Yesterday I travelled down to Tilba on the far south coast to attend a celebration of John Small's life hosted by his friends and neighbours in the picturesque rural village. This "celebration" was … [Read more...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes
I have been waiting a long while to compose an article on the subject of electric vehicles (a misnomer which I will explain in a moment) and I think the time has come. Electric Vehicles, 2 and 4 … [Read more...]
A very difficult day
The greatest composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, passed away in 1791 at the tragically young age of 36 years. It is said that the weather on day of his funeral was so bleak and awful that … [Read more...]
RNP
Helena had her monthly quilting class this morning and the weather was great, cool, of course, but ideal riding conditions. It was Bexie's turn today so I headed out early. The plan was to go up Mt … [Read more...]
“Rocket” Ron
This photo turned up in my social media today. I'd like to say that it was mine, but it's not. It does have a distinct Rob Lewis look to it and he was well known in the day for his crisp B&W shots … [Read more...]
Ride the Clyde
With all the dodgy weather we've had so far this year, finding a suitable day to do a long ride has been a real challenge. However, the weather forecast for yesterday (Sunday 28th) seemed pretty … [Read more...]
Long, long weekend
Last weekend I was again invited to commentate at the Vintage Speedway Association's meeting at Illabo Motorsports Park near Junee in southern NSW. The event was round 2 of the club's 4-round series … [Read more...]
From the “Champions you probably haven’t heard of” files.
Most of my readers are aware of my interest (some would say "fixation, others would say "obsession") with 1970s European Endurance racing so I thought I'd share a little snapshot of one of the greats … [Read more...]
A day at the races….again..
I was thinking the other day about how long it has been since I attended a bike race meeting. I think it must have been before the virus hit the first time so that would be early 2020. Of course it … [Read more...]
A re-post, sorry.
In much the same way as John Small's iconic picture of Croz wheelstanding John Fitzgerald's Z1R at Macarthur Park, this photo of mine from Oran Park 1976, gets regularly posted and for pretty much the … [Read more...]
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