Comments for CHICANE CULTURE dot COM http://chicaneculture.com The random ramblings of a driver in pursuit of corners. From the daily commute to the local twisties to the local track. It's all about the grins of a perfectly hit apex. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 CommentsForChicaneCulturehttp://feedburner.google.com Comment on A New Race Track For Sydney by A New Race Track For Sydney | Sutherland Motorsport Parkland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/w5Hf26Vp7kw/ A New Race Track For Sydney | Sutherland Motorsport Parkland Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:37:29 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=637#comment-166 [...] Article by CHICANE CULTURE dot COM [...] [...] Article by CHICANE CULTURE dot COM [...]

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/04/a-new-race-track-for-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Comment on Basics | Flywheel by Tiguan Quirks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/-DlaPRUyWw8/ Tiguan Quirks Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:32 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=725#comment-158 [...] "Fly Wheels, Clutch Plates and Friction" and a comparison between lightened and stock Flywheel - Does a lightened flywheel actually benefit your car | Basics | CHICANE CULTURE dot COM 2009 Tiguan TSI Manual APR & Others 2010 MY11 Multivan 103TDI on order - ETA Nov 2010 [...] [...] "Fly Wheels, Clutch Plates and Friction" and a comparison between lightened and stock Flywheel – Does a lightened flywheel actually benefit your car | Basics | CHICANE CULTURE dot COM 2009 Tiguan TSI Manual APR & Others 2010 MY11 Multivan 103TDI on order – ETA Nov 2010 [...]

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/basics-flywheel/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Comment on Winding Road #11 by ccc http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/haMsBoA4Qb0/ ccc Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:41:15 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=687#comment-157 Hi Lucy, glad you liked it. It was taken by Edward in Forks, Washington. You can ask the photographer where it was more specifically by clicking on his name under the photo. Hi Lucy, glad you liked it. It was taken by Edward in Forks, Washington. You can ask the photographer where it was more specifically by clicking on his name under the photo.

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/winding-road-11/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Comment on Winding Road #11 by Lucy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/gd_hrAiajdw/ Lucy Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:53:44 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=687#comment-156 Id like to know where this picture was taken. I absolutely love it! Id like to know where this picture was taken. I absolutely love it!

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/winding-road-11/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Comment on Tasmania Road Trip Itinerary by Daniel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/5ysTKNLxksw/ Daniel Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:23:58 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=546#comment-142 Looks almost like the same route I was planning to do last November! Too bad my car dropped a valve 20 minutes after leaving the ferry... There were a lot of twisty roads, little traffic and no cops. Just don't drive at dusk, lots of wildlife! Looks almost like the same route I was planning to do last November! Too bad my car dropped a valve 20 minutes after leaving the ferry…

There were a lot of twisty roads, little traffic and no cops. Just don’t drive at dusk, lots of wildlife!

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/03/tasmania-road-trip-itinerary/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Comment on Basics | Flywheel by Chard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/8N6CylVs0lc/ Chard Thu, 27 May 2010 20:40:50 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=725#comment-111 Lol.. great write up, I actually now understand the pros and cons thanks to the story. Lol.. great write up, I actually now understand the pros and cons thanks to the story.

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/basics-flywheel/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Comment on Car Battle #3 by ccc http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/IKHHqygvbY0/ ccc Wed, 26 May 2010 03:53:51 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=675#comment-110 Sounds amazing Arran. I'm going to see if I can find some footage and share it in a post. Sounds amazing Arran. I’m going to see if I can find some footage and share it in a post.

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/car-battle-3/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Comment on Car Battle #3 by Arran http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/wo5S1pk0plo/ Arran Wed, 26 May 2010 02:38:24 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=675#comment-109 Yep, definitely one of the best final laps (and subsequent lead ups) in MotoGP. However for me, in 2004 at Phillip Island, Rossi and his nemesis Sete Gibernau gave us the greatest final lap in motorsport history. It's hard to get a sense of the circumstances surrounding the lead up to the race. But neadless to say, Rossi and Sete didn't like eachother, their rivalry had been growing in previous years almost leading to physical altercations in the pits, and Rossi once stating that Sete will never beat him ever again... Anyway, it was the penultimate round of the championship season and Rossi just needed to finish second (where he was positioned confortably) to become world champion. However if you're a "racer" you can't help but race. Sete had been leading the race for 22 laps, but Rossi gradually caught up setting up a final lap showdown. They fought for the lead which changed atleast 3 times, all the while in danger of having a collision (which almost happened several times). It must be understood, if Rossi came off he'd loose the championship to the man he was trying to overtake. Every piece of advice would be to take second place and secure the championship. You don't become the best just by "settling" however, so at the risk of ruining the championship (and handing it to his biggest rival), Rossi fought and took the lead with 2 corners to go and won by 0.097 seconds. I was lucky enough to be at the track to experience an atmosphere like no other. We all jumped the fences and ran up the track to the podium where he sprayed the crowd with champagne and threw his helmet into the crowd. He aptly wore a t-shirt saying "Che Spettacolo" meaning "What a show". He was ecstatic and everyone cheered his name "Vale! Vale!". Sete was never the same after that. True to Rossi's word, Sete never won another race and became an emotional wreck. He lost his nerve and desire. He was broken. Yep, definitely one of the best final laps (and subsequent lead ups) in MotoGP.
However for me, in 2004 at Phillip Island, Rossi and his nemesis Sete Gibernau gave us the greatest final lap in motorsport history.
It’s hard to get a sense of the circumstances surrounding the lead up to the race. But neadless to say, Rossi and Sete didn’t like eachother, their rivalry had been growing in previous years almost leading to physical altercations in the pits, and Rossi once stating that Sete will never beat him ever again…
Anyway, it was the penultimate round of the championship season and Rossi just needed to finish second (where he was positioned confortably) to become world champion. However if you’re a “racer” you can’t help but race.
Sete had been leading the race for 22 laps, but Rossi gradually caught up setting up a final lap showdown. They fought for the lead which changed atleast 3 times, all the while in danger of having a collision (which almost happened several times). It must be understood, if Rossi came off he’d loose the championship to the man he was trying to overtake. Every piece of advice would be to take second place and secure the championship. You don’t become the best just by “settling” however, so at the risk of ruining the championship (and handing it to his biggest rival), Rossi fought and took the lead with 2 corners to go and won by 0.097 seconds.
I was lucky enough to be at the track to experience an atmosphere like no other. We all jumped the fences and ran up the track to the podium where he sprayed the crowd with champagne and threw his helmet into the crowd. He aptly wore a t-shirt saying “Che Spettacolo” meaning “What a show”. He was ecstatic and everyone cheered his name “Vale! Vale!”.
Sete was never the same after that. True to Rossi’s word, Sete never won another race and became an emotional wreck. He lost his nerve and desire. He was broken.

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/car-battle-3/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Comment on The Dangers of Racing by KC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/IQVIY0UqCCM/ KC Sat, 22 May 2010 01:53:45 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=740#comment-107 HAHAHA!!! thanks for sharing HAHAHA!!! thanks for sharing

]]> http://chicaneculture.com/2010/05/the-dangers-racing/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Comment on A Sad Day by Winding Road #12 | Roads | CHICANE CULTURE dot COM http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForChicaneCulture/~3/h3V02nKLbKM/ Winding Road #12 | Roads | CHICANE CULTURE dot COM Mon, 10 May 2010 23:53:11 +0000 http://chicaneculture.com/?p=683#comment-106 [...] by Gerard Sasso who sadly passed away last Thursday night. Subscribe to comments Comment | Trackback | Post Tags: B road, back road, [...] [...] by Gerard Sasso who sadly passed away last Thursday night. Subscribe to comments Comment | Trackback | Post Tags: B road, back road, [...]

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