To promote exercise and the 2014 Olympics, a very special ticket machine has been installed at the Moscow subway station. Instead of accepting money as payment, the high-tech ticket machine only accepted exercise. Riders could receive a free ticket by standing in front of the machine’s camera, and performing 30 squats. The...
Continue ReadingBrisbane is buzzing at the moment as the Brisbane International hits town. Names such as Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Novak Jokovic are vying it out to be the 2012 Brisbane International champion and the fans are excited! This is the first time Brisbane has...
Continue ReadingThe Google Street View snowmobile had been out and about capturing imagery for ski resorts using a special-made snowmobile made during the 2010 Winter Olympics. How awesome is this! Take a look at the YouTube below, it is amazing what they are able to show us...
Continue ReadingIt's now heating up and the track is having it's final preparations put in place for the V8 Supercars Armor All Gold Coast 600 on the streets of Surfers Paradise. One of the hottest events this year, with race by day and concerts at night including...
Continue ReadingAt Brio Group we have the pleasure of being a part of the Hear and Say Centre's weekly play group sessions where we have the chance to witness so many beautiful families interact. Last week's play group was a great chance for me to capture some...
Continue ReadingMost general racing enthusiasts will know what understeer and oversteer is. Understeer is to do with the front wheels of the vehicle and means that they don't want to turn at the same rate you want to. This can be caused by going to fast in...
Continue ReadingContinuing on from yesterday, now we move on to aerodynamics! This is definitely my favourite area of 'technology in motorsport'. There is so much to explain, yet so little time! After learning about some really cool things in Formula One aerodynamics, I decided to share this...
Continue ReadingOK, so we all know that I am a massive motor racing nut, and I just love anything to do with engineering of a race car and the technology behind it. We'll start off with 'camber'. Camber on a race car refers to the angle at...
Continue ReadingThat's right! The kids at Brio Group are going to attempt to run (yes run) the Bridge to Brisbane next Sunday. It's going to be tough - my body is really only equipped to exercise in short bursts (lasting no longer than a hornpipe -...
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