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Niknak Motorsport / Simon Hoade

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  • Simon and the Caterham at Brands Hatch

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...

Twitter

Twitter

Microblogging

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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Youtube

YouTube

Moving pictures

I love to experiment with video ideas and create short films, often using footage from track days.

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Photos

Photos

Still life

An extensive collection of photos from the last 10+ years of my life organised into a vast gallery.

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Twitter

Recent tweets and mobile uploads

Tweets

One of the next things I need to do on the BRZ is replace the front anti-roll bar drop links. But can anyone tell m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SimonHoade - 5:55 PM, 6 March 2021

Well at least one job went to plan today. These 3D printed brackets and larger rear speakers have made the stereo i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SimonHoade - 5:35 PM, 6 March 2021

The Caterham is still broken so this will have to do for now. Definitely not complaining. pic.twitter.com/IcgaCh1qDJ

@SimonHoade - 4:12 PM, 25 February 2021

It's still not perfect but you wouldn't believe it looking at the pictures. Really pleased with the results after a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SimonHoade - 4:17 PM, 31 January 2021

Clay bar today, polish and seal tomorrow. Not much room to work around the car but at least it's warm and dry. pic.twitter.com/u2ueeDxz9O

@SimonHoade - 5:05 PM, 30 January 2021

This is only a temporary arrangement, I swear! Good to know that it fits though... just. pic.twitter.com/VtSpOSJMKb

@SimonHoade - 4:39 PM, 23 January 2021

New head unit in the BRZ looking the part after hacking the boot screen with a more OEM looking image 👌 pic.twitter.com/nvSZTuPw9d

@SimonHoade - 11:29 AM, 10 January 2021

First year completed with the solar panels and a very healthy 4,431 kWh generated during 2020. Great for the enviro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SimonHoade - 5:43 PM, 1 January 2021

Nice to do some work on a Caterham again. Quick oil change and radiator repair ahead of another year of entertainme… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SimonHoade - 3:32 PM, 29 December 2020

This car has turned into a real surprise highlight of 2020 for me. It doesn't need any more power, it's all about t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@SimonHoade - 6:15 PM, 24 December 2020

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YouTube

Adventures with a Caterham and experiments with video editing

  • Caterham at Silverstone National, July 24th 2019 - fastest lap

    Duration: 4:07
    Views: 5,384
    Published: 1 year ago

    Caterham at Silverstone National, July 24th 2019 - fastest lap

    31 July 2019 - 5,384 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Caterham at Silverstone GP, November 6th 2017 - fastest lap

    Duration: 6:25
    Views: 3,325
    Published: 3 years ago

    Caterham at Silverstone GP, November 6th 2017 - fastest lap

    11 November 2017 - 3,325 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Caterham at Brands Hatch, November 2nd 2017 - fastest laps

    Duration: 4:24
    Views: 1,811
    Published: 3 years ago

    Caterham at Brands Hatch, November 2nd 2017 - fastest laps

    3 November 2017 - 1,811 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Healy Pass, Ireland

    Duration: 3:17
    Views: 5,035
    Published: 4 years ago

    Healy Pass, Ireland

    9 June 2016 - 5,035 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Caterham at Brands Hatch, July 15th 2015 - fastest laps

    Duration: 4:00
    Views: 1,371
    Published: 5 years ago

    Caterham at Brands Hatch, July 15th 2015 - fastest laps

    2 August 2015 - 1,371 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Caterhams at Silverstone GP, May 4th 2015

    Duration: 24:37
    Views: 188
    Published: 5 years ago

    Caterhams at Silverstone GP, May 4th 2015

    5 May 2015 - 188 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Caterham at Silverstone GP, May 4th 2015 - fastest lap

    Duration: 3:17
    Views: 1,523
    Published: 5 years ago

    Caterham at Silverstone GP, May 4th 2015 - fastest lap

    5 May 2015 - 1,523 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Rockingham ISSCC Long, June 2013, Caterham onboard

    Duration: 7:16
    Views: 1,936
    Published: 7 years ago

    Rockingham ISSCC Long, June 2013, Caterham onboard

    12 June 2013 - 1,936 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

  • Silverstone, October 2012 - Best laps

    Duration: 9:05
    Views: 221
    Published: 8 years ago

    Silverstone, October 2012 - Best laps

    14 October 2012 - 221 views - get the full description, watch in HD and comment on YouTube

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.

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Blog

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.

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Videos

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.

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Cars

A collection of brief articles describing some of the cars I've had the pleasure (and displeasure) of owning.

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Track days

I've been driving at track days since 2006 and these articles describe the highs and lows of some of those days.

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IIS 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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Contact

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