Double Demerits was due to start at midnight on the 23rd December and run for 10 days so a quick ride before they kicked in seemed to be in order. Now, about DDs. They don't bother me because I … [Read more...]
A different track
Most of you will know that I have another life (several, actually) apart from motorcycling and that is speedway. I first encountered the cult of the flying topsoil back in the mid 1960s when Channel 7 … [Read more...]
Not board at all
Wollongong has always been a surfing town, probably longer than it has been an industrial town. And, as well as being a surfing town, its proximity to the coast and the highway that leads south to … [Read more...]
Friday Flashback #5
As you know, I travelled to Canberra last Saturday for a birthday party and to take care of some terribly overdue CRRC business. As so often happens, without any previous consultation, this week has … [Read more...]
Digging up the past
It's been 20 years or so since Canberra Road Racing Club, the club I helped to found in 1977, ceased operation. A combination of factors and the actions of one disaffected member hastened its demise … [Read more...]
Everyone has to start somewhere
My local riding group has lots of members and many of them are novice riders. Whenever we post up a ride or and event we always make it clear that learner or novice riders are welcome on the ride. … [Read more...]