Merry Christmas!

It’s Christmas Eve, I am at work (yes, work – my employers know no mercy), and I feel exhausted after yet another early start, but I am heading into the big day determined that it will be a good Christmas. (Nearly) everything is wrapped, five-bird roast is bought and ready, decorations are up and we’re nearly, nearly there. To […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary Round 10 – Hungary

The tenth race of the 2009 season took me to the Hungaroring, the venue of the Hungarian Grand Prix. I’ve often enjoyed this track on F1 games. For reasons I can’t explain, I find it to be an easy circuit to learn and easy to master as well. It was clear from practice sessions that […]

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The Year that was 2014

So, we rapidly approach the end of 2014. What sort of year has it been? It has been a year of struggle at times, especially on the personal front, for reasons that I won’t go into great detail here. Suffice to say, what happens in my family will stay firmly within my family (I will […]

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Upcoming Updates

So, slowly but surely a new page on the rules and regulations of Formula 1 is gathering pace. It isn’t quite ready yet, but it’s coming together nicely. I am also considering starting my pages on Stargate – I may or may not start those before the New Year – we shall see.

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The F1 2009 Game Diary Round 9 – Germany

After a British Grand Prix that was, frankly, disappointing, I came into the German GP in a more optimistic mood. The  Nurburgring was the venue and I rather enjoyed this track. There were no especially difficult corners and in practice sessions I was posting competitive lap times, that I was able to convert into pole […]

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The F1 2009 Wii Game Diary Round 8 – Silverstone

So, having taken a trio of wins at the last three events (Spain, Monaco and Turkey), I came to Silverstone feeling moderately confident, despite not traditionally enjoying this track on F1 games (the fast turns from 2 to 6 in particular have a tendency to outfox me, and I would usually drift wide through at […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary Round 7 – Turkey

After a stunning second win of the season at Monaco, my F1 circus rolled into Istanbul Park for the Turkish Grand Prix. Few tracks in F1 run counter-clockwise, but Turkey is one of them. The track is fast, featuring one of Formula 1’s fastest corners, the long but quick turn 8. There aren’t many areas […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary Round 6 – Monaco

It’s pretty much a requirement at every F1 race to concentrate. You need focus, and you need confidence. In order to have a good race, you need to put in a shift across each and every lap, because one lapse can ruin your afternoon. Nowhere is this more true than Monaco. Whereas the Spanish Grand […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary Part 5 – Spain

So the season entered its European leg with the Spanish Grand Prix at Catalunya. This track, like Bahrain, is crafted for speed, and I found it to be a great track to drive! I was able to master the track quite quickly and began to post some pretty quick lap times, even on the hard […]

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