F1:Singapore Part Trois - Vettel's To Lose Now!

Wow!

This is certainly an entertaining race, so let me wrap up the closing stages now and tell you who I've picked for Driver of the Day as well...

F1:Singapore Part Deux - Vettel's To Lose Now!

Let's get back to the action and see if anyone really could stop Vettel...

GTA V: Grand Theft Awesome-ness - The Prologue

Whassup bro's!

As I sit here listening to this excellent song, you should already know that Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series continued on midnight Tuesday just gone! :D :D :D

Boy was I anticipating this title as it's been five years since the last one starring Nico Bellic (watch this video, it's freakin' hilarious and is what I imagine Nico did when he found out he was being usurped!), and having subscribed to this excellent channel on Youtube I was kept well, well abreast of all info related to the latest, the fifth, title.

From the perspective switching, to finding out that you'd be able to trade stocks and shares as well as take on some of Los Santos' finest gangs was awesome (the latter of which I was really hoping they would renege on as the original rumour held fast that there would be no gangs in it!), this was certainly tipped to take my title of the year award.

Later on in Q4 (that's quarter 4 of this year, not another motor racing analogy ta, bro's!), I'll be unveiling my highlights of the year including best movie I've seen at the cinema and best videogame I've bought. If GTA V is successful (which it's odds on to do so, btw!) then it will wrest the title from the current holder; Bulletstorm (originally released 2011, I bought that earlier this year).

Also, at some point I'm going to be making my long awaited return to Facebook (I'm not linking to that just yet, not until I'm online with it!) after my, um, sabbatical let's say so be sure to keep tabs on this blog to find out when and where to find me (no, wait... I'm not talking about legalised stalking, lol!)!

That's all for now, bro's, but be sure to keep checking back here for more news on developments as my brand grows as I'll be looking to do a full on review of this title at some point, bro's!

Keep safe!


The Lanky Penguin

F1:Singapore Part Une - Vettel's To Lose Now!

Well, once again, bro's, it's time for my review of the Grand Prix in Singapore so let's see what happened...

UPDATE - The Poll That Never Was!

Whassup, bro's!

Okay, the poll has now closed (It's on the right hand side on my home page and I'll be keeping it up there for another few days as a reminder of the chance missed!) and seeing as I've had zero votes, I'm going to be carrying on with the way things are at the moment, interjecting my own rants & reviews with the F1, BSB & MotoGP assessments I conduct on a race-by-race basis.

As for the whole Youtube thingy, keep an eye on my channel as things may change in the not-too-distant future!

Don't worry, folks, I couldn't care less either way that it had not a single vote... just know this; the blog's in my more-than-capable hands, so I'll be dictating the future of it now! :P

You know my sense of humour now, or if you don't, then you clearly haven't read enough of my posts to get it! XD

So all I'll say is, with Singapore approaching this weekend, it's gonna be AWESOME!!!

Peace out!


The Lanky Penguin

MotoGP: Misano Part Deux - A Weekend of Two Halves

Right, let's get back to the action and the Rider of the Day award...

MotoGP: Misano Part Une - A Weekend Of Two Halves

Well,

Once again it seems the record break kid, Marc Marquez has done it and made it into first position for the MotoGP in Misano, San Marino.

I'm gonna cut to the chase (for the first time!) and just run down the top six, with any interesting outsiders for this one, so let's see what happened...

Galahad Strikes Again!

Now that was an entertaining fight!

I could say "ha, that was totally expected", but then I'd hardly be doing Kid Galahad's opponent James 'Jazza' Dickens any credit, for credit the guy deserves for putting up a brave showing. Fighting for the Super Bantamweight Title and lasting ten rounds more than capably against a guy who Tyson Fury said tonight was 'like me, a shooting star' means I still expect big things from this guy!

This is not the first fight I've seen from Galahad, real name Abdul Barry Awad and it won't be the last at this rate as he looked sublime tonight. Not taking anything away from Dickens though as he pushed and went further than most of his fights have gone so far, he'll bounce back that's for sure!

That was all for now, folks, so next up it's the Misano MotoGP in San Marino tomorrow!

Until then...

Peace out!


The Lanky Penguin

BSB:Donington Park Part Two - Countdown to Showdown!

Righty folks, let's pick up the action where we left off...

BSB:Donington Park Part One - Countdown To Showdown!

So, it really is last chance saloon now, peeps, for the riders of the British Superbike Championship to book their places in the Showdown in a fortnight's time in Assen at the legendary TT circuit.

For now though, it was off to Donington Park and the final two races to do just that; get the points needed to secure a top six position. The favourites so far have to be considered as one of either the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki of Shane 'Shakey' Byrne, the Samsung Honda of Alex Lowes or the Tyco Suzuki of Josh Brookes.

Other contenders looking to confirm their spot, the aforementioned three already having done that prior to this event, are James Ellison, Ryuichi Kiyonari & then one from either Jon Kirkham, James Westmoreland (Westie as I'll be calling him, like so many others do, in this review!) or Tommy Bridewell who languishes 25 points back from making the cut.

Kirkham it is who currently holds that illustrious sixth spot in the Showdown ahead of his team-mate, Westmoreland and the pair of them seemed positive in the 'Grill the Grid' section of ITV4's broadcast that no matter who out of the two of them finished there, the rest of the team would still provide the support... now that is teamwork, bro's!

Onto qualifying...

A Brief, If Classical Note...

Wow, just wow!

For those of you who've been watching on BBC4, seeing the BBC Concert Orchestra perform music from the movies has been a truly sublime way to spend two hours of my Friday evening!

Hearing scores such as the original one that was supposed to be used for Battle of Britain by Sir William Walton Walton, as well as David Arnold's Independence Day & John Williams' Star Wars medleys has been truly inspirational. It's also good to see that we're getting more from the both of them in terms of films too!

The way the orchestra's performances were seamlessly given was a true testament to the way they take their craft seriously, not like some of the other so-called 'acts' or 'artists' nowadays!

I could ramble on about this, but I won't for tonight it's Bellator & some serious kick-a$$ fighting at 10pm UK time on Viva so rock on, bro's! :D

Peace out!


The Lanky Penguin

The Times They Are A-Changing...

Good evensong,

It's announcement time, so I'm going to make this quick...

Being Mr. Nice Guy... Is It That Simple?

First of all, let me offer you an apology for the delay in resolving this post from back on 23rd August (for I said this was coming next and it's nearly a month late!)! :(

I've had an awful lot on mind of late what with 'The Idea' & all my reviews I've been getting done for this here blog of mine, I just haven't even had time to approach this subject like I wanted to.

It's all explainable anyways, so I'm going to do my best to sort the wheat from the chaff (as usual) in offering you some insight into what's got me where I am today as far as being 'Mr Nice Guy' goes...

F1:Monza Part Two - Red Bull vs. The World

Whassup, bro's!

Let's see how the race unfolded in Monza, shall we...?

F1:Monza Part One - Red Bull vs. The World...

Hey yo'!

I'm getting this in nice and early, rather than peg it to the start of the review of today's race (for 'tis Sunday UK time, bro's!), to save time when writing my detailed analysis...

MotoGP:Great Britain Part Deux - It's Races Like These...

Welcome back, bro's!

Let's get part 2 underway, shall we...?

MotoGP:Great Britain Part Une - It's Races Like These...

Whoa!

Now that one had shades of Indy, dontcha think, bro's?!

Action all the way up to the line and it's my job to sort through it all, albeit belatedly as this actually took place last Sunday, so let's do it...

Mesut Özil & Other Stuff...

Bro's,

You may all have noticed that posts have been a little sporadic of late (okay, very sporadic!), but I assure you I'm almost ready to see things return to normal whatever that is, these days!

Things have been immensely busy for me with 'The Idea', as you won't believe, but I'm almost out the other side... oy vey! ;)

I just thought I'd put up a quick post to say how glad I am that Mesut Özil chose to join the club that he did, Arsenal Football Club.

Why? It's simple really, he could have joined a rival club, whose name will never make it onto this blog of mine, but he chose right, he did the sensible thing (though leaving Madrid cannot have been easy, that's for sure!) and now let's see what happens because of it!

I'm not saying all of our problems are solved, because they're not, we need a defender or two & a defensive minded midfielder as well, but the signing of Özil bodes well for the future as we seek to prove that though we've not won anything for 8 years now, lol, we can still attract big name signings in our bid to change that!

I plan on watching the latest race in the MotoGP calendar; the British Grand Prix, on Saturday so will endeavour to bring you my review as close to that as possible, so either Saturday or Sunday it can be expected on here.

Peace out!


The Lanky Penguin

F1:Belgium Part Two - Seb's The Man... Again!

Welcome back, bro's!

Thanks for sticking with us on this one, so let's get back to the action...

F1:Belgium Part One - Seb's The Man... Again!

Whassup, bro's!

This one comes having finally seen the Belgium race on BBC1 on Saturday, yet this was the first chance I've had since the hectic lifestyle I'm now given because of 'The Idea' (don't worry, I won't infect this post with more on that, lol!) and as there's a lull in the storm albeit temporarily, let's take a look at what went on over in Belgium...

Dan's The Man That Can!!!

Well,

Looks like the worst kept secret in F1 history is finally resolved as Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing's sister/feeder team, Toro Rosso, has finally been confirmed as Sebastien Vettel's partner for the 2014 season... about frickin' time, bro's, the guy's class!

I'll be back a.s.a.p. with my delayed review of the Belgian GP from Spa Francorchamps, folks, so please be patient! ;)

Peace out!

The Lanky Penguin

Changes to the Format

Whassup bro's!

This is just a quickie post to let you all know about some changes that are coming to this 'ere blog of mine!

Seeing as I've been writing it now since February and have already clocked over 1300+ views, I'm stoked enough to continue reinventing it to ensure it's the best quality it can be so that I can bring you life like only I can!

It's mainly going to affect the motor-racing reviews I bring you and it's all in a bid to ensure that the content is both relevant and looks damn good too. So stick around, bro's, because it's about to get interesting and I plan to make some changes that are really hopefully gonna set me apart in terms of the bog-standard bloggers, with the cream of the crop!

Feel free to leave a comment if you like what you see, bro's and I'll see what I can do to keep it fresh and lively each time I'm on here! ;)


Peace out,

The Lanky Penguin

BSB:Cadwell Park - Titan-ed Up At The Top

Well, this was certainly a race to behold that had twists and turns aplenty for the Showdown, what a clash of the titans this is proving to be!

With the trio of Shane 'Shakey' Byrne, Alex Lowes & Josh Brookes all battling for podium credits to maximise their impact come Showdown time, the race at Cadwell Park would be one that was anyone's guess on who'd come away with maximum points and therefore maximum credits...