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MotoGP: Marquez loses, but he wins!

August 19th, 2014

Muscle Car The American muscle car fraternity is locked in a ‘Shock and Awe’ campaign! Ford exited the stable with the Mustang Boss 302 and if that was too tame a beast, the Blue Oval raised the bar with the Shelby 500 – a machine which extricates combustion-led energy from 600 plus horses and generates [...]

MotoGP: Who will defeat Marc Marquez in 2014?

August 16th, 2014

The 2014 MotoGP season has 18 Rounds. Marc Marquez and his team have adopted a unique style of celebrating each race-win – they display fingers indicating the number of victories he has thus far. Last weekend, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the MotoGP riders) showcased their exhilarating battalion of skills at the Red Bull Indianapolis [...]

Drag Challenge #3 – There is no such thing as too much boost! (Part 2)

August 13th, 2014

I take pride in improving your motorsports experience. I am occasionally late to the game, but I am usually not the last to arrive. So, if you are already in the loop, smile and ignore my assistance. But, if you are not, send your thank you notes to my email! I give you MAVTV! Harass [...]

Drag Challenge #3 – There is no such thing as too much boost!

August 12th, 2014

It’s difficult to accept that Drag Challenge # 3 sped by 3 weeks ago. I checked. Within recent time, I have had more fast-paced days than a F1 driver chasing a rapidly disappearing World Championship! But, like the victor at the end of a bruising marathon, I am gulping rejuvenating air and rapidly reclaiming a [...]

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton’s rude awakening!

July 31st, 2014

Lewis Hamilton won the Formula 1 World Championship in 2008. It was the final rung on the ladder which allowed him to claim the greatness which his father and others, Ron Dennis and company, saw and nurtured in him. We will all agree that the time, effort and obviously considerable sums of money, invested in [...]

Formula 1: Is Formula 1 a farce? (Part 2)

July 30th, 2014

Red Bull Racing’s multiple and reigning World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, is, in 2014, a wandering sheep, a lost soul, a nomad, a psychiatrist’s case study, as he seeks answers to the current nightmare in which he resides – the 2014 F1 season! To say the German has had a difficult season thus far will be recorded [...]

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