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Perfect Fit
If you're as old as I am, you might remember the pedoscope. It was an x-ray device used by Clarks to make sure shoes fitted correctly....
clivebroadbent
Apr 17, 20252 min read


Warning! Motorsport can be dangerous!
Two separate drivers on two separate tracks in two separate incidents. Tara Herm was practising at Daytona Milton Keynes on Sunday when...
clivebroadbent
Mar 17, 20251 min read


Extra-Terrestrial
In the 1982 movie, E.T., Elliott helps a stranded alien get home. Named E.T. by Elliott, the alien has telekinetic powers, and levitates...
clivebroadbent
Feb 20, 20251 min read


Wheely good time
Kate had a really good time karting today. She was the only one doing the 'Super Challenge', so she had the track to herself. And that...
clivebroadbent
Feb 19, 20252 min read


Golden Girl
A third day of riding means a third kit. And Kate chose her gold MotoLoko kit for today. A great idea for UK tracks, where the golden kit...
clivebroadbent
Feb 18, 20251 min read


Number One
We were at Solmoto motocross track today. A number one track. Not for the reasons you might think. The weather in Spain at this time of...
clivebroadbent
Feb 17, 20252 min read


Where are you?
We had a WhatsApp message from Gary Coombes today. Gary's the team principal for team ARD. Kate's racing for them in the Buckmore Park 24...
clivebroadbent
Feb 16, 20251 min read


Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Nope, Kate wasn't getting married. She was practising at Bayford Meadows in the pouring rain. The something old was her rain suit, the...
clivebroadbent
Feb 10, 20252 min read


Carnage
If you've ever watched a round of the British National Karting Championship, you'll have seen the carnage at the start of each race....
clivebroadbent
Jan 27, 20252 min read


Ice Driving
"People pay thousands for an ice driving experience" the marshall said. And there we were at Rye House kart track, temperature -4°, doing...
clivebroadbent
Jan 12, 20252 min read


Sub Zero
Years ago I listened to an entertaining, enlightening and encouraging talk from Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Sir Ranulph has done all manner of...
clivebroadbent
Jan 4, 20253 min read


Only Fools and Horses
If you watched the classic British sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses', you probably spotted Derek and Rodney Trotter whizzing around in their...
clivebroadbent
Jan 2, 20252 min read


The Golden Ticket
If you’ve watched any of the Wonka films or read the book, you’ll know all about golden tickets. Willy Wonka hid 5 golden tickets in his...
clivebroadbent
Jan 1, 20252 min read


The Last Waltz
I was only 4 years old when Engelbert Humperdinck hit the charts with ‘The Last Waltz’ in September 1967. It was a cracking song. Simple...
clivebroadbent
Dec 31, 20242 min read


It’s always interesting to see what pops up when you pop your name into a Google search. I tried that with Kate’s name this morning, and...
clivebroadbent
Dec 22, 20241 min read


Ouch!
Motorsport is expensive. It’s expensive if you want to do it, and it’s expensive if you want to watch it. Kate does Senior Rotax karting,...
clivebroadbent
Dec 21, 20242 min read


I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Okay, Kate Broadbent’s not a celebrity yet. But, she probably wanted to get out of the limelight at last night’s launch of Buckmore...
clivebroadbent
Nov 28, 20241 min read


Lightning
In the recent BIKC (British Indoor Karting Championship) finals, the most media coverage went not to the marshal who fell over the...
clivebroadbent
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Training to the Max
Inspired by stories of Max Verstappen training as a young lad in the pouring rain with fingers frozen, Kate was out practising yesterday...
clivebroadbent
Nov 20, 20241 min read


Like father like... daughter
Tara Herm had probably been inspired by her Dad Michael when she drove to P4 in last weekend's InKart race at Daytona Sandown. Michael...
clivebroadbent
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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