Canadian Graffiti

To Mississauga last night in a '56 Chevy Coupe (the same car that was used for my wedding) for the wednesday night car and motorcycle cruise in the parking lot of a supermarket. The usual plethora of Chevrolets including Corvettes but some really rare cars including an early sixties Studebaker convertible. A V8 Chevy-powered motorbike called The Beast was the star among the bikers. Everybody was heading home around nine o'clock - a great way to drink in North American car culture.

Windbags versus windfarm

The Guardian brings news of the cancellation of a UK windfarm project - the boffins at the MOD just don't like it. Apparently fighter jets can't cope with propellers. I'm glad I didn't have to attend those meetings - anyway the German windfarm company has walked away.

Roaming about

I've been in Europe for a couple of months to make a TV film - I took a Smart car to Le Mans to see what the petrolheads get up to on their trip to France.
I enjoyed scooting round Sussex and Kent in the Smart. I also fitted in further trips to the Bluebell Railway and the Kent & East Sussex Railway.
I watched the British Grand Prix early morning here on Speed Channel in Canada - a soggy procession with a predictable outcome. I then boarded an air conditioned double-deck train which dropped me off in downtown Toronto next to my grandstand seat for the Molson Indy. Brilliant sunshine and reasonable prices - a three-day ticket for less than £40 - and great close racing on the streets. It'll take more than Bernie blowing a gasket to sort out Silverstone - goodbye rip-off Britain.

Brit bioethanol

Brit bioethanol

BBC.

Imberhorne Viaduct

I'm in England for the spring and travelled to East Grinstead in West Sussex to see the Imberhorne viaduct - which is close to the railway station in the suburbs - to photograph this brick structure. The viaduct is due to be restored and to be put back into use as the Bluebell Railway extends northward to join up with the national network.

New light rail system for Waterloo, Ontario

New light rail system for Waterloo, Ontario

Here.

Monorail in KL

Kuala Lumpur is showing the world how to do it with new transport projects - a monorail due to launch in July 2002 and a train service linking to the airport also due to open this year.