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RALLYSPORT : OGIER OFF TO A WINNING START!

January 28th, 2019

Ogier won the 2018 championship and walked away from M-Sport Ford. The intangible moments of obvious discomfort were evident at the final rally. M-Sport knew what they had and as such they were fully aware of what they were losing and what Ogier’s departure meant. CITROEN Ogier returned to Citroen and automatically Citroen’s stock on [...]

DRAG RACING : ROLAND CRAWFORD – 9ZZZZZ?

January 26th, 2019

At the end of the previous blog, the question was asked – Will Roland Crawford redeem himself? Ladies, if you read these pages and gentlemen who are ardent disciples of the drag racing faith, Roland Crawford is an enigma of sorts. His machines are usually anything but anemic – he does not do low horsepower. [...]

DRAG RACING – NITROUS VENDETTA – AT JAMWEST THIS WEEKEND!

January 25th, 2019

Assembling words to convey appropriate meaning is the daily occupation of writers. But, there are those occasions, events and experiences which pose a formidable challenge to even the giants of the written word, when attempts are made to, like in a relay, pass the baton of the multifaceted complex, explosive and invigorating emotions, which are [...]

LOEB WILL BE OGIER’S FIRST TEST!

January 23rd, 2019

Is it true that Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark? Is it also true that Walt Disney was afraid of mice/rats? Sometimes you have to go towards the things that make you want to run away! It must be the name. It has to be. No other rational explanation will be tolerated. Is it [...]

TRACK-WORTHY : THE NEW SUPRA IS A WIMP?

January 20th, 2019

Irony of 2019 thus far – with all the appropriate levels of respect observed, but Wendy Williams is requesting privacy. Ok. I do not own a Toyota Supra, but I am fully aware of its iconic status. The machine exemplified JDM. The motor hidden in the belly of the beast is a founding father and [...]

RALLLYSPORT : WHO WILL WIN RALLY MONTE CARLO?

January 18th, 2019

It is said that 450 hours of footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute! Staggering statistic. You can definitely immerse yourself in some good YouTube content when leisure is your topic of the day. I have stated it repeatedly that rallysport drivers are arguably the best drivers on the third planet from the sun. The [...]

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