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Are You A Car Guy?

November 17th, 2009

I know girls who complain, they are ‘bitter’, distraught, at their wits end – why? Their better half is obsessed with cars! I make no apology for my love affair with cars. I am a certified car guy. Are you a car guy? I will give you some tell tale signs which confirm that a [...]

Dexterity: Wet surface + rear wheel drive cars = FUN!

November 13th, 2009

When you hear a term, a word or a phrase for the first time, it always amazes me how often it recurs. How many people knew what an economic recession was before 2008.Now that we know everything about ‘the recession’, we take comfort in blaming our sorry, indebted, poverty stricken reality on it. The End [...]

Circuit Racing : The King is back!

November 6th, 2009

This article was written over a year ago and it is relevant today for two reasons : 1. David Summerbell Jr is in an excellent position to take the drivers title in the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (with 1 round remaining in Guyana –this month) 2. Persons have posed the question – Will the King [...]

MotoGP : Rossi! Rossi! Rossi!

October 31st, 2009

If you consider yourself a fortune teller it is highly unlikely that you would have successfully predicted the events which unfolded at the Shell Advance Malaysian Grand Prix which was held at Sepang. In what can only be described as an intriguing, drama-filled contest, the Grand Prix kept the fans in suspense as the race [...]

Vengeance 4 –The Beasts Come Out To Play (pt.2)

October 27th, 2009

So much to do and so little time. The events are happening left, right and center. When racing resumed after qualifying, there was a seamless flow of events for the most part. There were very few delays, including one relating to oil on the track, which required cleaning, an act covered in 10-30 minutes. GTR [...]

MotoGP : Casey Stoner is back!

October 23rd, 2009

Fiat Yamaha’s dominance in MotoGP is being tested by a re-energized Casey Stoner. Returning to the series at Estoril after being sidelined by a stomach ailment, Stoner quickly brought the message home that he had lost none of the form that won him the World Championship in 2007. Portugal was a ‘warm up’ according to [...]

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