Well, the Casey Stoner fairytale came true yesterday though in a most unexpected way. Stoner won a magnificent victory, made even more memorable by the vision of him dancing around on the wet track, … [Read more...]
The Incredible Shrinking MotoGp Grid
So, it's Saturday, and there's still no sign of the promised announcement from Suzuki about its MotoGp plans (if any). But there's plenty of movement in other areas of the paddock. In contrast to the … [Read more...]
Heating up at the Island – they wish
Friday and Free Practice day is under way at Phillip Island. Despite a low-speed tumble at T4, Casey Stoner has headed the timesheets for the first session. Better late than never here's motogp.com's … [Read more...]
Weekend preview
This weekend sees the Australian Grand Prix meeting at Phillip Island and the first chance of three for Casey Stoner to clinch his 2nd world championship. Basically, he has to win and Lorenzo needs to … [Read more...]
News, sporting and otherwise
As foreshadowed a couple of days ago, Aprilia has announced that Eugene Laverty will join their WSBK team to partner Max Biaggi for 2012. Quite where this leaves the fast-but-fragile Leon Camier is … [Read more...]
Shadowfax update
Today I have completed another update on the Shadowfax story. Click on the link in the panel on the right and it will take you there. Andrea Dovizioso confirmed the expected switch to Tech III for … [Read more...]
Musings on the mountain
For the benefit of my overseas readers I should explain that my post today concerns the annual 1000km sedan car race that takes place early in October every year on a closed public road circuit at … [Read more...]
More silly season stuff
Two separate overseas web sites are reporting that Andrea Dovizioso has signed for Tech III Yamaha for next year, replacing Colin Edwards. KTM has confirmed that they will be entering Moto3 next … [Read more...]
Just how good IS casey Stoner?
5-times world 500cc champions, Mick Doohan, makes very few appearances in the media these days, preferring the quiet life in his Gold Coast palace, but, when he does speak, people still listen, as … [Read more...]
Karma and stuff
I've been overwhelmed with messages of support and helpful suggestions since I raised the issue of my disk brake rotors yesterday. All seem to agree that I have been pretty shabbily treated and that I … [Read more...]