January 2011 Archives - Half of My Life - Phil Hall's Motorcycling

Casey’s new colours

January 31, 2011 By Phil Hall

Yes, I know some of the shops have just pulled down their Christmas displays, and yes, I know some of them are already selling Easter eggs (soon we'll have Easter eggs hanging from the Christmas … [Read more...]

More testing

January 29, 2011 By Phil Hall

Rather than test at Portimao like the other WSBK teams have done, BMW have chosen to do their first test of the year here, at ECIR. The rationale is that the weather is likely to be more conducive … [Read more...]

Rossi tests for Ducati – again

January 28, 2011 By Phil Hall

No, not an unofficial MotoGp test, just an "informal" ride at Misano on a WSBK-spec bike. Why? Supposedly for fun, but more to test out progress on his shoulder, post-surgery. he only managed 25 laps … [Read more...]

First official WSBK test continues

January 27, 2011 By Phil Hall

The first official test for 2011 continues at Portimao in Portugal. Minus the official BMW squad of Corser and Haslam and the Kawasaki pair of Vermeulen and Rolfo, yesterday's fastest rider was Jakub … [Read more...]

The door opens for another Aussie

January 26, 2011 By Phil Hall

With the "works" Kawasaki team already set for this year's WSBK Championship, the "will he, won't he? " charade being played out at the Pedercini Kawasaki team looks comical by comparison. Long ago … [Read more...]

Shiny, shiny

January 25, 2011 By Phil Hall

A good mate and member of Illawarra Riders, works at a panel shop and he was willing to give the Calibra a buff and polish. The paint was faded and "milky" especially on the roof, due to prolonged … [Read more...]

Ducati pitches in to flood relief effort

January 24, 2011 By Phil Hall

This is a great story. Alex Briggs, one of the Ducati MotoGp mechanics, has persuaded the factory to get on board with helping the recovery from the Queensland and Victorian floods. Go to … [Read more...]

“Top Gear” lap records

January 23, 2011 By Phil Hall

Found this interesting web site, containing all the lap times that have been set by all the cars at the Dunsfold test track. "Top Gear" test times. Since they only ever show bits of each … [Read more...]

Shawn Giles hangs it up

January 22, 2011 By Phil Hall

Hardly brand new news, but, from mcnews.com.au the announcement that Australia's most successful superbike racer, Shawn Giles, has announced his … [Read more...]