Well, it's Assen weekend and, as well as the racing, the Silly Season is percolating along. With all major seats now filled the attention has switched firmly to the few imponderables that are left. … [Read more...]
My VFR’s (cont)
After checking out what was available, I decided on the gloss black 94 located in Springwood. I rang the owner, agreed on a price and, the following weekend, I got a lift up the mountains and rode it … [Read more...]
Broc Parkes Interview
Today was a MotoStars Training Day at Kembla Grange go-kart track and, as well as the Cudlin brothers, Damian and Alex, being on hand to help the kids, there was also another WEC luminary, Broc … [Read more...]
Counting the cost
Last week marked the 37th anniversary of the death of my all-time Australian road racing hero, the late Kenny Blake. Kenny died on the Isle of Man mountain course on the 9th of June 1981, a date that … [Read more...]
Icicle Ride
As noted, the Indian Summer on the East Coast of Australia is well and truly over. We didn't really have an Autumn with temperatures in the mid-20's all the way up to the end of May. But, since the … [Read more...]
The weakest link
The other day an Australian actress passed away. She was well known for her acting but better known as the host of a TV quiz show from back then called, "The Weakest Link." She played the part of an … [Read more...]
A real “find”
It never ceases to amaze me how that, some 40 years after the time that I was actively involved in the sport as a photographer, commentator and administrator, photos and memorabilia from the era are … [Read more...]
The best-ever dummy spit
In these days of live coverage of motorcycle racing, with multiple cameras, a million angles and super-slow slo-mo replays, it’s rare for us to miss any of the action (unless the TV channel has … [Read more...]
Hump day
Long term lifers will know of my passion for Bathurst and, more specifically for the Mount Panorama roads that were used as a race track for many, many years. As a youngster I knew about Bathurst (the … [Read more...]
37 Years and counting
There are some things about my blog that remain constant. One of them is that I always try to remember Kenny Blake and remind my readers of the anniversary of his death. Kenny died on the 9th of June, … [Read more...]
