Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Jackie, Thanks for giving me the 1st take on your wing......I'll be most happy to print up some money and finish this deal. I know that it was the wrong color for Rich to accept, but I'll be proud to have it with my garage stuff. Can we just "square up" at OFF??...or would you rather I send you a payment and shipping fee? Let me know. I definitely want it! Tell me how to consummate the marriage.

I had talked with John Starkey about finding a DFV following the 2011 OFF. He has connections that he felt this might not be out of the question to source. I forget exactly where John's located, but he's not from Mark / & shop there in Florida. I'll be down there (Tavares) in two weeks, so will see if I can catch up with John. He hasn't been running Vintage lately, so haven't seen him in a while. I'll call Mark and have a talk with him. It would be so great to see this running at an OFF event some day!!!
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Roger, that Damned wing looks like an antique already, pictures don't do it justice, it's had four coats of wax------another two and it will look fifty years old!!
Pay me next time you see me, won't be 'till November in Tavares.
Gary Stray is a Southampton supporter and flies in on regular occasions, have a word with him, see if he can take an empty suitcases!
Failing that " Hawkeye " Hawkins at Ilmor often has regular shipments from England, will get Mark to have a quiet word with him.
One way or another, we'll find a "LOGISTICAL" way of getting it to you.

If you get down to see Mark have a look at his State of the art 50 foot boat, designed and built in his shop------a pair of Cats on Arnesons with a central Gyro and joystick controls, should float in May----you might like it------it's taken four years.

Left Aldborough crack-o sparrow and got back here noonish, swift nap then back in the shop, was then I discovered I had left my coat back there-----in the pocket were my camera, phone and the keys to the workshop-----her indoors was not amused and reminded me of my sanity as only an angry female can whose married to an 83 year old dopey pillock.

Couple of years ago I did a sculpture of the twin towers using walnut on a yew base---took one look at it and decided it was gonna be Rich's wing, the base will make another concept and it is beautifully marked, should be outstanding!!!
Faint but elegant figuring in walnut, finished boat will fit the Rolls and TRAILOR perfectly.

Was good to see the blog didn't die while I was away, lots of my friends kept it alive and kicking, thank you all for taking the time, much appreciated.

Bobby V ----will answer your P/M tomorrow .
Remeber. "ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA " night folks,MYGGWY,J.

[seeroy]

Sad news tonight. Those of you who raced with and against the Kiekhaefer Navy in the 60s and 70s will remember Chester Leon Strickland. Chet, or "CL" as we knew him, passed away last night. He was great racer. He also was a longtime friend of all of us from Sarasota. He graduated from Sarasota high school in the same class as my brother Bill Sirois and Phil Schenk. If you have had the opportunity to read some of my posts on the lake X in the 60s, you will have noticed that I mentioned him many times. Farewell to another old friend who has crossed that final finish line.

[jackiewilson]

Sad news tonight. Those of you who raced with and against the Kiekhaefer Navy in the 60s and 70s will remember Chester Leon Strickland. Chet, or "CL" as we knew him, passed away last night. He was great racer. He also was a longtime friend of all of us from Sarasota. He graduated from Sarasota high school in the same class as my brother Bill Sirois and Phil Schenk. If you have had the opportunity to read some of my posts on the lake X in the 60s, you will have noticed that I mentioned him many times. Farewell to another old friend who has crossed that final finish line.

Real sorry to hear that Stavros- more and more of us are on the last lap approaching the final straight------been the best race I ever took part in, enjoyed every minute of it, be sorry when it's over, but I have to try and make up for some of the time I lost earlier on, so will just pull out all the stops and go for it. So many of the guys I raced against are back in the clubhouse, I raise my glass to one and all, my life is all the better for having known you, bye Chet, RIP, J.W.
NOW WE NEED SOME GOOD NEWS-------let's hear from you !

[jackiewilson]

Kimmy and ME enjoying lunch and each other at the Lighthouse in Aldborough, got to do it again soon and then on a regular basis. No we did not dine sideways on!!!

Cracked on at an alarming rate this morning, even I would pay me overtime and speed bonus, as sometimes happens, I got two projects running side by side, one is the walnut wing -----the other is a Yew wing, just a tad smaller, the colours in the Yew are just "Fantasmorgorical"------this is the one for Rich's Trophy, well into the starboard sponson and knicker wettingly exciting . Little nap, then I shall throw myself back into the fray.

[T2x]

Sad news tonight. Those of you who raced with and against the Kiekhaefer Navy in the 60s and 70s will remember Chester Leon Strickland. Chet, or "CL" as we knew him, passed away last night. He was great racer. He also was a longtime friend of all of us from Sarasota. He graduated from Sarasota high school in the same class as my brother Bill Sirois and Phil Schenk. If you have had the opportunity to read some of my posts on the lake X in the 60s, you will have noticed that I mentioned him many times. Farewell to another old friend who has crossed that final finish line.

I met Chet on a few occasions and raced against him, last time was at the MIlwaukee-Chicago-Milwaukee Race which he had the bad sense to attempt in a Petty Craft dual 1250 Stacker BP rig. He wound up stuffing into an oar boat wake and damn near drowned. He was a good guy and one of an era that produced the greatest boat racers in history. Race in Peace and say hi to Mr. K. for me.

[T2x]

Kimmy and ME enjoying lunch and each other at the Lighthouse in Aldborough, got to do it again soon and then on a regular basis. No we did not dine sideways on!!!
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Well at least your not upside down....

[Rotary John]

I always thought you were a little sideways. Here's the right way after ROTATING it

[jackie wilson]

I always thought you were a little sideways. Here's the right way after ROTATING it

The world just loves a smart arse--------write out in longhand how you do that and send it to me.


I just love Irish jokes, see if this one tickles your fancy,

PADDY GETS A NEW PHONE WITH TEXT AND ALL THE TRIMMINS
DECIDES TO SEND A TEXT TO HIS WIFE----IT GOES AS FOLLOWS---

DEAR MARY, HAVING A FINAL PINT WITH THE BOYS AT THE PUB,
SHOULD BE HOME IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR,
BUT IF I'M NOT-----READ THIS AGAIN.

Look at it this way, to run a blog these days you have to diversify or die--- on the 'tricks" site you can all join in -----comment. or ignore it!

Shortly after i started racing i got to reading American boating magazines like "Speed-n-Spray" -----and "Powerboat"with Magic names like Big Dee, De Silva, Bertram, then i got to meet Joe Swift, Roy Ridgell Rudy Ramos, went to Havasu and swore one day i would be in that line up. Met the Seebolds and became lifelong friends-----Pruett took me to the other side of the track to meet Jimbo, Sanders , Posey Mc,une.
WAs already friends with Sirois, Merton, Welch, Downard ,Herring, Stickle, Petty--- Then there were the people like Dick De Bartolo, Red Crise and that crazy guy who ran " Vapour trails" MISTER RICKY----i swear that man was nutty as a fruit cake, never could make out his nationality-----he may just have been dropped from a passing space boat .
When i did make the line up at Havasu, sat there and said a little thank you for getting me this far------I had probably the best boat in the line up, Richie Powers had prepared the motor and i was on fire ----------i knew i could beat anybody there was in that line up----- thats the time that a higher being decides it's time to get that lad back down to earth and on to some level ground------Due to mitigating circumstances, some 45 minutes later i was air lifted to Needles hospital to have my nose stitched back on ------Yup, i came back down to earth with a bump.
But i had lived the dream, just for a little while---- did race again, many times and enjoyed 'em all right up to the last one at Parker in 79.

[jackiewilson]

Been in fine fettle over the winter, never did believe in the flu jab, so I never bothered with them, haven't had a cold in years-------got a nose that's running like a tap and a throat that's got a melon stuck. I have a bad case of "Man-Flu"------ feeling very sorry for myself!!!
Have been around hospitals and snotty nosed grandkids on a regular basis so I suppose it was bound to happen sometime.
I always, all my life, have a clean handkerchief every day, now my kids and grandkids disagree with me on this subject, they have boxes of tissues and "wet wipes" in the car, in the kitchen, in the bedroom and even in the toilet. There is no way you can take a box of tissues to the supermarket, the cinema, a restaurant or visit a neighbour------you would look a right CHARLIE with a box under your arm!!
Every week, I guarantee Jilly will get one stuck in the washing machine, if the bed linen happens to be in there at the same time it will look like there's been a wedding with an excess of confetti!
The only thing they're good for is checking the oil level in the car and wiping baby's bums.!
Time for a beard trim and haircut----toe nail cutter comes at 9am, then I'm done and dusted for another two weeks. Me gone!

[Rotary John]

I always thought you were a little sideways. Here's the right way after ROTATING it

Jackie: I copy and paste the picture into "my pictures", open it, down at the bottom it lets you rotate the picture either way then close "my picture. The program will automatically save the picture rotated. I then use "insert picture" from above and Walla there it is right side up.

[jackie wilson]

Jackie: I copy and paste the picture into "my pictures", open it, down at the bottom it lets you rotate the picture either way then close "my picture. The program will automatically save the picture rotated. I then use "insert picture" from above and Walla there it is right side up.

Mucharse Grassy arses Johnno----Never knew i had a "my piccies" thingy-----did you remember me and Stavros are POSH and use the MAC system???

[Rotary John]

Jackie: nope, don't know a thing about Macs. I'm sure you have a place to store your pictures and a place to edit them. In the edit mode you should be able to rotate the picture to get the correct orientation. If you can't figure it out I'll have my grandson tell you how. He has an I-Pad also.

[GENE LANHAM]

Jackie: I copy and paste the picture into "my pictures", open it, down at the bottom it lets you rotate the picture either way then close "my picture. The program will automatically save the picture rotated. I then use "insert picture" from above and Walla there it is right side up.

---and use 'tinypic'---so octogenarians can see it---

[seeroy]

I met Chet on a few occasions and raced against him, last time was at the MIlwaukee-Chicago-Milwaukee Race which he had the bad sense to attempt in a Petty Craft dual 1250 Stacker BP rig. He wound up stuffing into an oar boat wake and damn near drowned. He was a good guy and one of an era that produced the greatest boat racers in history. Race in Peace and say hi to Mr. K. for me.

Rich - I Remember you telling that hilarious story somewhere along the way. As I remember it you flew over and looked down in between the oar boat wakes to see Chet soaking wet. I think there was also an element about the sound of the stackers suddenly going silent. Some of the best stories ever have been recorded in the annals of S&F, and many of them have been told by you. Say Hi to Doreen for Iris and I - Fondest Regards from Steve & Iris

[jackiewilson]

You got it right in one Stavros-----S&F are "THE" site the tales are told on, was young Tipadeaux who told me about the site and I enjoy every day reading something of interests!
Occasionally have a gander at BRF but you could grow old waiting for something to happen, think they hibernated for the winter!
The kitchen goddess went to play grandma for the day, so I had a full day in the shop, got another two wings on the go.
Whenever I visited woodworking shops of friends and aquaintances I swore my shop would never get into the mess they all seemed to be in, but I looked back at mine as I i locked up tonight and shuddered----it's a sh-thole ----tell you what, I'm closer to the ceiling than I've ever been, drastic action is called for-------brush and shovel-------air line and vacuum tomorrow.
Trouble is my next door neighbour came home with his brand new Range Rover Sport today----he's real proud of it and parks it outside his front door-----when I get the air line blowing at 135 PSI, it kinda sends a Sahara like cloud down the lane, has been known for green trees to go brown, seems to only settle on fresh washing lines and posh Transport--------doesn't make for close relationships!

They finally found out "jihadi john" was a nice quiet kid at school-------hey, people, I got news for you--------he changed! And like any rabid dog needs putting down-----you got billions of taxpayers money in modern armament technology----------use some of it------after all he's only a kid gone wrong, in today's world it should be easy-------nail the little sh-t NOW----TODAY WOULD BE NICE ,

We can fly to the moon-------find the Titanic--------see if you been on the porn channel in your spare time-------but you can't find a Muslim kid gone potty------maybe they should call the Mafia!

Enough of the ramblings before I get some tree huggers on my tail, g'night all MYGGWY. J.