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
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 2020
Lots going on with the project MX-5 today. Headlights improved with the @autoglym Restoration Kit, paintwork treat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 4:31 PM, 5 August 2020
I've been cutting my own hair since January so this seemed like a sensible new daily driver pic.twitter.com/l9gLUp8nMf
@SimonHoade - 12:21 PM, 2 August 2020
Had a great time at Castle Combe last Friday with my dad, enjoying the Morgan and the Caterham. Chalk and cheese bu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 8:38 AM, 27 July 2020
This has taken a few weeks longer than expected due to delays getting the right clutch, but it's all done now. My f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 5:12 PM, 21 July 2020
How often do you see an F1 driver helping his crew strip down his own car after a race? @LandoNorris take a bow. pic.twitter.com/s312UqUBPW
@TimBampton - 8:53 PM, 19 July 2020
LANDOOOOOO!!!! 😂 Amazing result @LandoNorris really well done, great to see a Twitch streamer doing so well for @McLarenF1 👏👏
@SimonHoade - 3:12 PM, 5 July 2020
Congrats to the #covid19radar team including - @kristinayasuda & @kazumihirose as they prep to debut Japan's contac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@JamesMontemagno - 7:19 PM, 20 June 2020
Lots of action here at The Seven Clinic this morning #caterham pic.twitter.com/4dFNUkmiCP
@SimonHoade - 12:26 PM, 20 June 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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