Welcome to niknak.org
Niknak Motorsport / Simon Hoade
I am a British software developer with a passion for fast code, fast cars and slick videos. These are my thoughts, my projects and my life...
I'm too lazy for a real blog so I use Twitter to document my daily highs and lows, sometimes with pictures.
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I love to experiment with video ideas and create short films, often using footage from track days.
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Recent tweets and mobile uploads
Tweets
It's been a busy year so far at The Seven Clinic, with jobs including a flywheel and clutch change, poor cold start… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@TheSevenClinic - 11:10 AM, 15 September 2020
First day back on the tools after 5 months off work. Looking forward to starting an exciting new #XamarinForms project 💪
@SimonHoade - 7:28 AM, 1 September 2020
Always make time for the fans! #caterham pic.twitter.com/6DMLyi8hSK
@SimonHoade - 3:23 PM, 31 August 2020
Went to visit Cheddar Gorge nice and early this morning. What a lovely place. Incredible landscape. #caterham pic.twitter.com/8s9LmkB43Q
@SimonHoade - 5:43 PM, 30 August 2020
Really pleased with how the MX-5 is looking now. Clayed, polished, and ceramic coated, and the same treatment on th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 2:29 PM, 29 August 2020
While it's been doing a heckin weather outside, I've been having a go with a clay bar on the MX-5. Amazed at the re… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 11:26 AM, 25 August 2020
Green ex-race car back in again this morning at #TheSevenClinic for an alignment. No fancy kit, just string and a r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 6:49 PM, 22 August 2020
Green ex-race car back in again this morning at @TheSevenClinic for an alignment. No fancy kit, just string and a r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 6:36 PM, 22 August 2020
Another day and another simple job on the project MX-5 that wasn't quite as simple as expected, but new engine moun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 2:50 PM, 13 August 2020
One of those jobs that should have taken half an hour that actually took 3 hours. A broken earth next to the diff o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 9:19 AM, 12 August 2020Uploads
See all of my tweets and uploads here on Twitter
YouTube
Adventures with a Caterham and experiments with video editing
Watch all of my Caterham track day videos and editing experiments here on YouTube
Photos
A selection of recent photos from my extensive gallery
Continue browsing all of my photos here in the gallery
Extras
Things I like to keep on the website, some of it quite old
System Info
A selection of statistics about the platform running this website, taken from VMware vSphere and directly from monitoring hardware.
Read MoreBlog
Although I haven't written an article for a number of years now, I did try and keep regular posts going for a while. Read them all here.
Read MoreVideos
Before I became a part of YouTube I edited and published track day videos here on my site. These are all of my old videos.
Read MoreCars
A collection of brief articles describing some of the cars I've had the pleasure (and displeasure) of owning.
Read MoreTrack days
I've been driving at track days since 2006 and these articles describe the highs and lows of some of those days.
Read MoreIIS Traffic Monitor
Home of my only published software tool, a free and widely used per-site bandwidth usage reporting tool for IIS 6+. No longer supported.
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