Automotive

Melbourne had four seasons in one day for the first qualifying session of the F1 GP around Albert Park Lake. These images are taken from the Schumacher stand overlooking the final two corners before pit straight. There was a dry afternoon practice session...  

These videos are taken from the Schumacher Stand looking at turns 15 and 16 before pit straight. Andrew

... that is a very short straight and yet you can see (hear) them accelerating to a breaking point 5 metres before the next turn :-) .. they all have the same engine sound and in the rain i heard some where going up an extra gear on that short straight pr... 

a Finn. Kimi Raikkonen. Best, Kari

... a Belgian :-) ... . The only true F1 driver was Jacky Ickx and all the other Belgians spend their time paying taxes :-) so there's no time left to practice ... . Go Kimi Go !!!! Bim

a couple of times in a small night club in Helsinki. He's really not a rocket scientist but probably can drive the car. This year we have 2.5 Finns in Formula Ones. Nico Rosberg is the half: he is having Finnish passport but he's competing with German lic... 

do you have any shoes left? Our small doggy, now a bit over 6 months and a bit over 60 kg, has done nothing prohibited. She's just growing! Best, Kari

Actually i'm quite lucky ... he once walked away with my brand new Hugo Boss shoes but they recovered quite good from the experience :-) ... as i always walk barefeet or just wear socks in the house my shoes are stored away and in our living room we have ... 

... but that weight doesn't stop him from being a complete nutcase :-) .. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> After the exercises ... the baby goes to sleep .... Bim ...  

St. Bernhard is a very different dog. When growing, they have to rest a lot; I would guess 22 h every day. And when it's time to wake up, some 5 minutes are needed to consider weather to stand up or not. But when that +60 kg puppy is getting excited, the ... 

I want to hug him. cheers Vte :)

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The V8 Supercars are probably Australia's premier car racing series and developed out of the touring car racing that I grew up with. Holden versus Ford, but these days with the occasional Nissan and Mercedes Benz in the mix. The top 3 were Holden, Ford, H...  

The Targa Tasmania is a 6 day tarmac rally held in April each year and covers over 600Km. The Targa attracts a wide range of cars from Lambo's and Ferrari's to Nissan GTR's, Porsche's, Imprezza, Lancer's, Lotus, Mini, Corvette's and many more. It is the v...  

i do like the idea of the V8 series. big muscle car racing. only beaten by bike racing. G

... on the track, even the F1 drivers come out to watch. They make a great sound and there is some tight racing around the twisty bits. Great fun. Thanks for looking through the post. Andrew