Now that I've had a chanced to recover from my trip home from the Island (and mowing the lawn for the first time in two years yesterday - bad, bad move) I can reflect on some of the highlights of an … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Treasure Island
Wow, what a week! I've just got back from a trip to the 20th Annual Island Classic at Phillip Island (nice of them to name it after me!) and it surpassed by a considerable margin the enjoyment that … [Read more...]
Teething problems
Thanks for your patience with the instigation of my upgrade. Several "regulars" are reporting having problems posting comments. I'm still trying to figure it out so stick with me. You can always use … [Read more...]
Looking back, looking forward
With the start of the 2013 MotoGp season looming quickly, this very candid interview with HRC boss Shuhei Nakamoto, reveals what he thought of the 2012 season, what he hopes for for 2013 and what a … [Read more...]
New look
It's funny how things happen, isn't it? The other night one of my regular subscribers emailed me and said, "Hey, Phil, what's wrong with the site, it's all over the place?" I checked and he was right; … [Read more...]
Phew, what a hot one.
Yesterday, the 9th of January saw an historic day in terms of weather in Australia. The average temperature across the whole continent was 40.5 degrees Celsius (that's 104.9 degrees Fahrenheit for my … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
I've never been much of a Christmas/New Year type of person, unlike my wife, for example, who goes positively ga-ga about the whole festive season thing. I do think that that is a by-product of her … [Read more...]