Those of you who know me will already know that I am not the most (or even the least) artistic person. However, I was reminded the other day of a story from my youth that has (believe it or not) a … [Read more...]
Beautiful Sunday
What do you get if you combine a balmy Autumn Sunday morning, a bunch of keen motorcyclists, some carefully-chosen twisty roads and an equally carefully-chosen breakfast venue? You get the traditional … [Read more...]
Out and about
I haven't had much chance to ride lately for all sorts of reasons, so, when I do, I make sure that the time spent is spent wisely. I am extremely fortunate to live where I live as I have plenty of … [Read more...]
Star gazing
Yesterday I attended a race meeting, but it was unlike any race meeting that I have attended in recent years for a number of very significant reasons. For a start, I didn't have to travel far to get … [Read more...]
Snakes alive!
If you're a fan of social media you can't have missed this gem that is doing the rounds at the moment. https://youtu.be/h8GVL7xGINc This incident happened in Thailand and, from all appearances, … [Read more...]
Goodbye again
Yesterday it was my sad duty to attend another funeral. Gerry Watt was the Motorsports Chaplain at Nowra Speedway. He had been battling with throat cancer for the last couple of years and it finally … [Read more...]
Feats of endurance – again
Away from the glare of our media (who know next to nothing about motorcycle road racing), one of the blue riband events on the motorcycling calendar took place over the weekend. The 24 Hours of Le … [Read more...]
Another good snapper
I'm guessing by now that you're pretty tired of seeing photos of Rhonnda the Honda so I'll start out with a pic of RedIII from a few months ago. You see, the reason for the article today is to talk, … [Read more...]
Farewell Aunty Jack
On Tuesday Australia lost one of its favourite road racing sons. Unlike many who raced through the era where death was a constant feature of the scene, Jack Ahearn survived the troublesome times, … [Read more...]
Seeing the light
When you are young you are heavily influenced by your peer group. So it was when I first started driving. As a young man, most of my friends also had cars and many of them were into rallying. Rallying … [Read more...]