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
Really impressed with the new data dashboard from @octopus_energy - full exporting of smart meter data and clear an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 7:51 AM, 19 April 2021
Tried my best to make the most of the weather today with car time, mountain biking, and walking 🙂 pic.twitter.com/IAz5iGF0qR
@SimonHoade - 6:04 PM, 4 April 2021
A chilly but beautiful morning out on The Ridgeway. Happy Easter! #caterham pic.twitter.com/P8h11sKLS6
@SimonHoade - 10:50 AM, 4 April 2021
Not exactly what I had planned for today. A missing diff bolt turned out to be a snapped diff bolt. Didn't need to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 6:22 PM, 27 March 2021
Started my Sunday by taking the engine out of the Caterham to replace a broken speedo drive and remove a snapped bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@SimonHoade - 6:08 PM, 21 March 2021
I thought the GR Yaris was small for a modern car, but it looks a bit chunky next to the BRZ 🤔 pic.twitter.com/LyWcCJL4R2
@SimonHoade - 6:06 PM, 11 March 2021
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 2021Uploads
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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