While collecting some photographs for my solicitor the other day I came upon the scans that I had made of my first set of x-ray plates. These were made immediately after my accident three years ago. … [Read more...]
Island highlights
Now that I've had a chanced to recover from my trip home from the Island (and mowing the lawn for the first time in two years yesterday - bad, bad move) I can reflect on some of the highlights of an … [Read more...]
Phew, what a hot one.
Yesterday, the 9th of January saw an historic day in terms of weather in Australia. The average temperature across the whole continent was 40.5 degrees Celsius (that's 104.9 degrees Fahrenheit for my … [Read more...]
2012 WSBK Provisional entry list
WSBK is looking a little healthier this year with the probability of 24 bikes on the grid if the published list of entrants today is any indication. (3) Max Biaggi / ITA / Alitalia Aprilia … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
Another year over and a new one just begun. Personally, I'm hoping for a slightly better 2012 than 2011 was for purely selfish reasons. 2011 began with me still in a wheelchair and only 2 months … [Read more...]
Changes everywhere
Sheesh, turn you back for a second and they all change chairs. Let's see what's happened in the last 24 hours. 1. Alvaro Bautista has split with Rizla Suzuki after 2 years which saw the bike … [Read more...]
The Coast is clear.
Very productive day today at WordCamp on the Gold Coast. The Bond University is HUGE. I've learned a lot and made some great contacts, too. Some lovely people as well. Qualifying at Valencia later … [Read more...]
“It’s not about the bike.”
I don't know if you've read Lance Armstrong's autobiography with the above title. It's a pretty harrowing read, actually, especially when it is detailing the after-effects of the chemotherapy he … [Read more...]
A polished performance
Yesterday I combined two very pleasant activities. I went down to a little town south of Nowra and visited a very dear friend and I had the wheels of the Shadowfax Kawasaki polished. The pitting on … [Read more...]
Ouch, ouch, ouch
Had my second physio session since the operation today. My physio guy is very happy. Over 95 degrees of movement now (more than what I had before they took the wire and screws out) and more mobility … [Read more...]