And just like that, @simola_hillclimb 2023 is all over and we start preparing for another year.I have to admit, the evidence is strong that being prepared is better than arriving a day late.Despite our best efforts being thwarted by self destructing tyres and broken pistons, we managed to pull off the perfect weekend with a … Read more
37 days to Simola Hillclimb2023. Snuck in a little shakedown of the #rescuemod.My first real drive in anger, to say overthinking levels were high would be an understatement.Reminded of my lap of the Nurburgring, driving a vehicle spiritedly on the road is nothing like exploring its limits on the relative safety of a racetrack, suddenly … Read more
Well, that didn’t go according to plan. “No keyless and no quick shifter, that’s extra” Riaan quipped as he handed me the keys to the 2022 Africa Twin. Smugly thinking to myself, someone reads my stuff. “You can figure out the controls, you are good with that kind of thing” he adds, I smile, after … Read more
Back in my Ducati Days, I reprimanded my mechanic for riding recklessly. He replied “anyone riding faster than you is riding recklessly”. That wasn’t funny. Later that day he tried to redeem himself by suggesting that faster riders were slow. I agreed and we laughed and laughed and laughed. That thought always stuck with me. … Read more
My best Chauffeur dress…. Ignorance is bliss, at least that has been my philosophy (and coping mechanism) for the last 20 odd years that my business restricted me to commercial vehicles and motorbikes. Remember the days when I thought the perfect people carrier was my #volksiebus a diesel 4Motion van, back when I had a … Read more
Some seriously sexy equipment in the parking lot and the Pits at Killarney this weekend!