The slow pace here is due to me being absolutely glued to the Bravia whilst the Olympics get underway. I love sport. All Aussies love sport. You could sell tickets to watch two flies crawl up a wall here in Australia. So the Olympics always get a lot of air time at out place.
Last night was the opening ceremony, which wasn’t anywhere near as good as Sydney’s back in 2000 (noooooooo, I’m not biased at all). One point of interest in the opening ceremony is the uniforms the teams bring out for the games. The Aussies had a shocker this year with blue tracksuits meant to look like the ocean, instead of our traditional green and gold. Not good.
The Yanks looked OK (except for the silly white berets), as did the English. The Swedes weren’t a favourite, I’m afraid, though the Finns and the Dutch both looked very classy. The Hungarian blokes were well dressed, though the women’s shirts made the ladies look like they’d stood next to a shooting victim.
Australia finished either fourth or fifth in the medal tally back in Athens. Not bad for a little country. I hope your country does well, unless it’s competing against mine! 
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Are you wondering what a day the Nurburgring might be like? What sights you might see?
This folder at Flickr’s a pretty good indication, I think. There’s a lot of exotic metal there, including this red Viggen doing it’s ring-thing.
A great collection, that. I’d love to do a ring trip. One day.
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There’s a Saab 9-7x thread over VW Vortex. A guy’s considering a purchase and wanted some opinions. My main question is: why are there seemingly so many Saab fans over at VW Vortex? I’m always seeing stuff come up about Saab there via my RSS feed.
They’re getting so much Saab interest, actually, that someone from there emailed me to tell me they’re spinning off a new Saab forum. I’m a Saab Central guy, myself, but if you want to check this new one out, it’s at Turbonines
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I got my 900 out today after having it packed away in the garage for a few weeks.
Once again it blew me away with the incredible ease with which it does just about everything. It needs a new clutch, however, so it looks like I’m going to have to spend a little cash later in the year.
Despite how much I love it, I’m thinking that I might offload it next year. Why? Well, it’s my honorary tribute to Saabs past, but I think I’d prefer something even more iconic - a 900 convertible.
It’s not related to 900 convertibles, but Consumer Reports have a few thoughts on buying convertibles on their website. If you’re considering one, you might find it worth a look.
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Yet another freaking Turbo X road test report.
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CNBC in the United States recently aired a documentary called “Saving GM”. I had a few people email me about it but of course, I can’t see it here. Hopefully it might come online at some point in the near future.
Bob Lutz has written about it on the Fastlane website, and I note that it’s due for another screening on Sunday, August 10, at 10pm EDT.
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If you like a laugh, please note that Sniff Petrol’s belated August entries are now up.
Not for viewing with the kiddies around, though.
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