The Formula One Competition launched earlier this year by Duxbury Networking and hosted on its Web site (www.duxbury.co.za) is getting into full swing, with the third round of the 2004 Grand Prix series heading for Bahrain this weekend (4 April 2004).
This week, prizes come in the form of a home wireless networking access point - courtesy of new competition sponsor HP - and a remote-controlled 4x4 model car. In other words, wireless is this week`s theme.
Its also a key area of focus in the Bob Constanduros column, also featured on the Duxbury Web site. A veteran of many years of Grand Prix journalism, Constanduros has accumulated a vast store of knowledge on the cars, tyres, engines, tracks and the many other facets that go towards making Grand Prix racing the exciting spectacle it is.
In addition to a full preview of the race, he delves "behind the scenes" and gives readers an insight into the vitally important role of modern computers in Formula One - particularly wireless technology, which is key to downloading a host of data and performance parameters from the cars as they pass the pits each lap and then transmitting it back to base for real-time analysis.
Graham Duxbury, CEO of Duxbury Networking and popular Grand Prix commentator on SABC3, reports that entries for the competition have been rising steadily since the first race in Melbourne in early March.
"We were significantly up on entry numbers for Malaysia and we`re looking to set a new benchmark this week for Bahrain," he says.
As usual, entries close at midnight on the Thursday before the event (8 April) and all that is required is a prediction of the first eight places in the race.
Will Michael Schumacher do it again? Not if Graham Duxbury - an ardent Montoya fan - could have anything to do with the outcome of the race!
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