Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

Got all the phoggies mixed up and pressed a wrong button somewhere-----do have a couple of shots of"BLOODHOUND" somewhere----see what I can do!
England1----Iceland 2. I may never recover from this!
Don't do F1 any more ! Too old to do boat racing ! Me and soccer are done for good-------sporting side of me is slowly shutting down.
Political England in turmoil------Bozo Boris in Downing Street- ? -------Corbyn has been pushed off the cliff but refuses to drop. And the dopey French demand the world speaks only French -------er, like the colonials are gonna jump at the chance ??? is it me, or has the world been turned on its head. ------like, gone completely mad.

Eggs and Bacon------bugger that------I need a drink.

Spent the day in the shop, licking my wounds and sulking-------not talking to anyone just yet in case I offend them. What the hell, if I don't offend them today, I probably will tomorrow.
Mark just got back from Bay City-------had a great time with Billy, Timmy, Leo and Stickle, Steve De Sousa and Missy.
Must have got him all fired up over something------said there were over fifty boats in the three classes, somethings brewing, I can feel it in my water.

Jackie, there is someone on the Autosport forum asking about Coventry Climax OUTBOARDS..

Did you ever encounter one?

...I actually slept with this NGK girl back in the early seventies. Yup...I unrolled her...and then rolled her back up. She was very popular back then...http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3c6c2000.jpg

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...I actually slept with this NGK girl back in the early seventies. Yup...I unrolled her...and then rolled her back up. She was very popular back then...http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3c6c2000.jpg

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Have to tell you Dave------it must have been Angels mother.
No way has the mum got quite the great "Camel Toe" Angel has-----just check out the phoggies!
Will confess, she's not too shabby------right up there with Farah Fawcett Majors !

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Jackie, there is someone on the Autosport forum asking about Coventry Climax OUTBOARDS..

Did you ever encounter one?

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Yes Steve, I did. Found one up in Ilkeston Derby.
Climax made a bunch of them for the Royal Navy. After about a year the gearbox used to fall off due to the mix of materials in the bottom end, ie: brass, bronze, alloy and steel. You could watch it fizz in salt water. Some were marketed in the USA ( Sears, I think).
Tried one on the back of a Bristol but was too heavy and did not have any "Thrutch" -------sold it to my mate Chas Shooter--------he put the lump in an Albatross .

Mark was telling me "little red" is being hung up in the Gulf hall of fame-------now it won't have to suffer the indignity of sitting on that miserable piece of construction which Mercury in its wisdom called a trailer.

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Jackie: In case you didn't notice, his name is Dave and lives in so. Fl.

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...Dang Gummitt! I can't believe you figured out who I am! https://youtu.be/3VtPgxPxiK0

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...I actually slept with this NGK girl back in the early seventies. Yup...I unrolled her...and then rolled her back up. She was very popular back then...http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3c6c2000.jpg

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Bless her heart, fun out :cool:

Son Mark is going to Valleyfield with Billy and Timmy------said he enjoyed Bay City so much that Seebold talked him into going. Then I told him I thought it was one of the coolest places I'd ever. Been to-------anyway he'll be there.
So would appreciate it if my Canadian friends would keep a watchful eye out for him----once you've met him, I promise you'll like him.
On top of all that-------he knows more about propellers than any man still working the trade !

So Mark R.-----Dick S------Ted B -------Crazy Jim, please make him as welcome as you made me in '76 when IIIII HAD THE TIME OF MY LIIIIIIFE. Good name for a song doncha think.

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...Dang Gummitt! I can't believe you figured out who I am! https://youtu.be/3VtPgxPxiK0

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Aw, c'mon Fuji--------you can do better than that------- be like me, stand up and say "MY NAME IS DAVE, I AM A RACEBOATAHOLIC.

O.K... "MY NAME IS SUPER DAVE, I AM A RACEBOATAHOLIC". There. I did it. :D

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O.K... "MY NAME IS SUPER DAVE, I AM A RACEBOATAHOLIC". There. I did it. :D

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There now-----that wasn't too hard was it-------your half way there-------just get your name right, drop the super hero bit and we're cooking with "Castrol R".l

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Mark was was up at the Gulf hall of fame yesterday with Billy, "Little Red" and a few more friends.
Said to tell Mike, "the boat looks good now it's shed the trailer".

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Aw, c'mon Fuji--------you can do better than that------- be like me, stand up and say "MY NAME IS DAVE, I AM A RACEBOATAHOLIC.

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...So your name is Dave too?... This is get'n ta be just like who's on first...

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...So your name is Dave too?... This is get'n ta be just like who's on first...

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It's ok Dave -----"-Apocalypse " is spoken here and we cater for all things------and everyone ! All subjects-----we are INFEKINVINCIBLE------welcome to the club Fuji ! !!!,
OH, BY THE WAY-------IT HELPS IF YOUR A LITTLE CRAZY.

Sarasota this weekend-----Craig should get the P1 up and away. Haven't heard he's done any testing since the last outing! If he wants to make an impression, all he has to do is win all six races-----then he's in with a shout.
i saw a rake of names from the world of power boating hung in the hall of fame.
Seems to me the APBA and UIM are sparsely represented, could it have something to do with the fact they both have deep pockets and short arms and have a dicky-fit if the subject of cash raises its ugly head?

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Looks like the last name to make the hall of fame from power boating was a long time ago!
i could name a couple of deserving cases--------couldn't you?
Lets throw a couple of names in the hat and see where we go from there!

Bloody Thursday again already, chucking it down, car boot sale day,-------seems like it was only yesterday since last time I was there.
Last day in the shop for a week. Taking a nostalgic trip to my old stamping grounds-------Harrogate, knaresborough, wetherby, Skipton, , Windermere , Kendal etc.
Every Sunday, up to twenty of us would jump on our motor cycles and head for the Lake District and leave Bradford far behind for the day-------the milk bar at Skipton was usually the first port of call and Harry Ramsdens at White Cross for fish and chips on the way home,----Happy Days !
Want to visit the Ruskin museum at Coniston-----home to the Campbell collection------one of the places on my wish list--------will post a few phoggies of what's there.
Many years since I raced Windermere, last time was '71/2.
Figure if I'm ever going to do it, I better get my rear in gear and do it now while I still have all my faculties in full working order.
So, crack-o-sparrow Friday, Jilly and I, take the long road north, first stop Harrogate, for what I hope will be another memorable journey.

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Bloody Thursday again already, chucking it down, car boot sale day,-------seems like it was only yesterday since last time I was there.
Last day in the shop for a week. Taking a nostalgic trip to my old stamping grounds-------Harrogate, knaresborough, wetherby, Skipton, , Windermere , Kendal etc.
Every Sunday, up to twenty of us would jump on our motor cycles and head for the Lake District and leave Bradford far behind for the day-------the milk bar at Skipton was usually the first port of call and Harry Ramsdens at White Cross for fish and chips on the way home,----Happy Days !
Want to visit the Ruskin museum at Coniston-----home to the Campbell collection------one of the places on my wish list--------will post a few phoggies of what's there.
Many years since I raced Windermere, last time was '71/2.
Figure if I'm ever going to do it, I better get my rear in gear and do it now while I still have all my faculties in full working order.
So, crack-o-sparrow Friday, Jilly and I, take the long road north, first stop Harrogate, for what I hope will be another memorable journey.

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Jackie, here's a cunning plan to add to your holiday pleasure and will guarantee an exceedingly quiet return journey home.

When you've done the Lake District thing (not forgetting to look up the old Sunderland Flying Boat Factory Site on the side of Windermere) instead of heading back south...Accidently head N/E and visit the boys who are rebuilding K7 they are happy to welcome visitors who have "done a bit"....Jilly will... uum enjoy it I'm sure,

Good Luck Phill.

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Jackie, here's a cunning plan to add to your holiday pleasure and will guarantee an exceedingly quiet return journey home.

When you've done the Lake District thing (not forgetting to look up the old Sunderland Flying Boat Factory Site on the side of Windermere) instead of heading back south...Accidently head N/E and visit the boys who are rebuilding K7 they are happy to welcome visitors who have "done a bit"....Jilly will... uum enjoy it I'm sure,

Good Luck Phill.

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nothing would suit me more Phill, but N/E of Windermere covers a fecking big area, need a bit more input -------would love to call in on the guys doing the rebuild, I probably know half of them anyway..
need a break, had a stressful day .

Played about with some hefty chunks of metal---------got into making a present day raceboat with one of those characterless outboards.
First things first------a new blade in the bandsaw.
Finished a wicked gear case-------outrageous ----------- waisted, kinda sexy motor and mid! No pipes, just curves------ "Lola Monroe" kinda propulsion.
Show you a progress piccie ot two when I get back

Drew the hull on a chunk 4 1/2"x 1" solid alloy. Cockpit comes out of a 2"X2 1/2" solid billet--------be a hell of a lot of iron filings on the floor before this gets completed--------be well in time for Tavares!

Bed early tonight------need to hit the road before dawn--------traffic heading north on the M1 gets off to an early start on Fridays .

Jackie, I cant do linkies but if you google..."the bluebird project" that will give you the heads up..

You know the jockey Ted Warby for a start... you may know the spanner men, I don't think they are racers though but they are bl**dy good.

I don't have many regrets in my life but I would to love to live round the corner from that shop.....well that and Doris Day!!!!!!


Drive carefully.. those T.I.R. trucks don't come with mirrors........Phill

Made it to Harrogate------checked into the very swish Pine Marten hotel-------I tell you, if that biggest little midget in the world Serra was here he'd have his rods out --------coy carp in the pond here are as big as Dolphins --------but this is Yorkshire we're talking about !
Went back to the village where I spent the war years-------it appears I'm the last man standing------it's all changed-------even the plumbing-------everyone in my street had an outside toilet, but they've gone, been demolished------bloody roses planted where the bogs were-----sacrilidge I tell you!
Made it here in under 5 hours-------unscathed------no thanks to the suicide jockeys who once were known as "The Knights Of The Road"-------Lorry drivers today have got sh-t for brains, saw the worst examples of road hogs, inconsiderate bastards who in the afterlife should be doomed to drive dodgems until hell freezes over!
Im OK though-----I got here------I have a very large glass of wine in my hand so cheers to all my friends----God bless you all. ,

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Made it to Harrogate------checked into the very swish Pine Marten hotel-------I tell you, if that biggest little midget in the world Serra was here he'd have his rods out --------coy carp in the pond here are as big as Dolphins --------but this is Yorkshire we're talking about !
Went back to the village where I spent the war years-------it appears I'm the last man standing------it's all changed-------even the plumbing-------everyone in my street had an outside toilet, but they've gone, been demolished------bloody roses planted where the bogs were-----sacrilidge I tell you!
Made it here in under 5 hours-------unscathed------no thanks to the suicide jockeys who once were known as "The Knights Of The Road"-------Lorry drivers today have got sh-t for brains, saw the worst examples of road hogs, inconsiderate bastards who in the afterlife should be doomed to drive dodgems until hell freezes over!
Im OK though-----I got here------I have a very large glass of wine in my hand so cheers to all my friends----God bless you all. ,

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To quote our old friend John Wayne.. "Lookin' back can be a bad habit" (True Grit 1969)

Not for us though aay?.......

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To quote our old friend John Wayne.. "Lookin' back can be a bad habit" (True Grit 1969)

Not for us though aay?.......

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Phill, if you want to live long enough to be a grumpy old git, never, ever tell an Old Fart, "Looking back can be a bad habit" ----------it's what we do ! ------restore things back to better than original, bring back the "blast from the past".
Take anything in life you want-------boats and trains, planes, cars, paintings, sculptures, clocks and watches. None of the new is worth a fraction of what the old fetches at auction------and in most cases are they as beautiful or well made !
Although I love "Looking Back"-------it won't ever stop me from moving ahead------looking at pastures new, wondering what's over the hill, seeing if I can still "Do It".
I still look forward to the excitement of a new day, wondering what's going to happen next, where I'm going ? Will I get there, will I come back, will I like it ? Can I make it, will my peers like what I've done? Are the hands and mind and body still in working order?
All this and more can be answered if you just "LOOK BACK" occasionally !
Here endeth the first lesson-----my old headmaster used to say that every day after assembly prayers.

This very posh hotel dates back just a few hundred years, but the surrounding towns and villages go back thousands of years-----long before the doomsday book-------forecast is for HEAVY RAIN, up here in deepest Yorkshire -------that means take a brolly and a raincoat.

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they close the gardens here around midnight, warnings are given, fish eat herons !
All dissapearences are put down to the coys-----no stray cats or dogs or lost children, vagrants or mothers in law.
Stay away Serra------you got no chance !

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You do not want to make the King of England pissed off at you !
Abbotts at Bolton Abbey did just that------then the roof was left smouldering------mind you that was a few hundred years ago!
The Abbey itself has been used daily for over 850 years continuously --------must be one of the newcomers------some old chapels have done over a thousand years!
Went into the boon docks where I used to go at 17/18 years old on either a Speed Twin, Tiger 100, or a 750 Thunderbird, with a motley crew of fellow teenagers.
Settle, Malham and Skipton-------wild country-----God made it and forgot it !

Craig won the first race in Sarasota------only made second in the next heat-------needs to do better than that to get the title. C'mon boy-------you can do it-----you got grandad rooting for ya!

Craig won the last race------one race tomorrow-----9points behind------upshot is-----he has to win, the guy leading the championship has to do better than fifth, makes for exciting biting .

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Well, the boy did OK------needed to win all five races to make sure of the title.
Three firsts and a second ain't TOO shabby I don't suppose.
Craig drove the nuts off 'n the boat-------beat the living day lights out of it-------smashed things up pretty good -------a lot of man hours needed to make it fit for racing today.
My grandson just needs to come first today------fate will deal the last card---as it usually does, but come hell or high water one thing remains abundantly clear------the kid drove his heart out, well done my boy----IM PROUD OF YOU.

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Went to the Ruskin Museum in Hawkshead where the remains of "Bluebird" are kept.
First piccie is a model in a tourist shop window !
Rebuild is being done up in Teeside by Bill Smith who has his own engineering works.

Thing that surmazed me was the full history of Ken Warby and his World record efforts and his visit to the Ruskin Museum?
Most of the old farts met up with Ken at Gieco's a few years back---- small world "Init" ?

Well, Craig won the final heat in Sarasota--------four wins and a second put him top of the heap.
He needed five out of five------lost out on the title by three points!

Some days you eat bear!!!!!

Funny how all the old farts hibernate at weekends, has to be somebody out there who disagrees with what I'm saying------maybe most of em got taken to the old folks farm ! Where there's no signal.

Watched the P1 final last night on the link that Mark sent me-------craig quite obviously did not have the quickest boat-----he did have one he could put anywhere with confidence ------got the set up spot on and used his experience as a Triple World Offshore Champion to out drive the rest of the pack!
They are not the prettiest boats I ever saw, but one of a kind racing always was a compromise or you never would get a novice in one. What it does do, is make for close racing!
What it doesn't do is stop the bitching and moaning you always get when one guy dominates !
Craig offered to give his boat to any other driver there, and he would take their boat------needless to say there were no takers.
He also said he never once saw. 66 mph-------so they fitted webcams to three of the boats to prove it. His included.

Monday morning again-----just love that day! Off on another adventure !!!!!

Attachment 347826Everywhere you go there's one of these damn things-----just like garbage cans?

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This is ones just for you Gene-------thought that you being so much older than me, might just remember this before it was shipped to Joburg SA.

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Of of all the cars in the museum at Windermere -------that's the one I like best XK 140 Jag.
Just the dogs cajones.

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Bentley 4 1/2 litre, mundane, "rich mans car"------couldn't give 'em away after the war, saw several for sale in Motorsport for £100 -----that was 1946/7.
Meself, I wouldn't give it garage space-----but this one comes with Campbell history, that would take it up in value by a shilling or two.

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Big old V12 Cadillac Fleetwood--------elegant but thirsty old bastard------only does gallons per mile----not miles per gallon, don't doubt some dopey footballer or gullible golfer would shell out a couple of mill or more for this old dinosaur .