pauldaws

Design things, make stuff, FIM Tech official, racetrack addict, occasional amateur racer, world class crasher, protected by Shoei helmets 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇦🇺

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@denkmit Thanks for doing the research, I’ve been through 3 or 4 pairs of Bose QC over the years and have wondered if other brands stack up, guess I’ll stick with what I know.

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@Bird442 @denkmit 10 years at PI as a spectator and the last 10 years as a race official, I’ve also worked at Sepang as a race official since 2017.

Go to Sepang, PI is an amazing track but the facilities are prehistoric and accommodation is limited/costly. Sepang has it all.

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@jrg46 @denkmit The justification…

https://t.co/Ac1wNhmT4p

Have a read if you want to learn and make informed comments.
Happy to answer any questions you might have.

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@iboy @denkmit Have you ever read the rules George? Admittedly they aren’t exactly a page-turner but a basic understanding of the sport can improve your enjoyment. Here’s a link below 👇

https://t.co/Ac1wNhmT4p

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@Maddi_Paddy @MotoGP Our dog had to get off the couch, she couldn’t cope with all the emotions 😆

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@denkmit Respectfully, my AU$0.02 counterpoint as someone who has designed hydraulic components for fighter aircraft. The device is not the problem, the failure mode is the problem; designing and implementing a solution without any plan for failure can lead to disaster.

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@DawnTreaderEng I like how the paddle switches are mounted in the paddle, do they have a cover for the cables?

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@BarryGRussell I hadn’t heard about this until now, I’m glad the BBC are out there

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@denkmit Partner, dog and scenery for me

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@Spalders @SofaRacer We’ve had quite an American riders before, has the shift been that drastic in recent years that it’ll make a difference this time? Asia is where it’s at, there’s already loads of passionate fans without any rider representation… maybe I just answered my own question?

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@denkmit Pretty sure I was checking out Harry Voight and Senna’s lap times here 😆

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@denkmit Swearing is punctuation to celts… and Aussies

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@BarryGRussell @PeterBom4 @tvsmotorcompany @2DDatarecording @matoxley @GPMag_ Great hotel, needs beer and cleaners that can read door numbers. Podcast is always good though ;)

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@wearetherace When briefing the technical team (Australia), I make sure to half-jokingly tell them that if they get knocked down and killed in pitlane they won’t be invited back next year. This year I’ll add this scenario.

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@higgsy26 @matoxley Also Bill Bryson “The mother tongue” which is a great explainer on the history of the English language

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@denkmit I’ve taken a LWB high roof Crafter around worse roads than that, and at faster speeds

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@phil_tutty @motomatters Yes, to be an FIM steward you need to be a national level steward in your country then do the FIM accreditation, in my experience this is usually 5-10 years of experience working at race meetings and I know some great stewards.

Of course, some may get *ahem* fast-tracked ;)

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@chazdavies7 Like he’s in the wrong group on a trackday, smooth as!

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@motomatters Have had frat hand experience of this running events, promoter paid % of the gate. There is no real correlation of the Official attendance Vs Actual attendance.