Given that Valentino could be out for an extended period, the immediate problem occupying the minds of organisers and the pundits alike is, who do they draft in to the FIAT Yamaha team to replace … [Read more...]
Remembering Kenny – 29 years on.
Tomorrow, the 9th June, marks the 29th anniversary of the death of Kenny Blake at the Isle of Man. Here is the Kenny Blake Tribute site. I have also created a Facebook group to commemorate his … [Read more...]
This is going to hurt you more than it will hurt me.
Or so they say. On the 25th I am booked in to have arthroscopic surgery on my bung knee. According to my doctor I can wait 3 years and have it fixed as a public patient or do nothing and be almost … [Read more...]
“Mr Versatile” finds another new home.
Australia's Andrew Pitt, dual WSS Champion and former MotoGp racer/WSBK racer/Ilmor Test Rider, etc etc etc. Has found a new home for 2010. Here's the story from crash.net. … [Read more...]
“After you’ve gone.” Life without Rossi.
The Press is in overdrive over the Valentino Rossi accident. Cripes, the poor boy crashes and hurts himself for the first time since anyone can remember, misses his first race meeting in 230 outings … [Read more...]
Fabulous hi-res wallpapers.
A colleague on one of the forums I inhabit had a photographer's pass for the last weekend's WSBK round at Las Vegas. He has published the best of his results on his web site. If you'd like some … [Read more...]
D-Day.
Today, the 6th of June, marks the 66th Anniversary of the allied forces landing on the beaches of Normandy, the day that was code-named, D-Day. Operation Overlord eventually landed hundreds of … [Read more...]
Ooops, someone at Honda screwed up.
392 VFR1200's in the UK subjected to a factory recall. The last thing the Big Red needs is another reliability scare as happened with the first VF750F's back then...names will have been taken you … [Read more...]
What do you know, it really happened!
Documentary proof Of course, this well-known pangram (a sentence that contains all the letters of the English alphabet) has been used for many years to test keyboards and those learning how to use … [Read more...]
BBII is GO!!!
Just had a call from PC. BBII should be finished on Monday and right to pick up next weekend. Looks like a trip to Canberra for the Long Weekend. Whoohooo!!! … [Read more...]