When doing my turn on the night shift, sitting up and reading Douglas Adams to a comatose Dad through the night, I got to have some of the day to myself until it was time…
Browsing Category Racing
Third time is a charm…
OK, not my first time here, and it’s just as much fun as ever, even if there were a few car issues this year. Will come back next year stronger, and hopefully faster than ever.
35 things I learned from motor racing
Once you have the helmet on and strapped in, it is way too late to wonder if this is a good idea The racing and rally communities are small, and they have long memories, so…
I’m back, I’m not quick, but I’m back…
This was a big milestone weekend for me, and I got to share it with 59 others all trying to do the same thing – Race to the top of a hill. I was not…
Y is for Yellow
Over the last twenty something years I’ve competed in a large number of cars all over the world. Some of the most fun have been in yellow cars partnered by a close friends Carey. We’ve…
R is for Rally
I’ve competed in some form of racing for far longer than I care to mention, long before it was considered an extreme sport. Racing has taken me all over the world and given me so…
127 Words about Jerez (and ugly noses)
I was going to carve out a little time this morning to look at the times from the first F1 pre-season test at Jerez. But then I realized why? I could put down five or…
And the 2012 F1 Season…
2011 was a good year for F1, the stats are excelent, more over taking thanks to a combination of aero changes, the Drag-Reduction-System (DRS), the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) and the tires that gave…
And it’s all over now…
Sebastian Vettel finally tied it all up last night in a fascinating Japanese Grand Prix. Lets be clear, it’s been a while since there was anything other than mathematical doubt as to who was going…
Montreal GP – Qualifying
So today was final practice followed a couple of hours later by qualifying. A very interesting day at the track. Vettel looked good, easily leading the practice session and took a fairly comfortable pole by…