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One picture – 3 adrenaline-laden options!

August 14th, 2012

We are fully aware that quite a few iconic machines are built in the land of ‘Tokyo Drift’ and bearing in mind that the majority of the machines which rev on our streets were born there, we may see, from time to time, more than a few pristine examples of Japanese engineering. When asked which [...]

Circuit Racing: There is a replacement for displacement! (Dover race cars)

August 8th, 2012

Motor racing and car enthusiasts have a mindless obsession with horsepower. One of the questions which will appear in most discussions about a modified machine or a race car is – ‘How much horsepower it a mek?’ Very few people will ask about the suspension, brakes, weight etc. If the horsepower figure is similar to [...]

Circuit Racing: A few of the stars at the JRDC’s Independence of Speed

July 31st, 2012

I will keep it simple. If you did not attend the race meet at Dover on Sunday, you missed what might possibly go down as the best event at Dover for 2012. The races in the various classes were more competitive than the 100m showdown at the National Stadium recently. Driving ability and well prepared [...]

Circuit Racing: Pre race-day activity at Dover

July 30th, 2012

Despite a single day designated for qualifying and racing (Sunday the 29th), circuit racers, as I expected, were at the track on Saturday fine-tuning their machines for rigorous duty on Sunday. Natasha ‘Chiney Dolly’ Chang was in the building. When asked at the launch of her race car, what time she was aiming for, ‘Chiney [...]

Circuit Racing: The Williams brothers, Marck Carey and Chiney Dolly- getting ready for Sunday.

July 28th, 2012

Inorder to ensure that the race car performs as expected, if the budget allows, test and tune become vital aspects of the diet. Modern technology allows this process to occur at any time of the day or night and more importantly, away from the race track. So where do drivers/teams test and tune? There is [...]

Circuit Racing: Will Peter ‘Zoom Zoom’ Rae create problems for the King?

July 25th, 2012

Peter ‘Zoom Zoom’ Rae needs no introduction. He is more than familiar with victory lane, but the current era and the Evo invasion, have threatened to relegate the man, better known for the machine referred to as the ‘Pocket Rocket’, to an also ran. Motor racing, however, like society is dynamic. Change is a constant [...]

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