Red goes faster

As a loyal and perennially frustrated supported of McLaren F1, it was painful to watch today's grand prix. I honestly thought that we had a chance today, especially as I disregarded the pre season tests that did not conform to my rosy idealistic vision of a 1-2 finish. And there was a lot to be excited about. The new twin keel is pretty impressive and forced Williams to design their own to keep up with McLaren. And the new gearbox is a huge step forward in the construction of gearboxes - it is also twin and allows the driver to switch gears without the usual momentary loss in acceleration. The problem is obviously with the Merc engine. If I were Ron Dennis I'd be watching the BMW-Williams engine with green, green eyes. It seems so damn powerful. For example, the Williams was clocking up over 19,000 RPM while the impressive Renault (also a bit soft on the engine, admittedly) could only manage a shade over 17,000.

The scariest thing of all is just how impressive Ferrari, Schumi and Barrachello were. I can't talk about it. The pain is still to near to me.

So is the money. Went to casino and won large (ie $60). Is now safely hidden from the bank and will be put forward toward the Dave restaurant fund.

See Claire's blog. Link to shirt is scary, but joke is funny.

I was going to write about my ideas and thoughts on the evolution of small scale socialism and the decline of the wider community but I really can't be assed. Kind of ironic, I guess. Too late, too weekend. Too bloody Ferrari.