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Exciting Racing at Jamwest Speedway ! Part 2 of 2

July 31st, 2009

Raceday Racing began in earnest after the drivers meeting ended. Rhonda with her usual ‘energizer bunny,’ animated, but successful type of administration, got the cars moving rather quickly to the line. A few heavy hitters were left scratching their heads as their usual dominant machines were either eliminated or withdrawn in the early rounds. ‘Haggi’,’ [...]

Exciting Racing at Jamwest Speedway ! Part 1 of 2

July 31st, 2009

Test and Tune Test and Tune on Saturday did not turn out as my friends and I had hoped. The boosted Type R and the Civic R we brought to the track were to the best of our limited knowledge – underperforming. If respectable times were recorded, the plan was to race the Integra R [...]

Vengeance III

July 28th, 2009

Drag racing fans are gearing up for another round of the Vengeance series held at the JamWest Speedway in Little London, Westmoreland. If the two previous rounds are anything to go by, I wouldn’t want to miss this round. There is usually a buzz of activity leading up to the event and for Vengeance III, [...]

Another Epic in Germany ! Part 2 of 2

July 27th, 2009

Statements made by Fiat Yamaha’s race director during the week prior to the race, indicated that there was some amount of tension in the Yamaha camp, relating to various issues, including Lorenzo’s contract and who was the number one rider (in the team-Yamaha). Riding in second position behind Rossi, I am almost certain that thoughts [...]

Another Epic in Germany! Part 1 of 2

July 23rd, 2009

Those were the words of one of the commentators at the end of the German Grand Prix (MotoGP) and I was compelled to agree with him. Starting from pole, Valentino Rossi got a good start and aimed for turn 1.The other 16 riders on the grid had a similar plan and they all bundled into [...]

Who Said Overtaking Was Easy ?

July 19th, 2009

Formula 1 Debrief is a 30 minute program on SPEED TV, which reviews each Round of the Formula 1 World Championship. Last Saturday, the hosts were discussing Round 8, held at Silverstone (England).Despite FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) and the FIA currently doing an excellent job of ripping Formula 1 to shreds with their constant [...]

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