Downloadable 2009 BikeSport Calendars
I’ve made a bunch of iCals to help keep tabs on all the important dates next year. iCal is an application on the Mac, which uses the open .ics calendar format – which means that you can also use these in various Windows and Linux applications such as Microsoft Works (Version 8 or higher), WinDates, Mozilla Calendar, Sunbird and Zimbra.
MotoGP 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal…
CEV Buckler 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal…
SBK: World Superbikes 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal…
BSB: British Superbikes 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal…
More information about how to use these calendars on Windows PCs here at iCalShare…
Hope they’re useful.
Enjoy 
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Alvaro Bautista Mosaic Poster (A1 Size)
In a determined effort to put my Alvaro-related picture library (or “The Stash” as it is known in these parts…) to some good use, I’ve made one of those cool Mosaic posters, where you create a single (or apparently single) large image out of a vast quantity of smaller images.
In my initial experiments I found that shots in the box and ones that involved too much general detail didn’t really work out and that a cleaner, simpler image with a dulled-off background and a distinct foreground image worked out best by far.
So the result is an image of Alvaro leaning it in – from one of the Aspar Team’s excellent high resolution race images – made up of some 7,396 tiles comprising 2,685 individual pictures from Alvaro’s entire career, Talavera de la Reina, and other random Bati-related pics such as helmets on eBay etc!
The result, as shown above, is now available as a huuuuuuuuuuuuge high-resolution file that will gladly print out at A1 size (and probably even A0) and is a special Christmas prezzie for all the members of the BatiFans.com Avaro Bautista Fan Forum and which you can get by clicking here… (*Members Only)
Enjoy
Well, What Else Did You Expect Me To Do?
It was bound to happen really – as soon as the 2008 250cc Season Review DVD arrives in the hands of a total BatiNerd with a copy of Handbrake and an iPhone…
Well, I’ve got to have something to help make those tube journeys a tiny bit less miserable 
It would be easier of course if you could just buy the season reviews on the iTunes Music Store…
Maybe next year…
New Alvaro Desktop Icons For Mac OSX & Windows PC
On a genuine piece of Bati-related news (and certainly Bati fan news) I’ve just published a new set of Alvaro Bautista desktop icons for Mac OSX and Windows PC.
These are great for replacing drab system icons for your folders, applications and drives; and I’ve done a mix based around a nice shot of Alvaro on the 2008 bike (with the 19 on it, unlike my last icon set which featured the pre-season bike) – and created 9 variants based around drive, netowrk and folder symbols. They are all nicely detailed and feature everything you’d expect from a state-of-the-art icon set, including alpha-channeled drop shadows so they look gorgeous on your desktop.
How do you download these?
Simple – Join up on the BatiFans.com Alvaro Bautista Fan Forum and you can get the links from our “Members Only” downloads area.
Not a member?
You should be…
Alvaro Bautista 2009 Calendar Now Online
Okay – the 2009 BatiCal is now online for download.
As per last year, it’s a special BatiFans.com design, completely chocca with great pics, and fully marked up with all MotoGP dates and the Batster’s birthday.
All the info and pics you should need to go on your Mac/PC desktop or to print out onto some nice glossy stock for your walls or *real* desktop
I’ve done two versions; one high resolution top print quality, and the other screen quality (although it has to be said this will print out very well indeed anyway).
Just wanted to give you the option of a seriously quality version if you plan on outputting it onto some costly paper/stock.
Full information and downloads are here at the BatiFan.com Fan Forum…
Hope you enjoy it, and I hope you’ll pass the links around so that other fans and friends can enjoy it too. As well as a nice piece of Bati fanart and a useful calendar it also helps pimp our website and forum so anything you can do to spread the word in that respect is *always* appreciated…
Say Hello To The BatiFans Forum App For iPhone
I’ve made a groovy iPhone ‘webapp’ to help keep suitably equipped Alvaro Bautista fans bang up to date with all the latest posts, news, thought and opinion on all things Bati and MotoGP on our BatiFans.com Fan Forum
Find out all about it here…
Oh, and get an iPhone
2009 MotoGP iCal Now Available For Download
Just to prove how far ahead of the curve we are at times, here’s news that we have put live our MotoGP 2009 iCal.
iCal calendars work in the .ics format and can be used not only within iCal in Mac OSX but also in various Windows calendar and organiser applications. In fact there’s some info on compatible Windows and Linux calendar apps at the bottom of this linked page. (The URL for the calendar that you will need to use in these apps is this: webcal://ical.me.com/gbouch/MotoGP_2009.ics )
Mac users can subscribe to the iCal by simply clicking here…
Download it and have the dates handy whenevr you need them (especially if you synchronise the calendar with an iPod or iPhone).
BTW – Just in case you want a quick refresher on the 2009 schedule, it’s as follows: (this list is still officially referred to as ‘provisional’ mind…)
12th April Qatar Doha/Losail*
26th April Japan Motegi
3rd May Spain Jerez de la Frontera
17th May France Le Mans
31st May Italy Mugello
14th June Catalunya Catalunya
27th June Netherlands Assen**
5th July United States Laguna Seca***
19th July Germany Sachsenring
26th July Great Britain Donington Park
16th August Czech Republic Brno
30th August Indianapolis Indianapolis
13th September San Marino Misano
20th September Hungary Lake Balaton
4th October Portugal Estoril
18th October Australia Phillip Island
25th October Malaysia Sepang
8th November Valencia Ricardo Tormo Valencia
* Evening race
** Saturday
*** Only MotoGP class
New Desktop Wallpaper Downloads
These are two new desktop wallpapers to spruce up your Mac or PC, which you can find in the downloads area of BatiFans.com – The Alvaro Bautista Fan Forum…
Get ‘em while they’re hot
Download The Latest Alvaro Wallpapers Form The Fan Forum
We’ve got some new, distinctly groovy desktop wallpapers online for you over at the BatiFans.com Fan Forum with some high-impact pics and daft typography.
Click here to check out all the choices and get downloading…
New Alvaro Bautista Wallpapers At BatiFans.com
Here’s one of many Alvaro Bautista desktop wallpaper downloads to be found at AlvaroBautista.co.uk and the BatiFans.com Alvaro Bautista Fan Forum right now, many in special sizes and widescreen formats.
Most importantly they carry the 2008 red livery to help ensure that your dekstop is fully up to date as well as downright groovy.
Click here to download…
