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Oh yes… Lotus!
So who predicted that Lotus would win the first GP of the year? If I take a look back at what I said here a couple of days before the Australian GP, the most glaring issue is the complete lack of mention of Lotus. I referred to Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull as the…
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24 Hours – Who Dares Wins!
There is something unique about the challenge that a 24 Hour race poses to the drivers (and their supporters). I have raced in about 6 of them over the years and, in spite of the very best plans to ensure that all drivers had enough rest, nothing compares to the feeling of complete and absolute…
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Happy New Year… Or is it?
As the world wakes up to New Year’s Day and for many the inevitable hangover from too much consumption, I have a slightly smug hangover-free smile on my face. Having damaged my knee late last year, I have spent most of the Christmas holiday following Doctor’s orders – plenty of bed rest and keeping my…
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Google Maps is back… and thus so is Daytona!
I am an “Apple Fan Boy”. Since getting my first Iphone a few years ago, I have slowly but surely allowed Apple to take over more and more of my life. I may use a windows desktop pc in the office, but there is a Macbook Air next to it and that is what I am using…
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If it doesn’t say Daytona on the box…
It’s that time of the year again. It’s that time that the Experience Voucher people get all excited about. A huge percentage of the experience vouchers sold each year are sold as Christmas presents – and this includes karting vouchers. We all know how easy it is to buy someone a voucher and that…
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“Go to Daytona Instead”
Part of my job involves wandering around the interweb seeing what people are saying about us and about our competitors. As a geek, I don’t mind spending time travelling the on-line highways and byways looking for relevant feedback on what people think about what we do – but some days it is an absolute delight…
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Women buy Christmas Presents Earlier than Men.
We launched our Christmas Voucher Offer a couple of weeks ago and can positively confirm that women are so much more organised than men when it comes to purchasing Christmas Presents. As I said in a previous blog, we have to overcome our own natural antipathy about talking about Christmas in October – we actually…
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The best kart circuit in London?
I am often asked which is the best karting venue in London and, although I am biased, I always answer that the best London go karting circuit is Daytona Sandown Park – in Esher, Surrey. Of course people expect me to pick one of our circuits, but they also question the validity of the the…
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Inspire a Generation
So the Olympics went out with a bang last night and we now all wait to see if the Games will create a lasting legacy. Readers of this blog could accuse me of being slightly anti-Olympics as most of my blog posts about London 2012 have focussed on the negatives, but I am pleased to…
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The event that cannot be named
As we look forward to a season that is normally associated with sunshine, the capital city of the UK is hosting a rather large sporting event that occurs every four years. As I write this blog, I am not allowed to name the event. I am not even allowed to name the season or the…