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Ashley Fiolek – 2 X-games gold medals, 2 Moto-X titles, determined and deaf.
Ashley Fiolek has many accomplishments to her name. Moto X titles, X game gold medals and many more. What often goes unnoticed, unlike her skill, is that Ashley is 100% deaf from birth. Ashley has learnt to ride from a … Continue reading
GP musical chairs
Some of you may have noticed that I am a big fan of Alvaro Bautista, and the news that he has filled what would have been Marco Simoncellis ride has made me very happy. I could not think of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, alvaro, bautista, carlo, grisini, honda, marco, san, simoncelli
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Moto GP – Injury tally
With the moto GP season coming to a close, and the tragic passing of Marco Simoncelli. It is clearer than ever the dangers riders face in the sport. A quick look at the tally: 1 x death 1 x … Continue reading
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Tagged championship, collar bone, dislocated shoulder, finger, injury, island, lorenzo, marco, moto gp, phillip, ring, simoncelli, tally
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Is Ducati’s reputation being hampered with investment in Rossi?
With Ducati signing Rossi for the 2011 season, there were many expectations on the team from viewers and the team themselves, that the aptly named Doctor could fix their front end woes. This has turned many more eyes onto the … Continue reading
John Hopkins – Hi & Bye!
One rider who I feel is more or less the “Mark Webber” of the gp world is John Hopkins. Thrown on a gp bike perhaps a little too early, he was plagued with injuries from falls but was never short … Continue reading
Motorcycle oddities part – 1
There have been an array of wild and wacky motorcycles made by many manufacturers. I wont be going into any significant detail about each, but just some pictures to show you some of the amazing and abysmal machines that have eventuated … Continue reading
Cars I wish I owned – Honda edition.
Although I have only ever owned one Honda, an early biege ballade, I have always been fixated on many of Hondas early obscure cars and their jaw dropping race cars. Ill let the pics do the talking.
Marcus Gronholm – Climb dance v2.0
Ride along with rally champion Marcus Gronholm as he storms up the Peak course in the Ford Fiesta RallyCross in an homage to the famous Climb Dance Pikes Peak run.
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Tagged climb dance, colorado, ford fiesta, Marcus Gronholm, pikes peak, rally cross
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Honda s800 – quick peak at history
One of my favourite cars ever made is the Honda s800, especially the tin top. The s800 is what I believe to be the innovator of a style of cars I love more than any other (think suzuki cappuccino/mx5/s2000 ) The S800 is a sports … Continue reading
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Tagged honda, honda racing, motorcycle engined car, old honda, s800
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