With just one race to go in the 2012 MotoGp world championship it's probably an appropriate to review the Ducati/Rossi experiment. Since Vale went to Ducati at the end of the 2010 season we have been … [Read more...]
A confidence trick
photo courtesy of the Herald Sun Like most Australian motorsports fans I have been glued to the set this weekend watching the unfolding drama at Phillip Island. After Casey Stoner's horror crash at … [Read more...]
Stuff from all over
Here's a bit of a potpourri of stuff that I've accumulated over the last few days. In no particular order or significance. 1. Restored de Havilland Mosquito. A group of aviation enthusiasts in … [Read more...]
The Italian job
Mention Italian bikes and most people think, Ducati, and with just cause. As Italy's biggest and longest-lasting manufacturer, the passion and fervour that the red machines generate is well-known, … [Read more...]
Time marches on
Two years ago today I got all my chores done and set off to the Pie Shop for lunch and a coffee. I didn't make it. A semi-trailer on my side of the road interrupted my ride about a third of the way up … [Read more...]
Let the blaming begin
The on-going saga of CK vs the factories is throwing up more and more interesting sidelights. Most notably the interview with a Spanish web site overnight in which HRC's boss, Sheuhi Nakamoto, poured … [Read more...]
Is slower better?
By definition, racing is seeing who can get to the finish line quickest. The never-ending search for speed has meant that it has ever been thus. But, speed costs money and it has been the balancing … [Read more...]
Making it clear
Addressing the traditional Thursday Press Conference at Motegi yesterday, CEO of DORNA Sports, Carmelo Ezpeleta (aka Caramello Koala) said a lot and said nothing. As one who is used to having his … [Read more...]
Crunch time
The simmering feud between the motorcycle manufacturers and DORNA, the governing body of MotoGp, comes to a head this weekend with an announcement expected about the proposed "spec" ECU to be made at … [Read more...]
For sale: get ’em while they’re hot
Remember a month or so ago that I showed you my new VFR sweat shirts, courtesy of Cafe Press in the USA? Well, when I published the pictures on my Facebook site, a good friend, Post-Classic … [Read more...]