01.01.70

Compiled by PHILIP REID  

Lowry fighting fit for new occasion  

I GOT the chance to play a few holes with Shane Lowry the other day over the Montgomerie speed at Carton House.

The pleasure was all mine, and hopefully the run-a-round on what is effectively his new back garden – he recently moved into a contain on the wonderful demesne where he is the new touring professional – can be replicated on the journey itself. The man is a birdie machine.

The tie-up with Carton House, which next year plays host to the Irish Exposed, is one that makes perfect sense.

As Lowry himself observed, he has a mere 500 metres footage from his house to arrive at the state-of-the-art GUI National Academy, which has the best facilities in the rural area and he has two championship courses at his disposal, the Montgomerie and the O’Meara.

Lowry – who kicks off his new edible in next week’s Abu Dhabi championship, the start of a three-week constraint in the desert which also takes in the Qatar Masters and the Dubai Classic – was catapulted into a quicker-than-expected livelihood on the pro tour when he won the Irish Open as an amateur in 2009. Last year, regardless of missing the early months of the season due to a broken bone in his wrist, he claimed four top-10 finishes on the European Trek.

Source: Irish Times

01.01.70

More than fifty years ago, Jardine Interpretation Products developed its first exhaust system to transform cars of the late 1950s into hot rods. With a hanker for power and the drive to branch out into two-wheeled performance, Jardine developed its first towering-performance motorcycle exhaust system in 1972 using the knowledge gleaned from those hot rods. Back then, Jardine’s cooperate of engineers and speed enthusiasts didn’t have computer simulation, CAD Cam, Vector Tracing, and all the other significant technology that’s been developed recently to produce products that squeeze every last ounce of power out of a Jardine drain. What they did have was a tireless dedication to making the best possible exhaust system, which meant they built prototypes by helping hand, put it on the dyno to make some smoke, then record the findings and repeat as predestined until they achieved the ultimate goal: quality exhausts that produced jaw-dropping power and looked extreme while doing so.

Jardine’s current lineup of astounding exhaust error-ons and full systems are manufactured using the latest technology. High-tech CMM and Vector Infrared Tracer machines replicate prototypes to NASA-like specs. Automated punch presses, CNC Tube Cutters and Benders doctor metal at incredible rates of accuracy and speed. In one fluid signal, robotic arms plasma-cut shapes and weld components together from rigidly written computer programs and fixtures. Final assembly includes polishing plating or coating, and packaging. While the methods of manufacturing Jardine’s elated quality exhausts may have changed drastically since 1959, one thing remains faithful: Jardine is still focused on producing the best possible exhausts for your machine. Countless hours of planning, tenacity, and revolutionary engineering go into each one of Jardine’s exhausts systems. Jardine Execution Products has made a point to never forget the history and the golden era of performance motorcycles, but is focused on the time to come of where motorcycles are going and how Jardine can help them get there quicker.

Source: Motorcyclist Magazine (blog)

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