riding a superbike – pillion!

19 May

Mandy Beales rides with Kev Curtain

Same as most things in life, it’s good to learn from a master, and true learning comes from doing.  A maths tutor at Uni used to say, “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”
I’ve always wanted to be pillion with a superbike champion, just to see how [...]

drinking race fuel

18 May

Russell Holland ‘a real fighter’

World Superbike 2008 Phillip Island

A day in the life… – ‘why we need your prayer’

6 May

Terry (right) with SCA national director Cam Butler

What do Chaplains do?

1st round ASBK – Darwin!

23 Apr

Phil flying bibleman

see www.asbk.com.au for the racing news and photos,
and www.mcnews.com.au for all things motorcycle racing in Australia.
It’s always great to catch up with brothers in other places, and I especially like to catch up with other chaplains.  Darwin is home to Phil Zamagias, the flying bibleman www.flyingbibleman.com
He and young drag racing chaplain Adam came to their [...]

Skipping the history

20 Apr

Geoff-and-Richard

One of the reasons I haven’t done something like this earlier is that I wanted to start at the beginning and give a complete history.
Well after 14 years, that’s impossible.  So in the interests of doing something, ANYTHING, I’ve reprogrammed my mind (with the help of some friends) to just start.  The history will reveal [...]

end of 09, MotoGP, Oran Park 6 hour, King of Wanneroo International.

7 Apr

air race action

Hello friends!,
it appears I’ve been sending emails off to thin air for a year or so,
sorry about that!  A highlight was baptising my two sons and their cousin at Christmas in the Swan river, with many family there.

It would be too long a story to go back over, but it was a very busy year, [...]

World Superbikes Phillip Island

3 Mar

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The first round of the world superbikes…. ‘to be, or not to be’?…the gloves stay on.

The World Superbike round at Phillip Island Victoria was the first event for me this year.
Following on from a busy end to 2009 – with any  break from this ministry I find doubts and hesitation setting in…
Is the effort worthwhile? [...]

bike chaplain – sharing at last!

3 Mar

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Welcome to this new blog.