Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

Gary is boss man and crew chief of the newly formed HUSKI class 1 offshore race team. He’s been RATBAG to me ever since he started courting my grand daughter. Tells me a lot of secret sh-t on pain of extermination . He has got an exciting few years ahead of him—- lots of development— lots of new projects —Stevie Curtis on throttles will head the driver line up—— second boat will be ready for the new season . I do wonder what the driver line up will be ???????????
Louise is also a HARRY POTTER and a CHRISTMAS FREAK—- just take a visit to their house around now —- no wonder my great grandkids love going to auntie Lou’s and uncle Gary’s for dinner .
will no doubt post lots of piccies during the festive season .

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congrats on the citizenship, but i did not know it was required now days.

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Was quite voluntary on Gary’s part—- they both love the AMERICAN way of life and wanted a say in US politics . WHICH CERTAINLY CANT BE IN AS BAD A STATE AS OURS HERE IN THE UK.

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I do have the nose cone Gene —- picked that up at the scrap yard —- searched diligently for the rest —- found nothing yet!

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THAT PARTICULAR PICCY WAS TAKEN AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED FIVE YEARS AGO. I did get to sit inside and savour the feel. But thats as far as it went .
Son in law is learning to fly at the Goodwood school of aviation.
Twenty minute trip in a spitfire has rocketed from £2000 to £4000 this last year at Goodwood .
I did have a helicopter pilots licence for a couple of years . ‘Twas the horrendous cost of keeping it that put me off. Never ever did pilot a fixed wing .
PRUETT put me off tiny sets of wings for ever !!!!!!

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Sams place friday—-Clive is the one most likely to buy himself a little plane —- good luck with that

Not what you wanted for Christmas....:eek:

UK says omicron to become its dominant variant within days

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December 10, 2021, 3:45 PM

LONDON (AP) — The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly throughout Great Britain and is likely to become the dominant form of the disease across the country by the middle of this month, the U.K. Health Security Agency said Friday.
New data from the U.K. confirm that omicron is more easily transmissible than other variants, the agency said in its latest variant technical briefing.
Other studies suggest that both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are less effective in preventing symptomatic infections in people exposed to omicron, though preliminary data show that effectiveness appears to rise to between 70% and 75% after a third booster dose.
The latest data show 568 confirmed or probable omicron infections as of Dec. 8, up from just two one week earlier. If current trends continue, the U.K. will exceed 1 million omicron infections by the end of December, the health security agency said.

Tell your daughter and son in law that the best Christmas present they can give you is for them to get the jabs.

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Not what you wanted for Christmas....:eek:

UK says omicron to become its dominant variant within days

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/15...3-afd1c608253f
December 10, 2021, 3:45 PM

LONDON (AP) — The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly throughout Great Britain and is likely to become the dominant form of the disease across the country by the middle of this month, the U.K. Health Security Agency said Friday.
New data from the U.K. confirm that omicron is more easily transmissible than other variants, the agency said in its latest variant technical briefing.
Other studies suggest that both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are less effective in preventing symptomatic infections in people exposed to omicron, though preliminary data show that effectiveness appears to rise to between 70% and 75% after a third booster dose.
The latest data show 568 confirmed or probable omicron infections as of Dec. 8, up from just two one week earlier. If current trends continue, the U.K. will exceed 1 million omicron infections by the end of December, the health security agency said.

Tell your daughter and son in law that the best Christmas present they can give you is for them to get the jabs.

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Same newspaper told us there was no Christmas Party last year____ cant see Boris beating this one !!! Interesting there has not been a single death from OMICRON reported —- told the hospitals will be full for Christmas ——-flu has disappeared —- no deaths at all—. Nobody has the balls to shut Christmas down ——there would be lots of dead politicians due to the mass rioting .. easiest way out of this is shut down the media —- stop fake news —- sick to my tits of lies and double standards .

Have no idea how many of you has a 55 year of daughter !!!!!!!!!
well i have , and she is the youngest— has always been self willed with a mind of her own — funnily enough it was me that taught her to be like that.
Both her and her husband are highly successful business people . They know my views on vaccination — Both Jill and i have had all the jabs including the booster.
I try on a weekly basis to persuade every member of the family to get fully vaccinated .
Last time i put Sam across my knee she was 18 years old —- i know for certain , even as a last resort she would consider all options before making her mind up and declining the jab.
Last time i looked we were still a democracy with a freedom of choice and a government that allowed it —- i do not agree with her decision to refuse the vaccine but i have to respect it

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Did get five minutes to myself to sit down and peruse MIKE WARDS —EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1938-2019. MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING READING —. ANGELO MOLINARI —- DEITER SCHULTZE —DEITER KOENIG —- ASWELL AS ALL THE ENGLISH JOCKEYS .
at £55-00 for all three books its a steal—— poor guy ain’t never going to get rich at those prices —- for thirty years research ——-??????????

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I have raced just about every class of outboard there is EXCEPT for hydros !!!!!!!
In my opinion —- the finest sight in the world —WITHOUT FEAR OF CONTRADICTION — is the start of a boat race . But the echelon of all of them is any hydro race with kneelers and full length lay downs with motors that sound like banshee wailers attempting to get round a turn buoy with any sort of dignity.
I will apologise before hand for what’s coming over the next week——- i will be doing a Lasse —- dozens of pictures of every type of outboard [not just RUDES] and race boat — i do have MIKE WARDS permission in case you’re wondering .

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Ok lets get the ball rolling—- tunnel boats did not have a place to go when they were first invented - so the UIM in its wisdom designated they should run in the hydro classes ——-O SERIES OF CLASSES —— IE; OE—OI—-ON—- OZ. OZ is not a class at all —its an unlimited pit —— ten engines on the back if you like —- ten litres each —if you like=. You get what i mean !!!!!!!! Runabouts invaded the hydros .
Carry on —balls in your court —-smack it back !!!!!!!

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See what i mean about the books ——-lovely pictures —-all genuine from back in the day—-results- facts—— doesn’t tell you anything of the struggle by everyone concerned to get those results .
JUST THE FACTS !!!!!!!!!

Without the struggle you didn't get the results. Anyone could throw a boat in the water and be a field filler. It took effort, ingenuity and persistence to become a competitor.

NOW do you believe me when i tell you that F1 is the most “BENT” sports series in the world . FIA is a law unto itself —- it can fix anything —— and usually does . Funny how BERNIE has not been seen for two years —- then VOILA — just like that .
only he can alter rules at the drop of a hat —during mid race if the need arises —- but it has had the desired effect of creating the massive publicity needed to give F1 the shot in the arm it so badly required .
It’s a few years ago that i stopped watching F1 . Wasn’t car racing any more —— it was race fixing.
Look no further than yesterdays “RACE” to understand what i mean .
Sporting competition ?????????—-dont talk ridiculous —— bet you there was more money won and lost in the betting shops around the world than at any time this year ——-after fifty laps you could have got 50/1 for that result !!!!!!!