Monthly Archives: August 2007

Beating The Old Enemy

There is almost nothing more important for an Essendon fan, than for the Bombers to beat Carlton at every possible opportunity. After losing to the Blues in dramatic circumstances earlier in the season, the Bombers were out to make sure the same did not happen again – and so it eventuated – with Essendon running […]

Larrikin Larry Wins Bathurst

Another one from the archives, with Australian racing legend Larry Perkins winning the 1993 Tooheys 1000, along with the late, Gregg Hansford. As a Perkins fan, it was a great weekend for me – the #11 Castrol Commodore was the fastest car in almost every practice and qualifying session, took pole position in the shootout, […]

Dick Johnson Spreads His Wings

Australian Marcos Ambrose is currently making something of a name for himself in the NASCAR Busch Series. However, while he’s the first Australian to get a full time ride in any of the NASCAR series, he’s certainly not the first to have a go “stateside”. Both Allan Grice and Dick Johnson dabbled on NASCAR front […]