The Stig

Is the track open over weekends like it used to be on a Sunday morning?

Thanks Grey Owl. The sound of its turbo will scared any ghosts away!

Do we really need to know all this !!!!!

Yes, let people use sport enhancing drugs if they want to, but let it be like applying for a licence. When you purchase your licence you either purchase a "clean licence" or a "drug licence" and you race and win according to your category. Those that want to OD themselves can be free to do so as long as they are prepared to accept the long term consequences and their medical aids (if they have one) are prepared to cover them as a special risk. We are all faced with an "enhancement drug" at some stage in our life. It's called choice whether it be choice of motor car or bicycle. But it is a choice that should be out in the open so that we all know exactly what we are dealing with and against what we are competing.

Well done to Cherise and to the two Dimension Data guys!

Does anyone know whether the Garmin could be traced throught its signal? Apparently if you have your cell phones serial number and it is stolen, the cell network can block or trace the phone. Would this apply to the Garmin as well? If you know the serial number of your Garmin unit, is there a central tracking station where the movement can be traced?

Anyone seen if these are available in SA yet, if so, where ??? Anyone seen them at Argus expo?

Anyone have any knowledge of the Solis frames or is anyone maybe riding oneat the moment and can give an opinion. Seem cheaper than other carbon frames on the market. What's the catch or are they OK?

And Tiger doesn't play golf ... he sells wheels!

No ... Neil Diamond was the singer, Neil Armstrong was the moonwalker, Louis Armstrong was the Jazz Singer (or was that Neil Diamond)? and Lance Armstrong, well he just pulled the wool over all our eyes.

Will Lance Armstrong be firing the gun at Sunday's D2D to start the race? See he will be in J'burg for supper on Thursday.

The funrider lady that was knocked down should just take it in her stride. After all, we are all going to bite the dust at sometime or other. She had her 15 seconds of fame .... not everyone can brag about being knocked over by a professional .... imagine being crashed into by Michael Schumacher ... what a thing to be able to tell the grandchildren!

Is it just my imagination or does the normal motorist appear to have more patience or a higher tolerance level for the black dudes riding their "vegetable" bikes than for the the white okes in their lycra on their 50G bikes? Often see guys taking more time and care to pass one of these guys that looks like it's his only mode of transport and then have zero tolerance for the guy out trying to keep fit who has his BMW parked in the garage. What's the deal! Jealousy or guilt?

The number of cyclists getting knocked down is really frightening and one hears almost nothing about it in the paper. If I wasn't on the Hub, I wouldn't be aware of half these accidents. This is the busiest time of the year for cyclists to be training for the Argus. When it is Easter or Xmas holidays, there is a huge push by the Traffic Department with their Arrive Alive campaign - there should be something of a similar vein done by the traffic department to make motorists more aware of cyclists at this time of year! If they can get it together over Easter or Xmas, what about Argus time as well!!!!

What is the hill like up Golf Club Terrace (behind the Roodepoort Hyperama). It's the road where the guy used to play the bagpipes in the Florida Flat One road race? Is that quite tough to cycle up or is it not so bad?