Category Archives: Motorsport

Follow-up to the McLaren visit!

Posted on 21 December 2010 by

Well here’s the video! Watch closely at the 1-minute mark… and at 1:38…

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McLaren Technology Centre trip report

Posted on 1 November 2010 by

One of the ‘perks’ of my job is we’ll occasionally get to go out of the office for a filming shoot, and sometimes this involves actual television shows (like The Gadget Show where one of the cars we sell set … Continue reading →

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Goodwood Festival of Speed pictures and mini-report

Posted on 5 July 2010 by

Result: very cool! Google photo album from Friday Google photo album from Saturday Google photo album from Sunday Just to illustrate the ridiculous types of things you can buy there, it’s like a damn motorsports swap meet almost, but here’s … Continue reading →

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Formula One Singapore

Posted on 26 September 2008 by

Watching the live video stream of the second practice from Singapore, and OMG does this track look so much better than the Valencia street circuit. I never was much of a fan of street circuits for CART or Indy or … Continue reading →

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Some pictures from the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Posted on 16 July 2008 by

So I’ve finally gotten around to uploading some of the pictures I took at Goodwood. I’m happy with most of them Check them out on my new Picasa web album. If you’re into classic grand prix cars, pre-war cars, rally … Continue reading →

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Rally stage notes

Posted on 13 March 2008 by

I’ve always loved watching rally racing, and I found a site for a team that runs old Saab 900 rally cars. They have a really good, short page that describes all the various pace notes you’ll hear on rally broadcasts … Continue reading →

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Honda gets some Brawn

Posted on 16 November 2007 by

Wow. This is major. Ross Brawn (formerly of Ferrari) has decided to work with Honda after taking a year sabbatical. I think the whole F1 world was wondering a little about where Ross Brawn would fit in at the new-look … Continue reading →

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Colin, you shall be remembered

Posted on 17 September 2007 by

Colin McRae is dead. Another motorsport legend goes out, not in a blaze of glory on the racetrack, but in a helicopter accident which also killed his 5-year old son and two family friends, one of whom was a young … Continue reading →

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Formula 1 v Moto GP

Posted on 14 June 2007 by

This weekend was a great opportunity to crystalize my feelings on Formula 1, the top level of car racing in the world, and Moto GP, the top level of motorcycle racing. Formula 1 (meaning, Bernie Ecclestone, Max Mosely the FIA … Continue reading →

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