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Guest Post
Coming up next is a first for MadTV - A guest post. It's also a return to the topic of web design. I hope you enjoy it. :)
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5 Most Unusual Website Layouts
There are millions of websites on the internet, and there are millions of different website designs. Yet as we look at different websites, it seems like there is a lot in common between them all. Even two websites that…
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Catalunya MotoGP '09
And I thought it was going to be a comparatively boring season in MotoGP this year but I'm happy to admit to being very, very wrong. A third of the way through the fixtures and three riders are equal at the top of the…
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World Supersport
Okay this is only my first year watching WSS so I don't know the bikes and riders so well yet but with a Coventry lad (Cal Crutchlow) racing in it I had to start watching. I must admit I love this formula - crazy young…
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What bike next
Now that the insurance have paid out I need to start considering what bike to replace my SP1 with I'm considering: Suzuki TL1000S Suzuki TL1000R Triumph Daytona 955i Another SP1? Yamaha R1 Watch this space.
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The bastards
On Febrary 20th I bought a Honda VTR1000 (RC51) SP1. It came with loads of goodies - Ohlins damper, stearing damper, Power Commander III etc. I'd just got to grips with the bike and was really beginning to understand…
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SBK
This year promised to be the most exciting World Superbikes in years, maybe ever. New entries from BMW and Aprilia and a big grid promised much interest and then there were the names. Bayliss has gone but still we have…
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MotoGP
I must admit I didn't have high hopes for MotoGP this year but in some ways I've been pleasantly surprised. Yes the grid looks tiny compared to SBK but at least Kawasaki (sorry Hayate) are fielding a bike. No one else…
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Thoughts on Estoril
Sorry this post has been slow in arriving but due to circumstances I didn't see the MotoGP race till late and I wanted to mull over the race before I posted. It was a very interesting race for several reasons. The issue…
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Stoner in the gravel!
It just wasn't Casey Stoners weekend or Ducati's for that matter. There were no Italian machines in the top ten and for the first time in over a year Casey made not just one but two mistakes in the race. It looked to me…
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And... we're back!
Yes, MotoGP is back and with a bang at that! Such an interesting race from so many different angles. It was the first ever MotoGP night race for a start. It was certainly a novelty and I did enjoy being able to see the…
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Christmas fast approaching
...and I haven't posted since the Rugby World Cup. So what's been going on in the meantime? The winter hack (Bandit 400) is out n' about and suffering carb icing in this rubbish weather. Also the speedo cable has gone…
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Come on England!
The whole country is with you today.
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England
England are the first country to make the Rugby World Cup finals three times! We put the Aussies out last week and today we put the French out. In Paris. In the semi finals. Again. Sweet, sweet joy. In fact we've put…
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General news
I've been remiss with my posting lately and my MotoGP coverage has slowed to nothing; my apologies for that. Next year I will probably separate my blog into two, maybe even three blogs: A MotoGP blog with which my Dad…
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San Marino MotoGP results
Full results here . Apologies for not writing up the qualifying this weekend but I was busy away from the PC. Anyway here's today's guest writer Pootle to tell you about today's race: A fairly boring race considering…
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Brno MotoGP Results
Full race results here . Well as I suspected would happen Stoner shot off into the lead. No one was going to get past that guy and his Ducati. I really can't see Casey losing the championship now. The…
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Brno MotoGP Qualifying
Full results here . ...and we're back! That seemed like a very long summer break. So what have we missed? Well the main news is Capirossi announcing his move to Suzuki next year. Seems Kwak didn't have the cash and only…
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James Toseland moves to Tech 3
According to the BBC James Toseland has made his decision about moving to MotoGP and has accepted a ride with Tech 3 Yamaha. Apparently they'll be factory supported next year and not running on Dunlops. Great! I hope he…
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Yamaha press release
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd announces that it has concluded a two-year agreement with 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. The 20-year-old Spaniard will make his MotoGP debut in 2008 aboard a YZR-M1, with direct Factory…