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Whole Foods Breakfast Run 2012

Whole Foods Breakfast Run 2012

April 1, 2012 7:08 pm
We are back! onthepower.com celebrated the return of awesomeness with a great local run from Kingston to Hampton Court and back again. The Whole Foods Breakfast run is held...

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Bike vs Car – Short Version

Bike vs Car – Short Version

November 27, 2011 8:58 pm
Following feedback that the original was a bit too long, here is a shorter cut……. The original can still be found here.  

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Whole Foods Breakfast Run 2012

Whole Foods Breakfast Run 2012

We are back! onthepower.com celebrated the return of awesomeness with a great local run from Kingston to Hampton Court and back again. The Whole Foods Breakfast run is held twice a year, once in April and later on in October. Its is a good event to assess your fitness after the long winter. The weather [...]

Canon Powershot G1 X – the ultimate compact camera?

Canon Powershot G1 X – the ultimate compact camera?

With the Consumer Electronics Show swinging into action, we are keeping a close eye on the latest gadgets released this week. The first of note has to be the fabulous looking Canon Powershot G1X. On paper this is a mouth watering combination of DSLR-spec sensor and compact (for the sensor size) EF lens which maintains [...]

Planet X Tubular Carbon Wheel Upgrade

Planet X Tubular Carbon Wheel Upgrade

I have been dreaming for ages about a wheel upgrade for my weekend bike, and with Christmas coming up, I thought I would buy myself a present. I am a daily commuter on an old Orbea with some basic but robust Mavic wheels and I can always feel the difference when I ride my other [...]

Indy 500 – Onthepower Road Trip

Indy 500 – Onthepower Road Trip

Happy New Year. We have finally booked our next adventure. Onthepower.com is off to the 2012 Indy 500! They say its the greatest race on earth, so we thought we had better find out. I still feel Le Mans and a good GP take a lot of beating, but we will keep and open mind. [...]

Bike vs Car – Short Version

Bike vs Car – Short Version

Following feedback that the original was a bit too long, here is a shorter cut……. The original can still be found here.  

SÉBASTIEN OGIER SIGNS FOR VW

SÉBASTIEN OGIER SIGNS FOR VW

Sébastien Ogier has become the first driver to be officially signed by Volkswagen’s World Rally Team. The Frenchman, who left the Citroen World Rally Team, last week to make way for Mikko Hirvonen, will makes his debut for the German squad at the Race of Champions in Dusseldorf on December 3/4. However he will not [...]

Skoda IRC 2012

Skoda IRC 2012

Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion, Andreas Mikkelsen will defend his title next year at the wheel of his Skoda UK-backed Fabia Super 2000 and has set a target of becoming the first driver to win back-to-back titles. The 22-year old won the last two rounds of this year’s championship (Rally of Scotland and Cyprus Rally) to [...]

Classic Video Racers #2: Stunt Car Racer

Classic Video Racers #2: Stunt Car Racer

Previously in this series about all-time great racing games we looked at Out Run – a hugely fun game, if a little light on the realism. This time we are studying Stunt Car Racer on the Amiga which without doubt is one of the best racing games ever released. The main reason is that Stunt [...]

Bicycle vs Car

Bicycle vs Car

There are many reasons to cycle to work apart from simply an excuse to wear tight Lycra in the office! Firstly its healthy, providing a daily exercise program removing the need to go to the gym. I personally have lost over a stone in weight and kept it off for over a year and generally [...]

Hirvonen confirmed at Citroen

Hirvonen confirmed at Citroen

Citroen Total World Team has confirmed it that former Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen will drive for the team next season. The Finn, the World Rally Championship runner up for the last two years, will join eight-time champion Sebastien Loeb in a two-car assault beginning with the Rallye Monte Carlo in January. The move was officially [...]