Friday September 24, 2004

Walking in and around Reading, Berks I live in a village called Twyford, a busy commmuter village with a railway station. However busy the village is there are some great walks around us. We have lived here ten years now and are still doscivering parts of the countryside we never knew about before we did a walk from a book. The Thames is nearby so a stroll along its banks can be just as much fun. Drive to Hurley and walk to Marlow via Temple lock. The lockeeper's wife even sells drinks/snacks to keep your strength up. Most pubs don't mind you parking in their car parks if you pop in for a drink/lunch on your way back. Henley can be busy so park at Remenham and walk along the banks of the river to Henley or turn 'right' and go to Aston where there is a pub "The flowerpot". At Henley you can walk further along the river to the next lock which is called Marsh lock. ( Sep 24 2004, 08:00:00 AM PDT ) Permalink

Formula1's future... As the last three races of the season beckon it is worth considering where F1 goes from here. The rules changes to make engines last longer, remove downforce and ending up with a driver doing as many miles on a set of tyres as the average car make one consider is the governing body really up to its job? The UK touring car championship went through a similar crisis a few years ago and did not fix the problem of one team with more money than the others dominating the sport. Safety is an issue but life and all sport is dangerous. As long as the risks are minimised then that is acceptable. Regarding A certain German driver's domination of the sport and his Ferari team, well the others had better make a better job of their 2005 racers and put all their drivers on performance payements ! ( Sep 24 2004, 08:00:00 AM PDT ) Permalink Comments [2]