I've been meaning to write this article for a while thanks to living in a city that is full of holes. The Economist magazine beat me to publishing an article, however it did spur me to write as well. My main concern over the years I have lived in Sydney and the surrounding countryside is that many potholes here are man made!. The word "pothole" comes from a Middle English … [Read more...]
Motorlife Museum
I had the opportunity to visit the Motorlife Museum at Kembla Grange, near Wollongong in New South Wales. I had heard about it several times and it sounded like a great place to visit. It was Saturday morning and I walked into a large building that was crammed full of vintage cars, motorcycles and bicycles. There were not many visitors, so I was able to wander around and … [Read more...]
Track Time in July
Last week I attended a half day track day at the Sydney MotorSports Park at Eastern Creek. It was run by The Formula Company and the team managing the day were the same as the Driver Experience Day I had attended a month or so ago. The day was split into the morning used for full race cars and the afternoon for road cars and there were two groups: blue and orange. I was part … [Read more...]
Sydney Retro Racefest – Sydney Motorsports Park
On Sunday, 12th June I attended the last day of the two day Sydney Retro Racefest held at the Eastern Creek Raceway now more commonly known as the Sydney Motorsports Park. It was an interesting day with a drag racing event at the neighbouring strip which really didn't compete as two different types of enthusiasts were at each one. Day 1 of the Retro event was taken up with … [Read more...]
Maserati Ultimate Drive Day Experience
On the 17th May I attended a full day with Maserati at the Sydney Motorsports Park at Eastern Creek using the South Circuit, now known as the Amaroo Circuit in memoriam for the old circuit in the north west of Sydney that has now been fully destroyed after closing in 1998. The day was organised by European Automotive Imports who are the official Maserati importers and … [Read more...]