Toone

RUSH Founder

Obsessed with cars and car magazines ever since growing up in the back of a Sapphire Cosworth. Spent childhood etching the racing line into the family carpet with Matchbox toys. These days, he's usually found three-wheeling his Clio 182 Trophy through the Forest of Bowland - before bemoaning the running costs.

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Craig Toone

Twist and Shout - Abarth 595 Trofeo Review

Few cars offer more smiles per mile than an Abarth. So how will one fare against Lancashire’s corrugated and challenging tarmac winding its way through the Forest of Bowland?

14 Jun 2021

The Top 20 Production Cars with Bonkers Factory Powertrains

Counting down twenty of the biggest, most powerful or game-changing engines ever fitted to the unlikeliest production cars.

26 Apr 2021

Sabine Schmitz: Remembering the Queen of the Nürburgring

A small tribute to a legendary racer and larger-than-life TV personality, lost on 16 March 2021 after a private battle with cancer. She is deeply missed.

18 Mar 2021

NC500 Road Trip - Taking the High Road

Our very first article, one that pre-dates the magazine but proved to be it's catalyst - a 1500-mile adventure through the Scottish Highlands

01 Mar 2021

Track and Trace - Renaultsport Megane R26.R Review

There had been other track-leaning hot hatches before the Megane, but with the R26.R Renaultsport went all in. Is it too much for the road?

12 Nov 2020

Why A Ford Fiesta RS Would be a Game-changer Hot Hatch

Craig thinks Ford killing off the iconic Rally Sport badge is a huge missed opportunity - if anything, it should be expanded upon into a full line-up of...

23 Sep 2020