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Drifting: New AE86 (FT-86) in action

August 31st, 2012

Readers of these pages, correctly identified the mystery machine in the limited photo posted as the new Toyota AE86, known as the FT-86. I am still sitting on the wall and have not decided, in total, if I love the machine or not. Do I think it will live up to expectations? Do I think [...]

MotoGP: Lorenzo’s last lap nightmare (video)

August 29th, 2012

MotoGP has always had a special place on my list of favorite motorsports events to watch. The quality of the riders on the grid and their explosive, competitive rivalry produces endless viewing pleasure. The most recent GP at Brno did more than live up to expectations. Lorenzo and Pedrosa ensured that fans will be glued to the [...]

MotoGP: The Dani Pedrosa show (Brno GP)!

August 27th, 2012

Do you remember what the basketball world was like when news broke that his royal ‘airness’ Michael Jordan was retiring? Do you recall the pandemonium that erupted when F1 woke up to the reality that Michael Schumacher was about to ditch the restricted cockpit of Ferrari’s F1 machine and retire to the comfort of his [...]

Drifting: Can you identify this machine?

August 25th, 2012

Drifting is spreading worldwide quicker than a forest/bush fire in the USA. Thanks to the global village within which we exist, hobbies and fun-filled activities which were previously foreign are now awaiting a click on a computer to enter our living rooms. Motorsports enthusiasts locally have embraced drifting and even though we do not have [...]

MotoGP: Rossi vs Lorenzo resumes in 2013!

August 23rd, 2012

If you are a MotGP fan you will remenber the classic, epic, cut-throat battles that rocked the MotoGP rounds, as teammates,rivals and apparently bitter enemies, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, would go for the kill-shot to determine which of the two would climb the top step of the podium. The competition betweeen the teammates [...]

Drag Racing:Got displacement? (Dean Shaw’s machine)!

August 20th, 2012

In a recent blog, I suggested that there is a replacement for displacement. Stunning as it may sound, I argued that at Dover Raceway, for example, machines in Mp1 focused on other areas from which time may be gained – emphasis on weight reduction, suspension and handling. Dean Shaw I am of the view that [...]

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