The Show....

......must go on...and the southern hemisphere looked very inviting to a winter-bound audience, in Europe!! Speedy, and the Cap were fighting sleep, after driving from B`more in horrendous conditions, to be awake for the Ozz GP.... The Cap succeeded, and eventually so did Speedy...

(Quick note from the Cap, anyone interested should check out the B`more race report for Dec 29th)

It was an unpredictable grid line up, apart from Hamilton at the front, throughout the race, it was an unpredictable carve-up, behind, you`ve guessed it..Hamilton....Only 7 finished....brilliant producer, focused on the action..........Massa, wild child..You`ve upset Coulthard.....Rubens, Rubens, good race, unlucky....pansy, very fortunate.....Rosberg, wunderkind......Heidfeld, what a dark horse!...Welcome Nakajima, Williams will be delighted.....Glock... AAAArggghh!!!And as for Kimi, baby, WHAT is going on???? Lots of collatteral damage today, but a great crowd pleaser....only a one-man procession....with lots of titillating action behind, particularly enjoyed the sweet o`taking by Heikki, on pansy....only to hit the pit limiter.......whaaattt!!..you have to love the honesty of the man!!

Sepang...a week away...another early start...bring it on!!! oh Yea Baby!!

Endurance Rulz!!

As a self confessed endurance freak, last nights Buckmore 3 Hour is as close as you could get to extreme racing. Sort of. We had constant rain for entirity of the race, complete darkness if not for a few spotlights and a grid of 35 opponents!!! Couldnt ask for a much harder race.

4 Kart changes, lack of visibilty, spinning karts all added to the races appeal. I went out in second place for the end of the race and was gunning past everyone... until... coming out of turn 2 i got on the power to early, and the kart just aquaplaned off backwards into the marshalls post on the right of the track. My first thought was OUCH! and then ARRGGHHH the RACE!!!!

Thankfully the marshalls got me out sharpish and i resumed on regaining first and overtaking everyone who had passed me while stranded. Overall - One Bloody Good Race!!!

Team Slick Egos 1st, 2nd, 5th

Speedy

Two Steps....

...to success!!
As we sat with our backs to the windows of the Buckmore briefing suite, the RAIN, promised all week, began what would become a constant for the 180 minutes of the Buckmore NIGHT enduro,
We groaned inside, as only Spit had ever raced in the rain here, two fists, and condom, had NEVER raced here!!!!
However, once on track we found that B`more, in the rain is very forgiving.....JOY, JOY...the tricky bit was the other 33 karts.... We had booked 3 karts, with 7 drivers, rotating, , and we qualified, well, at the front, with all 3karts.
Spit was AWESOME in the wet, with the Peril, and Two fists doing the first stints, followed by the Cap, Speedy, Stallion, and CONDOM, and so on......the strategy called for 4stops for 2 karts, and 3 for the 3rd, and it was a good one XCEPT for the 3 black flags, and the changing of one of the karts 3 times!!, and another, once. it was almost impossible not to overtake under yellows, as the vis, or lack of it, made it difficult to avoid the spinners, and see the FLAGS! the MANTRA `don`t ARGUE with the marshalls' was uppermost in everybody`s minds, and we stuck to the plan , and had the lead early on with 2 karts, BUT the 3rd had too much work to do, and despite being dead last at one point, climbed back to 5th in the end....Our fastest lap was 1min 04sec....
Everyone was bubbling with excitement as we neared the end, and the Cap had to signal the guys on the final stint to CALM down, when CONDOM went into a spin, with 4mins to go, SPEEDY had an off, and the STALLION, was fighting everyone he could get near! It was FUN, and the desire to do it again is strong, PFI is quite hard in the rain, this was just AWESOME, and the presentation to the extended SLICKEGOS team was full, and the applause very satisfying...
This was a good race, and the TEAM was disciplined, and as slick as the very tricky conditions would allow, well done, SLICKEGOS!!!!!
Buckmore will post a report on their website soon, so look out for it.
I`m sleepy now as it is about 24hrs since I last slept....Yea Baby!

Buckmore

Well we bit the bullet a few months ago, and signed up for yet another night race at Buckmore, this is a little going away bash for the `Peril, as he has another assignment for queen, and country in the badlands of Afghanistan, we all wish him luck.
This event we are using THREE karts, with seven drivers, we hope to go one better, at least, and have a foot on the second step of the podium, perhaps a shot at the top step.....the weather could be a major player in this as the forecast is wet, no fears for the slickegos, but the expected carnage could be interesting......As usual the roadtrip could be fun, with the help of the Tomtom we should get well and truly lost, however the good news is that we shall be lost as a team.
Strategy is also key here, we need to keep stops to a minimum despite the weather, so everyone stock up on energy food....fried eggs, bacon, greasy sausages, that sort of thing......
We will follow the race with a leisurely drive home with a view to watching the Ozz GP as it happens.....Yea Baby!!

PFI...MotoGp...Toseland...

It was a damp track we qualified on, at Pfi, which was misleading as the race was to show, and we qualified 6th...The CAP did the first half, on a drying circuit, attacking early to get heat in the tyres, the first clue that things were`nt right... it took more laps than usual to warm the tyres, and so the kart felt nervous particularly in the chicane, did the stops early to keep the heat in the tyres, but there was understeer everywhere, and at the close of the stint we lay in 5th.... That much underrated talent, the SPEEDICHIC, took over, and despite her best efforts she was frustrated to find that she could barely get into the 54`s..for someone accustomed to low 52`s , ouch!! We both had our scary moments with inexperienced backmarkers doing their best, badly! but one guy caught out the SPEEDICHIC, and she hit the barrier hard, and had to retire to the pits, her neck sore, where a dozy CAP was`nt ready!!!.... we finished 6th, but that was a poor kart by Pfi Standards.
The MotoGp was ace, a proper race at the front, Stoner took awhile to get to the front, and you thought, game over! but the cheeky, dogged, Lorenzo was`nt having that, and harried him in all but the last coupla laps, just behind was Pedroza,Rossi,Dovisioso,Toseland, and Edwards, all looking for that final podium... The TOSELAND got 6th, an amazing effort on his debut... keep it up James!!!

...And The Lights ...

...GO ON!! ......Toseland shines brighter than all the luminaires, `cos it was his night at Losail, for over 30 minutes he not only had pole, but the track record as well!! Only another rookie, Lorenzo, was faster, and we are talking microseconds here! Both riders were on Yamahas, and quallie Michelins, so the race will be different, however, a little more good fortune, could see a podium, which, with the history of failed Superbike riders who have moved into the GP class, would on its own be a helluva achievement. It is the debut MotoGP for both these guys, and they are trailed by 3 world champions including the current one, fan..fucking..tastic!!

Another great achievement was in the 125cc class with another englishman, Bradley Smith, taking pole, they all said the track changed as the night wears on, with significant track temperature changes, and a heavy dew, so an inspired strategy by Toselands team to place him on track, with a quali tyre, prior to these changes, was crucial as his, and Lorenzo`s lap times reveal. The race is on!!..... around 8pm uk time......Yea Baby!!!

The Sun Goes Down in Losail.......

And the bikes of the Moto Gp roar back into action....!!The Qatar circuit will be alive with hi-performance 4-stokes on Saturday with a small power station, several hundred hi-power lamps to provide enough light for Moto gp racing at night. As we Slickegos, with our many, many (ok, two..) night races, know this could be a thrilling race for fans, and non-fans alike!!

Bonus for the English, James Toseland is the fastest man in testing!! It would be perfect if he can pull off a podium, in his debut race.....I`m getting emotional, just thinking about that.....

So guys, pull up a chair Saturday... place the beer fridge just so.... prepare your best scream, for the silly bastard who interrupts........Yea Baby!!!

Bring it on!

All types of series are revving up for what is again going to be a year of world wide conflict. From the likes of F1 to Moto GP and down to the lonely club racing, rivalries will be united once more!!! Mwahahahaha ( like the madness dont you )

Its true though and being the master of duels, i shall explain some of the years biggest clashes to be:

Audi v Peugeot at THE 24 Hours
Audi v Porsche if Audi decide to race in ALMS this year
Audi v Peugeot in the LMS
Porsche v Lola in the LMS
Lola v everyone as usual
Mclaren v Ferrari, but hopefully Ferrari will keep on the track this year ( or not )
Citroen v Ford in the WRC
Mercedes v Audi in the DTM
Seat v Vauxhall v Honda v MG ... Basically the usual BTCC
BMW v Seat in WTCC
Aston Martin v Corvette with a little Saleen intervention in the Le mans 24
Porsche v Ferrari in the Le Mans 24

Speedy

Let the Season commence......

Today, the motor racing season gets well under way, with the first round of the World Superbike season,@ The Losail circuit in Qatar, no British riders this season, but the enigmatic Max Biaggi, a legend to some, is one to watch, and my personal favourite, the `dogs borrocks' himself, Noriyuki Haga, he is my tip for the championship..............Yea Baby!!

Moto Gp...Oz...Silverstone....

This weekend see`s the last of the official tests@jerez prior to the season opener at Losail, this test has a twist tho`, for 40 minutes the racers have a mini timed session, and the fastest guy gets a top of the range BMW......nice.......Eurosport will be running it...
The Oz Gp has an issue regarding funding... not that they have`nt any, but that the venture(read vulture) capitalist group, who co-own F1, have a mouth-wateringly, HUGE, debt to pay to the Royal bank of Scotland, this ,in turn, translates to asking for more money from the organisers of Gp`s, and as the taxpayers in Oz will tell you, `it`s not cheap mate!' AND said vultures want it to be a night race so the wusses in Europe can have a lie-in, cue the greens....
This kind of upsets the guys at Silverstone... they have just got planning permission to develop the circuit even further...... upgrade the pits..... spend oodles of money with the local builder( I just re-located) because the vultures want ALL the circuits to coughlin up, and threaten to go elsewhere if they don`t!!
So, in the parts of the world where the audience at a Gp is zero,... emissions control is way down on the `things to do, list',... expect to see more government-funded circuits to be built, and audiences frog-marched to their seats, told when to mexican wave..... If they had cut the costs sensibly in F1 years ago, built tunnels at circuits.... instead of wind tunnels...(we don`t need to drive on the tunnel ceiling) stuck to racing with drivers who had no electrickery, then, maybe we would`nt be looking at a balance sheet dictating the future of the sport, and maybe hearts would rule.....

I speak!

It's been a while since i last was in touch but i do try. Big inspection on Thursday so looks like 2 hours sleep again tomorrow, but what the heck.

F1 testing is doin the usual topsy-turvy pre-season thing.

The Le Mans Series is going to be a galactic battlefield with Audi taking on Peugeot, with a couple of Oreca Courages in the mix and a spicy bunch of Lola's. GT1 field a bit disapointing but GT2 makes up for it.

FIA GT gains multiple champions Labre Competition with a brand new saleen and they are guranteed to be a pain in the maseratis arse! ( Good )

ALMS is again a smouldering crater with the Penske Porsche under-dogs taking on the big gun Audi's. Corvette once again will be chasing their own tails in an empty GT1 Category. GT2 will be interesting as the Porsche teams no doubt will have closed on the excellent Ferrari and dont expect the Lizard team to play cleanly with Risi team after last years Sebring climax.

British Motorsport is once again the place to be as the civil war in BTCC, F3, Brit GT and various other club racing. And it WILL take more than severe burns, 3 Vauxhalls and a host of maniacs to stop that man Plato getting his determined hands on the title!!!

Speedy

No Sex.......

It was quoted in last weeks Autosport by, no less than Bernie himself, that , `while Ron (Dennis) is a great friend of mine, he was six months pregnant, while still claiming to be a virgin' !

That, Ron mate, is definitely worth a court action, you, a virgin, AND a friend? ask for damages around the 100 mil mark, and best have the case heard somewhere neutral, France, or Italy maybe.........

Withdrawl Symptoms!!

Not long to go - 35 Days, 8 Hours, 43 minutes and 1 second - before the Oz GP!

Fools....

It`s a classic..... the spanish passion for motorsport cannot be denied, however, slagging off looie-looie, has to be a little off the scale, when testing!!! If these are fans , I wipe my arse with a brick!! I hope this does`nt continue.... if it does then a 100mil fine is in order... Yea Baby!

Flavio says Renault drivers equal!!

Bring it on - Mardy Pants Pansy Alonso.

"Flavio Briatore has denied that Fernando Alonso has unequivable number one status in the Renault team in 2008, despite saying that he expects rookie Nelsinho Piquet to learn from the double world champion this year."