As most of you know, the majority of my working life has been dedicated to the profession of teaching, mostly in Primary schools but also in high schools, teaching History and English. However, there … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2018
More from Mr Hudson, and other stuff as well
While the dust has well and truly settle from this year's Island Classic, the repercussions continue on with my good friends at MotoPod publishing my 10 interviews in the last two episodes of the … [Read more...]
Carbs
No, not those sorts of carbs... I am delighted to receive feedback about my efforts on the net and was especially pleased to receive an email from a gentleman in New Zealand who had contacted … [Read more...]
A tale of two tracks
It was a very trying night at the track on Saturday night. Our long, hot summer has made the already difficult task of track preparation even more so and it culminated in a night that nobody really … [Read more...]
The Fabulous Baker Boy
Almost exactly 12 months ago I attended my first MotoStars event. It was a training/coaching night at my local go-kart track and it was quite an eye-opener. MotoStars is run by former Australian … [Read more...]
A walk in the park
Last weekend was Round 1 of the MotoStars series for 2018. Expanded to 6 rounds this year with the addition of a round in Newcastle (10-11 March), the series kicked off at the picturesque Pacific Park … [Read more...]
Things I have learned
There is a saying that you should learn something new every day. I have always tried to do that but, recently I’ve started to notice that older stuff that I’ve learned has fallen out somewhere along … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace
Yesterday it was my sombre duty to attend the funeral of one of the nicest men I have ever met. John Grace, co-founder of the Grey Gum International Cafe on the Putty Road, passed away on the 23rd … [Read more...]