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17-26 November 2023: LA Auto Show, Los Angeles [www]. 11-12 November 2023: Bendigo Swap Meet [www]. 10-12 November 2023: Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham, uk [www]. 5 November 2023 (Sun.): London to Brighton Veteran Car Run [www]. 4 November 2023 (Sat.): Regents Street Motor Show, London [www]. 31 October - 3 November 2023: SEMA show, Las Vegas [www]. 22 October 2023, .au: Bay to Birdwood, SA [www]. 8 October 2023, .au: Bathurst 1000, NSW. 6-8 October 2023: Motorclassica, Royal Exhibition Building, Mebourne [www]. 5-14 October 2023: Geneva International Motor Show [www]. 29-30 October 2023 (Fri., Sat.): Deniliqin Ute Muster [www]. 21 September - 1 October 2023: The Royal Show, Melbourne [www]. 13-24 September 2023: North American International Auto Show (NAIAS, Detroit) [www] (13th media, 14th industry, 15 charirt, 16-24 public). 8-10 September 2023: Goodwood Revival [www]. 1-2 September 2019, .au: Birdsville Races [www]. 30 August - 2 September 2023, .uk: Salon Prive, Blenheim Palace [www].
20 August 2023: Pebble Beach, Concours d'Elegance [www]. 19 August 2023 (Sat.): Henley on Todd "Regatta", Alice Springs, NT, .au [www]. 18-20 August 2023, .au: National 4x4 Show Melbourne Showgrounds [www]. 17-20 August 2023, : British Motor Show, Farnborough [www]. 25-29 July 2023: The War and Peace Revival, Kent, uk [www]. 14-16 July 2023, .au: National 4x4 Show Sydney Showground [www]. 13-16 September 2023: Goodwood Festival of Speed [www]. 4-6 July 2023: Birdsville Big Red Bash Music Festival [www]. 2 July 2023 (#10/23): Austrian F1 Grand Prix. 25 June 2023: Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [www]. 23-25 June 2023: Tankfest 2022, Tank Museum, Bovington, uk [www]. 19-25 June 2023, .fr: Paris Air Show [www]. 18 June 2023 (#9/23): Canadian F1 Grand Prix. 10-11 June 2023: The 91st 24 Hours of Le Mans [www], also the centenary of the race, and the 'Hypercar' class appears. 9-12 June 2019 .au: Finke Desert Race [www]. 4 June 2023 (#8/23): Spanish F1 Grand Prix. 29 May - 10 June 2023 (Mon.-Sat.), .uk: Isle of Man TT Races [www]. 28 May 2023 (#7/23): Monaco F1 Grand Prix. 27-28 May 2023: Historic Winton, Vic., .au [www]. 28 May 2023 (Sun.): 107th Indianapolis 500 [www]. 21 May 2023 (#6/23): Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix. 19-21 May 2023 (Fri.–Sun.): Concorso d'Elegance, Villa d'Este [www]. 12-19 May 2023: The Gibb Challenge, WA, [www] – the Gibb River road by bicycle. 7 May 2023 (#5/23): Miami F1 Grand Prix. 6 May 2023, .uk: Coronation of King Charles III. (And a bank holiday on Monday, 8th.) 30 April 2023 (#4/23): Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix. 29-30 April 2023 (Sat., Sun.): Donington Historic [www]. 25 April 2023: Anzac Day. 16 April 2023: 12-16 April 2023: TechnoClassica, Essen [www]. 7-16 April 2023: New York Auto Show [www]. 2 April 2023 (#3/23): Australian F1 Grand Prix. 26 March 2023, .au: Booleroo Rally, Steam and Traction Engine Preservation Society, Booleroo Centre, SA 5482 [www]. (Also see museums.) 24-26 March 2023, .uk: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC, Birmingham [www]. 19 March 2023 (#2/23): Saudi Arabia F1 Grand Prix. 17-19 March 2023, .au: National 4x4 Outdoors Show Brisbane Showgrounds [www]. 13-19 March 2023, .au: Corowa Swim In, 'Year of the Heavy Metal and Military Kit,'` [www].
5 March 2023 (#1/23): Bahrain F1 Grand Prix.
28 February - 5 March 2023, .au: Airshow 2023, Avalon, Geelong, Vic., public 3-5 March [www]. 26 February 2023: British & European Motoring show, Caribbean Park, Ferntree Gully Road, Melb., Vic., .au [www].
24-25 February 2023: 23-25 February 2023: F1 pre-season testing, Bahrain
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19 February 2023 (Sun.), .au: Victorian 4WD Show, Lardner Park, Victoria 3821 [www]. 19 February 2023 (Sun.): Historic Commercial Vehicle Display Day, Yarra Glen racecourse, Vic., HCVC [www].
1 February 2023, covid-19: Worldwide total confirmed cases 670,689,072, total deaths 6,832,807; .usa 102,345,548, 1,108,472; .uk 24,507,298, 218,028; .au 11,295,446, 18,615; — JHU [www][1/2]. The case fatality rate is still hovering around roughly 1%, with variations, much like the start of the pandemic nearly three years ago, although cases may be more under-reported than deaths? .au: About 3,500 new cases per day and 50 deaths per day. (Also see [www].) 30 January 2023:
"... Ford is significantly increasing production of the Mustang Mach-E ...
[and] reduc[ing] prices across the board ..." — Ford
[www].
(Tesla reduced prices 14 Jan.)
27 January 2023: "Gas supply outlook improves but shortfall still possible ..." — ACCC [www]. 26 January 2023: Australia Day. 26 January 2023:
"The voices missing in the panic about Alice Springs ..." —
[abc].
#NT #crime
24 January 2023 recall #REC-005607: "Santa Fe, Kona N (OS), i30N Sedan (CN7) & Sonata N-Line (DN8) 2020-2022 ... Due to a programming issue, the 'fail-safe' driving mode may not respond as intended when certain transmission faults are detected. Under certain driving conditions the vehicle fail-safe mode may activate resulting in reduced acceleration followed by a loss of motive power." — .gov.au [www]. 23 January 2023: "Sun Cable demise shows renewable energy mega projects 'really hard' ... — [abc]. (One might think that powering Darwin, rather than Singapore, would have been a safer bet.)
22 January 2023: Eleven months since Russia invaded Ukraine. 20 January 2023, .au:
'Direct injection of hydrogen main [90%] fuel and diesel pilot fuel
in a retrofitted single-cylinder compression ignition engine,'
X. Liu et al, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 47(84), pp.35864-35876,
[www],
5/10/2022; also see the
[bbc].
19 January 2023, .uk: 'ZeroAvia' demonstrated a "19-seat Dornier 228 twin-engine aircraft" with a "hydrogen-electric powertrain on the left wing of the aircraft". It was "fuelled using compressed gaseous hydrogen" — ZeroAvia [www]. 17 January 2023, .au: "University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products. ... isobutanol from a renewable resource could be used to make fuels, plastics, rubbers and food additives. ..." — UQ [www]. See [doi:10.1002/chem.202203140]. 17 January 2023: "Exactly 70 years after the Corvette debuted ... Chevrolet has returned to introduce the first-ever electrified Corvette with all-wheel-drive and a powerful 6.2L LT2 Small Block V-8, the 2024 E-Ray. ..." — GM [www]. That is, there is an electric motor for the front wheels with a 1.9kWh battery. 16 January 2023, .vic: The committal hearing of Greg Lynn over the alleged murders of Carol Clay and Russell Hill in the Wonnangatta valley, 20 March 2020, began, e.g., [abc], [18/1]. 25/1: Lynn was committed to stand trial, [25/1]. 15 January 2023: Finish of Dakar 2023,
Saudi Arabia,
[www].
(Started 31 Dec. 2022.) Results:
bikes 1. Kevin Benavides (KTM);
cars 1. Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel (Toyota);
quad 1. Alexandre Giroud (Yamaha);
trucks 1. Janus van Kasteren, Darek Rodewald and
Marcel Snijders (Iveco). 14 January 2023:
"Tesla cuts prices by up to a fifth
to boost demand ... the company's share price [fell] more than 65% over
[2022] as a whole ..." —
[bbc].
13 January 2023: Projections by Exxon and ExxonMobil [1970 on] "forecast warming that is consistent with subsequent observations. ... accurately predicted when human-caused global warming would first be detected, and reasonably estimated the 'carbon budget' for holding warming below 2°C. [But] the company's public statements about climate science contradicted its own scientific data." — G. Supran et al, Science, vol.379, no.6628 [doi:10.1126/science.abk0063]. 13 January 2023, .au:
"Rain and storms increasing in Queensland, heatwave conditions expected for
southern Australia and fires continue in Western Australia ..." —
[bom].
Also check
Qld [www]
roads. 13 January 2023: Mazda "unveiled the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in hybrid model that uses a rotary engine as a generator, at the Brussels Motor Show ... 85km battery [range] ... 17.8kWh lithium ion battery and a 50L [petrol] tank ..." — Mazda [www]. The battery covers most daily commutes and the range-extender ICE covers long trips. 12-15 January 2023, .uk: Autosport International, NEC, Birmingham (12-13 trade only) [www]. 12 January 2023, .au: "Models indicate La Nina to ease in early 2023 ..." — [bom]. 6 January 2023, .uk:
"... petrol fell by 8.4p last month to 151.06p/l ...
Diesel came down by 9.4p to 173.97p/l ..." — RAC
[www].
6 January 2023: "Australia's national mean temperature was 0.50°C warmer than the 1961-1990 average, making 2022 the equal-22nd-warmest year on record ... Rainfall was very much above average for the south-eastern quarter of the mainland ..." — [bom]. 5-8 January 2023: Consumer Electronics Show (& media 3rd & 4th) Las Vegas [www]. BMW showed the i Vision Dee electric concept saloon and Stellantis (Dodge) a concept Ram 150 EV battery electric pickup truck (ute). 5 January 2023:
"Flooding impacts continue in Western Australia as Ex-Tropical Cyclone
Ellie moves to the southern Kimberley region ..." —
[bom].
Also check
WA [www]
roads. 5 January 2023, .au: "... A total of 1,081,429 vehicles were delivered during an unusual year when demand exceeded supply. Toyota was the top selling car brand with 21.4% of the market while the top selling vehicle was the Toyota Hi-Lux (64,391). SUVs and light commercials accounted for 76.8% of sales and comprise eight of the top 10 vehicles. Battery electric vehicles accounted for 3.1% of sales ..." — FCAI [www]. 3 January 2023: "Why do people tailgate? A psychologist explains ..." — [abc]. Also see 'Preliminary evidence of the efficacy of the Reducing Aggressive Driving (RAD) program', A. N. Stephens et al, J. of Safety Research, vol.82, pp.438-449, Sept. 2022, [www]. 3 January 2023, .au:
"Flooding inundates homes in Fitzroy Crossing [WA], central Kimberley
as river hits highest level on record ..." —
[abc].
And,
"Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie lies between Broome and Fitzroy Crossing and
is expected to slowly track west to be centred just east of Broome
by Wednesday morning. ..." —
[bom].
Also check
WA [www]
roads.
1 Jan 2023, covid-19: Worldwide total confirmed cases 660,401,092, total deaths 6,690,189; — JHU [www][1/1]. China stoped releasing data, probably embarrassed by the surge in cases; a number of countries (.uk, .usa, .fr, .au, ...) introduced covid-19 testing requirements for travellers from China. January 2023, .au,
National road deaths in 2022:
"... During the 12 months ended
December 2022, there were
1,187 road deaths. This is an increase of 5.1% from the 12-month
period ending December 2021
..." — bitre.gov.au
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