Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

Did start out like that Roger but I kinda got lost along the way. Believe it or not, I didn't have a decent picture of the COSWORTH and I had to do it all from memory and a frontal view.
Mark should have his super boat finished by christmas (taken him five years) then he builds a new workshop and house.
Maybe then the COSWORTH gets a refurbish, then "old blue", depends whether we find a DFV at the right price.
Will take a long hard look at my capabilities and decide if I can have a crack at doing an acceptable "Concept"------ somebody might want one.

Was a head down and arse up day, changed the blade on the bandsaw and did some on the gear case -------I have 22 different power tools plugged in to sockets at the back of the bench and the wires had tangled. Set to and straightened em all up, taped them five at a time, that way I should not get any more "Medusa heads".
tell you how far I get at the end of the day, workshop still looks like the bottom of a baby's pram------all Sh-t and biscuit crumbs.

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That was one of my big problems Phil, I always had to try something different, but looking back, I can list a whole load of firsts.

First tunnel boat ever brought to England, Torrigia !
First "Schultze"
First Molinari.
First Jones KT with a big block Keith Black motor.
First COSWORTH 2litre (In partnership with Bill Brown)
First COSWORTH 3 litre.
First Englishman to make the Mercury team.
First Konig motor to race in runabout E class.(65 HP), the hydro boys had been using Konigs for years !
I think I had the first Carniti, but I wouldn't swear on a stack of bibles, had it on loan from Charlie Sheppard, that was nigh on fifty years ago, and memories shot anyway.

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Hi Jackie you have got me thinking now can you still remember how many different cats in total you drove in international races in your racing career just sit down and write them down I just did that now and was amazed how many they don`t all have to have been owned by you.? I bet there are many more than you think.

Sorry Steve, I can't remember what I had for dinner any more and her indoors refuses to believe my "forget where I live" excuse for staying out all night--------hell's teeth when I started racing all boats had to have a crew member to tell you when to turn !
Finished the gear case, real long nosed proper Racing Quicky. Started again on a new wing, disliked the first one intensely, now it looks half tidy------stitched the deck to the sponsons-------the motor to the transom-------did a mock up of the mount------looks fair stunning. Might take a piccie close of play tomorrow.
Off down to HAMBLE for a couple of days to stay with my sister over the weekend. I haven't been out on the Sunseeker, not even once this year. It's due to come out the water and put into winter storage come the end of the month.

Roger H sent me this picture of the COSWORTH for any of you old farts who may not know what the hell im talking about.

Rent day came and went without me even Noticing, time flies whether you're having fun or not! It's stopped raining for a while-----highest tides for 17 years predicted, thank God there's no wind, if we had wind over tide it could get a bit damp underfoot!
Need one last valiant effort to make sure I get the concept finally finished and the shop back into some semblance of order------can't leave it for two days unless everything is in apple pie order, shipshape and Bristol fashion, will post a piccie afore I leave.

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New wing ring and mods

Jackie was the wing on the COSWORTH a custom build or off a circuit car?

John Nicholson was at the Revival do you remember him....

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Jackie was the wing on the COSWORTH a custom build or off a circuit car?

John Nicholson was at the Revival do you remember him....

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Custom built Phil, think it was a Duckworth/ Tyrrell device, spent a whole day fine tuning wing to boat just before Bristol---was allowed just one lap before testing ended-----set the fastest time and really put the cat among the pigeons.
Came out of the traps like a rat up a drainpipe, went into the top turn a little bit Quick and spun it like a top.

Do I remember John Nicholson. (Nick-Nick)-----is the pope catholic?----sold him my hodges/COSWORTH 2litre boat, he renamed it Pinch and hung an outboard on its bum.

Apparently we're about to get a once in a lifetime moon show at about 2am on Monday morning----it's a triple whammy, full moon, total eclipse with earth, bold red moon, largest moon for yonks as it's closer to earth than any time previously------might stick my head out on the balcony if I'm awake.

Shop still looks like it's all piss and biscuit crumbs, got involved in next project, imagination just had a mad fit of depression------if I don't do it quick I'll forget what it was going to be!

Thought you might like to see Jilly with her latest granddaughter "Fleur-Elizabeth-Hope" Stevens,
I just call her Betty.

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Fantastic day on the Sunseeker , Must have been ten thousand boats all heading for the Isle of Wight. Lyington was full with a forty minute wait for the water taxi, so we opted to try the Folly at Cowes, Brilliant.

Totally knackered, face like a pickled beetroot, we finally got summer?
Wall to wall sunshine all day long, forgot about sunburn, damned fool thing to do, apparently we have it all do again tomorrow.

Lewis only went and did it again-----the Jap GP was supposed to be where Mercedes finally ran out of steam, trouble is , nobody told Hamilton. was probably the easiest win of his life.
48 points clear of Rosberg with five races still to go. Still have to watch out for the last race which scores double points, one of Bernies dafter ideas, just to keep interest in a rapidly declining and dull series.

England let a 10 point lead disappear in the battle with the Welsh, Wales were hungry, England were complacent and played like a bunch of girlies, never chased anything. Too much old school tie and not enough street fighters in the pack!

Leisurely "Brekkers," read the Sunday comics, play with the I Pad, Sister Ange is doing Sunday lunch----then a last trip out on the boat. 10 hours sunshine and no wind, at last the Indian summers finally arrived.

sister Angela and daughter Jo-----just saying, that's all.

Just goes to show you can never trust the bloody weather forecasters, it's blowing a hooley and there's white caps in the river, bugger that for a game of soldiers. We stayed home and watched the Moto GP------that's PROPER racing, Rossi and Lorenzo shopping places right up to the last bend.

Angela's done a big fek off spread and invited most of the family on the wilson side, that should be good fun providing they don't start scrapping, I'm getting too old for all that sort of nonsense.

Hi Jack
The double points awarded at last race has been dropped this year so Lewis can just continue to outdrive rosberg without the worry of losing out at the final race.

i like your models in stainless and ali , i know a chap down here in cornwall that makes model d type jags he makes all the door handles wheel spinners etc out of
pewter he says it's easy to mould and when polished it looks like chrome (just thinking with your skills you could knock out a batch of cleavers ) .

Rob.

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Hi Jack
The double points awarded at last race has been dropped this year so Lewis can just continue to outdrive rosberg without the worry of losing out at the final race.

i like your models in stainless and ali , i know a chap down here in cornwall that makes model d type jags he makes all the door handles wheel spinners etc out of
pewter he says it's easy to mould and when polished it looks like chrome (just thinking with your skills you could knock out a batch of cleavers ) .

Rob.

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Bruce Dove per chance ?...lovely chap, remember me to him please Phill from Bristol (Lotus 49).

Ideal man for a COSWORTH model methinks..if only we knew somebody who had some plans........