EXCLUSIVE: MP says North West 200 can still go ahead

https://www.crash.net/rr/news/1020116/1 ... l-go-ahead

Granted the time constraints are a bit tough, but it's their schedule - they could put it on later. But to just not show anything about the listed programme is pants. "For all those tuning in to see Bee Keeping With Bill, we're sorry but due to a technical issue we're showing you sailing from C...

As usual, Eurosport screwed up, as they seem to do every year with Dakar coverage. Settling down to watch the 8pm show which I'd recorded, I was instead treated to an hour of people running and mountain biking in Argentina or somewhere. They really are an extraordinarily unreliable and incompetent b...

I'm sure I ask this every year, but any ideas where to catch up with some Dakar coverage? Searching the Sky planner I can't see any listing for Eurosport, but maybe I just didn't look properly (not that their 30 minute synopsis of an entire day's racing is particularly good, of course!).

Or get a digital subscription, then you can read it on the road, on those days when it's pissing down!

Yeah, definitely! In fact, pay careful attention to what is and isn't covered with all insurance. Or you could just rely on the ubiquitous GoFundMe page to get repatriated, like so many people seem to do these days!

Worth checking with your bank? Some accounts offer extras, like travel insurance, AA cover, phone insurance etc. For me, the extra cost of the premium account fee worked out cheaper than buying the benefits separately.

The problem with that is that you're not going to decide whether or not you see beer adverts or which ones you see. There could be the nicest beer in the world just around the corner from where you live, and you'll never know. (Obviously, extrapolate that out to everything else as well - goods, serv...

Might be worth taking them to one of the little high street repairers and seeing if they can do anything.

Where's daveuprite when you need him most?! (Actually, serious question, is he ok? Haven't seen him on here for ages.)