Since my last check-in in the lead-up to the 2021 season we have now lost the Argentine round and the US round, both of which have been "postponed" to later in the year in the hope that the virus kerfuffle will have died down. It is significant to … [Read more]
Staintune lives on!
Since my last post, things have moved quickly and, on the 10th of February, this official announcement from Staintune's owners. "With a beaming smile and a full heart I am so happy to announce: At the final hour (literally) Staintune has been … [Read more]
Save Staintune
Earlier this week the owners of specialist muffler manufacturers, Staintune, announced that all avenues for the sale of the business had been exhausted and that the assets of the business were to be sold. This appears to be the end of a glorious … [Read more]
Motivation..
You have undoubtedly noticed that I haven't been updating the blog recently. It's not because I don't WANT to or because I don't think it's important, it's just that I am finding it very difficult to get motivated to get it done. And I don't even … [Read more]
MotoGp 2021
It's time to start thinking about this year's MotoGp season. While we in Australia are starting to feel that the worst of the COVID19 crisis is over the same cannot be said for overseas with lockdowns and continuing high rates of infection being … [Read more]
WG
Just lately there has been a lot of chatter on Facebook about Wayne Gardner. Being a local boy (to me) means that I am automatically interested in anything that concerns Wayne and it has been pretty amazing to read some of the comments that people … [Read more]
40 years doesn’t take long to go by
I know it's early in 2021 but, you know me, I am always on the lookout for something significant to do with the date and it occurred to me this morning that this year will mark the 40th anniversary of the last road closure in Canberra. The Macarthur … [Read more]
RIP Denis Curtis
Yesterday I received the very sad news that Denis Curtis had passed away after living with cancer for over 11 years. Denis, the boss of CMR Racing Frames, is a legend in the sport with roots that go back to the 1960's in his native England and … [Read more]
Merry Christmas
Normally at this time of the year we'd be talking about all the things that we'd done and the places we'd been this year but it's not the case in 2020. For most of us, 2020 has been a difficult year and for some of us it has been exceedingly so. … [Read more]
Someone sent me a wooden leg in the mail..
On Friday this mysterious parcel was left on my door step. I must add that it wasn't mysterious to me but, just in case it is mysterious to you, let me explain. When the Shadowfax restoration was done, nearly 10 years ago, there were lots of bits … [Read more]
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