On Sunday I attended a lunch to honour the birth of the founder of Lamborghini. Ferruccio was an industrialist who owned many sports cars before creating his own supercar company Automobili Lamborghini to produce luxury Grand Tourer (GT) cars. He had owned several Ferrari and Maserati vehicles and felt he could do better! His birth was actually on April 28th and this was the … [Read more...]
Motors and Meatballs 3
On Sunday, the 1st May we attended the third Motors and Meatballs to be hosted by Rolling Stock and Enzo's Cucina in Glen Alpine, near Campbelltown just south of Sydney. This event is steadily growing and Ross who runs Rolling Stock also gave away a set of wheels to one lucky person! The last time we were here (for the second event) was in October of last year and it was a … [Read more...]
Ducatista Riders Festival – Sydney Motorsports Park
Today after a car club meeting at a local specialist, I headed over to the Sydney Motorsports Park at Eastern Creek to see the first Ducatista Riders Festival. Ducatista is a group of Ducati fans that appears to be a growing band of riders with a strong social media presence. Mother Nature wasn't kind however it didn't dampen the spirits or enthusiasm of the attendees. It … [Read more...]
Motors and Meatballs
Now, I'm not sure if that title describes the cars and their drivers, however it was a great morning! I heard about this from a mate of mine who went to the first meet. It is organised by Ross at Rolling Stock and the venue was at Enzo's Cucina down at Glen Alpine, just south of Campbelltown near Sydney. We arrived just around 9am and the gathering starts a little earlier at … [Read more...]
The Steel Triplets
I live in a city that has several world renowned landmarks aptly named after their location: the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge (the older of the two). I have found out that the Bridge is actually one of triplets! Many people see a similarity between the Tyne Bridge in the north of England and the Sydney bridge, however both were pre-dated by another in New … [Read more...]