I think I detailed some time ago that, for many years, I have had what is called "lazy eyelids". The proper medical term is ptosis (the p is silent like the x in caterpillar). In February, after waiting a year to be allocated a place in Day Surgery, … [Read more]
Digging up the past
Most of you know that I am a 5th generation Australian and that I can trace my family in Australia back to George Hall and his wife, Mary Smith who emigrated to Australia in 1802 as free settlers. They settled in Pitt Town on the Hawkesbury River and … [Read more]
RIP Greg Kelly
Some very sad news in yesterday. Greg Kelly (far right in this picture) has passed away after a short battle with cancer. Greg was a big man (literally) and he had a big reputation.. He is seen here with the other members of the Corish Racing Team … [Read more]
That sound..
Not many motorcycles achieved the status of a cult bike while they were still being produced but the Honda CBX1000 was one of them. I've talked about the bike before so I won't go into details again. I remember that one of our CRRC members back in … [Read more]
SMBH
Today is a very sad anniversary, it marks 40 years since the greatest motorcycle road racer of all time passed away. Mike Hailwood was only 41 years old with a glittering career both on two wheels and four when an errant motorist did a U turn in … [Read more]
Updated Grand Prix teams list.
Remy Gardner tops Day 1 Moto2 test, photo courtesy of crash.net Well, if you want to know who's who, here are the lists of teams and riders for the 2021 season. MotoGp Repsol Honda Team: Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro Ducati Team: Jack … [Read more]
I think he may be back…
In anticipation of this weekend's opening round of the MotoGp World Championship, Repsol Honda have released a short video of Marc Marquez's test day at Catalunya on Monday. Riding a modified road bike, the RC213V-S (Honda's hottest road bike) on … [Read more]
Pardon?
I had a free hearing test today. For some time I have been noticing that dialogue on the TV seemed "murky" and that it was a little difficult hearing conversation in crowded places, like restaurants. Well, the test showed that I DID have a degree of … [Read more]
More fascinating pictures
From an archive of photos sent to me by an old CRRC buddy, Bill Bourke, This and the one below show the Shadowfax (or "The Proto" as Kent calls it) at the March 1981 meeting at Macarthur Park. Yes, this photo is almost exactly 40 years old. The … [Read more]
Interesting times
It's certainly interesting times. The second MotoGp Qatar Test has just been completed with times (not that I ever place too much faith in them) showing pretty much what we should have suspected. The Yamahas have been all around the top spots just as … [Read more]
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