Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Quite Frankly my dear

Frank is Canada's answer to Private Eye. Bob Edwards was doing this stuff a century ago in the Calgary Eye-Opener. He was the William Cobbett of Canadian journalism - so it goes.

New Gonzo

John May is on a Hunter S. Thompson kick.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Buckeye Bullet

Sister website SCOOT got a big hello from Pete Miller at the Buckeye Bullet Program. Wazzat you may say? Check it out here.
The Buckeye Bullet holds the all-time electric car speed of 321 MPH, the U.S. Land Speed Record at 315 MPH, and the International Electric Land Speed Record at 271 MPH.
The car is powered by batteries that provide power to an electic motor.
There are links to podcasts and the Buckeye Bullet Blog.

CPR Holiday Train fundraiser


Check out the cross-country trains with musical artists here. As a bonus check out the CPR steam train here.

First Snow

Owen Shaw has been out enjoying the skiing up north of Barrie, Ontario.
He says "We went cross-country skiing on Saturday in the Hardwood Hills just north of Barrie, very nice. I started to get the hang of it after falling on my face a few times."

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Marsh on the podium

Matthew Marsh finished third in the PICCA race at the Macau Grand Prix. For a race report go here.

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Marsh to the front

Matthew Marsh will start the Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia race in Macau on Sunday from the front row of the grid. The pole-sitter is Darryl O'Young.
In a welcome return to form Marsh finished second in the recent Carrera Cup Asia support race to the Chinese F1 Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Uphill Battle Tour

For their autumn tour Jack and Richard chose two Moulton bicycles to ride from near Oswestry, Shropshire to Lewes in Sussex. Rupert to join ...