The Future Today

For as long as I can remember, I’ve followed the World Superbikes. At the be-moans of my darling wife – she can’t believe how many races I can find on television; it drives her crazy for some strange reason? It’s an art form the way these guys ride these bikes, a thing of beauty – in my mind anyway.…

A Tribute to Niki Lauda

Last week one of Formula One’s greats passed away at 70 years of age. In mentioning this to a young friend who follows the current Formula 1 championship, he couldn’t recall the name ” Niki Lauda”, though I have no doubt the face would have been immediately recognised. The life of Niki Lauda is an…

The 2017 Holden SSV Wagon

  2017 Holden Commodore SSV-Redline Wagon It’s taken him a few years to admit the old car wasn’t going too go much further. He’s made the decision and hasn’t held back – bright green, heaps of grunt and room for a journeyman to load his much loved drums.Dave has finally got a new car and…

Cars That Never Made It

Hi All, Nothing to challenging this time –  a look back in time to the 1950’s and the cars that never made it to production. Some are really out there and I’m sure straight out of the Jetsons, some are very elegant and some reflect a time when the world was in a state of…

Important Men’s Business

It’s a Guy Thing. Short and Sweet this time It has been pointed out on the odd occasion that some of our posts are a bit “Blokey” and it certainly isn’t the intention in wanting to be seen as a totally male based platform. This was never our intention. It is however acknowledged by experts…

Norton 850 Commando

Peely’s Passion.     Some guys play Golf, some do up cars, some play guitars, some guys just do stuff for the fun of it. Andrew’s hobby is buying bikes, doing them up, then selling most for a tidy profit. Some he just keeps. Most are Japanese makes from small two strokes to the big…

Exit One 458 Ferrari

Get Out Quick !! Every so often comes an invitation you can’t say no to. The invite to a track day at the Mallala Race Circuit, north of Adelaide in South Australia was a “No Brainer” – it never entered my head to say no. It was a small corporate event. The hosting firm’s owner…

“Doing a Bradbury”

“Doing a Bradbury” – Jack Miller’s GP Victory. The Urban Dictionary interprets the Aussie saying of ” Doing a Bradbury” as: “To win as a result of miraculous circumstances, despite being in a losing position. Especially in the case of sporting triumph.“ As most Australians would know, at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics…

AUDI R8 – V10 LMX

The AUDI R8, David Bowie and a Star Man A guest post from long time friend – DJ Cooper. I’ve known DJ for many years. His love of cars has taken him to many parts of the world and he has also been recognised by Audi through many awards for the quality work he does…

Le Mans 24 Hour – True Grit

Mr Frederic Sausset – Driver Team SRT 41. The 2016 Le Mans 24 hour endurance race is currently being run. Each year the technology and engineering advancements in the cars continually raise the bar in what is required to be a contender in this famous event. The cars are spectacular in their design and performance.The…