It's a standard joke in our family that, if we see a car pulled up on the side of the road with the bonnet up, someone will say, "Gallon of petrol and a match, mate." and everyone laughs. It doesn't … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
The silly, silly season
First the real news and then we'll move on to the unreal. Hector Barbera (above) has been ruled out of the next 3 Grands Prix after breaking two bones in his leg in a "training" accident. Quite … [Read more...]
A project – of sorts
This is my new project. The word "project" usually conjures up images of boxes full of rusty bits and an interminable time frame in which to de-rust and reassemble. This project isn't quite like … [Read more...]
Engine woes
photo courtesy of crash.net An unexpected consequence of the Bautista/Lorenzo accident last weekend at Assen was the cloud of white smoke that enveloped Lorenzo's M1 as it came to rest in the … [Read more...]
Some interesting ideas
Living on the internet exposes you to all sorts of stuff, some of which is interesting, some of which is fun and some of which is plain bizarre. But the one thing that is certain is that there is more … [Read more...]
Classic Spa
Last weekend saw the staging of the Spa 4 Hour, a 4 hour endurance race for classic bikes. It was won by some old bloke called Stephane Mertens (I've never heard of him - :)) and it featured probably … [Read more...]
TFFFOF
Those of you who are old enough to remember will recall a 1960's show called, "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in" A pastiche of crazy comedy sketches linked together with stand-up routines by the hosts, the … [Read more...]