So much for a ho-hum third day of rallying in Italy. The first half of the day was standard fare for day three — drivers simply looking to maintain their positions in the points table, driving just fast enough to keep it interesting, but not fast enough to make a mistake. Then, things got really […]
Posted on October 6th, 2003 by admin
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Despite a clean sweep of stage wins today, Markko Martin couldn’t overtake Sebastien Loeb for the lead in San Remo. Loeb held tough all day, and kept Martin in his sights, taking four straight second place times. Martin could have chipped away more time on Loeb, but he took a twenty second penalty after spending […]
Posted on October 4th, 2003 by admin
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Not much has changed at the top of the results table at the end of the day, but there’s been quite a bit movement in the middle, and some big news for Subaru. First, Petter Solberg was forced to retire (from the rally) after SS6 (the final stage of the day) when his Impreza lost […]
Posted on October 3rd, 2003 by admin
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We had some friends over for wine and cheese last night, and there were requests for a couple of my recipes, so here they are…. Pizza Dough 3/4 cup warm water 1 teaspoon yeast 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt Dissolve the yeast in the water, and let sit for a […]
Posted on October 3rd, 2003 by admin
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The Rally San Remo is four stages old, and the teams are in service until this afternoon, but so far, this rally promises to shakeup the championship standings. Seb Loeb is currently in the lead, with a 21 second cushion over Markko Martin (who won stages 3 and 4), and 28 second cushion over Marcus […]
Posted on October 3rd, 2003 by admin
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Meh. Somewhere on the hill on Stanton Avenue, there is something that causes flat bicycle tyres. At least once a month, I get to the bottom of the hill, cross over Negley Avenue and discover my rear tyre is losing air. At least this month, I got it out of the way early. So, I […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2003 by admin
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This weekend begins a hectic month for the World Rally Championship, with three tarmac rallies in the course of three weeks. With a tight race for the championship, this should make things really interesting, as the factory teams won’t have time to make little (and big) tweaks to their cars’ setups based on the previous […]
Posted on October 1st, 2003 by admin
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