Firstly, I must apologise for not updating this site for quite a few days. I am at Phillip Island for the 19th annual Island Classic and I have my little laptop here that does not have my login … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
2012 WSBK Provisional entry list
WSBK is looking a little healthier this year with the probability of 24 bikes on the grid if the published list of entrants today is any indication. (3) Max Biaggi / ITA / Alitalia Aprilia … [Read more...]
Licorice allsorts
The pace towards the 2012 season in world motorcycle racing is accelerating, and, along with it, the news items about it continue to multiply. So, let's see if i can get you reasonably up-to-date. To … [Read more...]
I can see clearly now…(apologies to Johnny Nash)
The FIM has announced the (almost) complete entry list for all categories of Grand prix racing for 2012. It can be accessed from the link below, thanks to mcnews.com.au 2012 Grand prix entry … [Read more...]
Starting to pick up the pace
You can tell that the holiday season is over, things are starting to happen again and the press hacks are actually producing real stories instead of the standard "BMW looks to better things in 2012" … [Read more...]
Meanwhile, back at the ranch….
You can tell it's new year, the motorcycle journalists are back at work, sniffing out the stories. Here are some of them, in no particular order. The IODA team who will be running a bike in the CRT … [Read more...]
Some food for thought
I don't often stray too far from motorcycling in my posts, but a friend posted this on my Facebook page last night and it's worth sharing. "You really don't HAVE to be old to read this. Checking … [Read more...]
Busy, busy, busy
It's been a frantic couple of days. As detailed in more detail (d'uh) in the Shadowfax Restoration page, today the frame, complete with all the ancillaries that we could bolt to it, was taken to … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
Another year over and a new one just begun. Personally, I'm hoping for a slightly better 2012 than 2011 was for purely selfish reasons. 2011 began with me still in a wheelchair and only 2 months … [Read more...]