Today something positive popped up on my social media, an advance advert for a 24hr gravel rally in Greece…. I am a fan of endurance...

Introduction. Geo-Positioning Systems and information technology are a ubiquitous part of modern human existence. Rallysport, along...

It has been suggested that a summary of the results of previous events might be informative. I have trawled the blog to see what I...

I Owen in his natural habitat - a motorsport paddock wearing an anorak VIME: Owen Partaik, thank you very much for having this...

Regular readers of this blog will recall that I have written about a number of experimental developments I have tried with my DR650’s,...

Typical spatial sensitivity plot of a smartphone GPS receiver chip. This technical essay discusses and seeks to address the two known...

Neil Barbisan - GoldRiver XXV third place VIME: Neil Barbisan, thank you for agreeing to contribute your rider profile for the GoldRiver...

The following ideas are presented as proposals for discussion and I would like to state at the outset that they are not entirely my own. ...

Paul Higginbotham. VIME: Paul Higginbotham, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Can you tell us a little about your motorcycling...

Road legal regularity rally motorcycles This post is intended to outline and explain the important similarities and differences between...

not lost in the outback Ambitions continue to fuel visions of what further kinds of motorcycle motorsports could be responsibly included...

Peter Francis - enthusiastic supporter of the GoldRiver Rally has a YouTube channel, https://youtube.com/@retiredadventurerider?si=qbFhJ-...

VIME Event Regulations - 2025.   The GoldRiver Rules. Acknowledgement: I, Jonathan Binnington, as proprietor of Vancouver Island...

Results from 2025. L to R me, Christian Pelletier 2nd, Owen Partaik 1st, Neil Barbisan 3rd Building on the success and wholly positive...

A flat slide accelerator pump carburetor - there are others Much opinion has been passed about the fuelling of Suzuki’s DR650. As it...

3d plot of a gps antenna/receiver sensitivity This blog post is devoted to format, technical and technological developments to the...

L to R. Christian Pelletier (2nd), Owen Partaik (1st), Neil Barbisan (3rd) Where to begin…..? Now that the dust has settled on the...

Machine Gun Kelly Whitehouse - winner day two The aggregated results from day two left at least three riders in a potential winning...

Yes, there were punctures GoldRiver XXV, day The Second. The marathon day. The opening rounds of the day’s challenges was a...

Owen Partaik - leader, day one Day one of the GoldRiver XXV started early. Really early. 4am early. Do you know how loud the bloody...