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Circuit Racing:Natasha ‘Chiney Dolly’ Chang and her Honda Civic – a formidable pair!

October 25th, 2012

I spoke to Natasha shortly after she took a dip in the treacherous Dover waters in May (Caribbean Invasion). When I saw the car during qualifying, I am still not certain what it was about the car why I had a particular interest in

Circuit Racing:Heath Causwell vs Andre Anderson

October 23rd, 2012

I will revisit my notes in a bit but, it is at the top of my head, so to speak, so let me release it before it pops a blood vessel! The number of the race on the race schedule – I cannot recall-

Circuit Racing: Dover’s future is in good hands!

October 17th, 2012

If the JRDC had planned it, the Australian V8-type races witnessed on Monday, would not have materialised. The 2012 circuit racing season had more than enough improvised explosive devices (IEDs) scattered along its 1.6 miles surface. One of those devices claimed one of Dover’s

Drag Racing: Vernam Rebirth – drag racing is alive and well!

October 11th, 2012

A hectic work-weekend didn’t allow me to, according to my rastafarian friends, ‘fulljoy’ myself at Vernamfield on Sunday. So adopting the drag racing theme, I was allowed to pass through rather briefly. My e.t. on location was a few rpms more than an hour,

MotoGP: Pedrosa steals a win from Lorenzo

October 4th, 2012

Casey Stoner’s successful title defense is now a figment of someone’s imagination. His teammate, Dani Pedrosa had a terrible race last week. A result which triggered a nose-dive in his championship aspirations. So, 2012 for Repsol Honda, was not following the script, but, I

Formula1: Lewis Hamilton ditches McLaren and jumps in the Mercedes!

September 29th, 2012

This is simply too hot to handle. Of all the places to hear this earth-shattering news – Zip FM – was my source. Number 3 on my less than adequate car stereo, selects Zip Fm and thanks to one of their brief information inserts,

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