Author Archives: Alex Crouch 92

About Alex Crouch 92

I'm a lifelong Formula One fan who also enjoys classic rock/heavy metal music.

F1 2017 car numbers – old system

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Alex Crouch 92

THE 2017 Formula 1 season is finally here with the opening round this weekend in Australia. It will be the first time since 1994 that the reigning World Champion will not be on the grid, courtesy of Nico Rosberg’s shock … Continue reading →

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Pulsar books Robot Wars Grand Final place

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

PULSAR advanced to the Robot Wars 2016 Grand Final after being reinstated to the fifth and final heat. The Shropshire-built machine was eliminated in its group battle along with veteran Thermidor 2 (Chompalot – Iron Maidens Champion and Ironside3 won), … Continue reading →

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Fiji to keep current national flag

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

FIJI’S Prime Minister, J.B. Bainimarama, has announced that the South Pacific nation will keep its current national flag, a reversal of a long-running proposal of his. A statement by Mr Bainimarama’s said the money that would have been used to … Continue reading →

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Apollo launches into Robot Wars Grand Final

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

APOLLO launched itself into the Robot Wars 2016 Grand Final after defeating reigning World Champion Storm 2 twice in episode four. The Birmingham-built machine not only beat the competition in the heat, but flipped no less than three house robots! … Continue reading →

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TR2 reaches Robot Wars Grand Final

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

TR2 went through the third heat of Robot Wars 2016 unbeaten to book its place in the series Grand Final. The machine saw off no less than five veteran robots or teams which included: Or Te (successor to Fifth Wars … Continue reading →

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Shockwave shocks Thor on Robot Wars

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

SHOCKWAVE won the second heat of Robot Wars 2016 to join Carbide in the series Grand Final. The newcomer from Reading defeated veteran robot (and New Blood Grand Finalist) Thor in the heat final after the latter had gone undefeated … Continue reading →

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Carbide wins in Robot Wars return

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

CARBIDE won the first heat of the brand new series of Robot Wars. The Derbyshire robot overcame mechanical problems early on in the heat to defeat veteran machine Behemoth in the heat final to book its place in the series … Continue reading →

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Euro 2016 Predictions

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

I MADE my Euro 2016 predictions back in April. Who do you think will win?

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Football League Expansion

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

YESTERDAY the Football League announced plans to expand the professional game in England to five divisions of 20 teams for the 2019-20 season. This would see the number of professional ‘League Clubs’ rise from 92 to 100. Not since the … Continue reading →

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Why I’m glad Ukraine won Eurovision

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Alex Crouch 92

THIS may not sit well with some, but I’m glad Ukraine’s 2016 Eurovision entry, 1944 by Jamala, won. It’s so refreshing to see that, after hosts Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw spoofed Eurovision and its songs with Story of ESC … Continue reading →

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