OBILISATION: THAT INEXORABLE, relentless, gathering of men and machines, often applied in times of war, towards a predetermined objective. evo mobilised when John Barker collected the Fiesta ST on Friday afternoon, and plans and bookings were by then virtually irreversible and nonrefundable. Soon after, cars are being delivered to, or collected by, writers, photographers and driving mercenaries all over the country, and there’s no turning back, not now. It’s eCoty time. Proper eCoty.
It’s a Sunday evening, and most folk where I live are taking it easy, surprised by the balmy afternoon just past, getting those autumnal jobs ticked off, like tying the cover on the barbeque for the winter or sweeping away the leaves. Not me. Those first rain droplets can splash on the gas-fired Weber all they like,…