The F1 2009 Game Wii Edition Round 15 – Japan

After engine failure denied me any points from Singapore (where I looked set to win, dammit!), I was level on points once more with Button, and Webber had closed to 7 points. With three races to go, the title battle was still a three-way affair. Suzuka (the only figure-8 circuit in F1) is a famous […]

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Housekeeping

So I’ve added a rant about Head Office – anyone who works in an office or retail will get that one – and done some tidying up too whilst I was at it. I have archived the 2014 site updates I made, which cleans up the Site Updates page quite nicely. My next set of […]

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The End of an Era

On Friday my manager (who has been my boss for seven and a half years) left the store (and the business) after seventeen years service with them. It doesn’t feel real yet, but on Monday the reality will begin to set in that he won’t be in charge – that someone else will end up […]

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The F1 2009 Wii Game Diary Round 14 – Singapore

Having taken a five point lead following the conclusion of the Italian Grand Prix, I would next face another one of my bogey tracks – Singapore. Singapore is F1’s only full night race, held on a bumpy street circuit and in sweltering, humid conditions, even despite the time of day. In real F1, this is […]

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The F1 2009 Wii Game Diary Round 13 – Italy

Having claimed victory at Spa, the next race venue was a track every bit as famous – Monza, in Italy. Monza has the highest average speed of any modern F1 circuit – from the Rettifilo Tribune (the main straight) to the fast turn 2 (Curva Biassono) to the Curva del Serraglio (turn 6), everything about […]

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The Fitness Quest Continues!

So I’m doing a number of stomach crunches per day (ramping it up to 60 as of today) and press ups too. Got some weights too, for the arms – so far, I can feel tightness in my upper chest after the press ups, but the abs don’t feel any different, apart from hurting for […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary Round 12 – Belgium

After a woeful Valencia race (from pole to 9th and no points can only be considered a disaster!) I was five points adrift of Button as the game brought us to Spa, the famous venue of the Belgium Grand Prix. With six races remaining (including this one) I needed to reel Button in quickly. My […]

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