You can’t put all the blame on him Pilgrim. Try the pandemic,Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
it’s getting blamed for everything. Why not the decline of F1.
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You can’t put all the blame on him Pilgrim. Try the pandemic,Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
it’s getting blamed for everything. Why not the decline of F1.
how many friends does Shumacher have?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
not demeaning Hamilton at all but you could just watch the races and skip ever having to see a driver, nobody would noticeQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Bike racing is like that, today I know the names but can only recognise Rossi but can recognise the guys from way back and the same for F1
As the lawmakers and my sainted mother used to say, Not only should justice be done——- it must be seen to have been done.
I got a million!
Only time Renato was passed was if he had a problem, or if he was stopped on the course. Nobody could make a boat as wide as him. He was also ruthless when it came to racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
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Originally Posted by powerabout
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Gene- you must mean this guy. Someone across the pond told me that he goes by the name of Langham...:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
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Yeah, they did, but the memories along the way were priceless.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
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Just pulled out some of the old FONDA stuff that Parkinson sent me the back end of last year.
Looking back, it really was a monumental effort on his part to get a truly World powerboat series up and running . It was the first world wide series with races all over the globe.
Mark reminded me that it had 29 starters at the race in Lignano. I remember it well, I was the starter.
I was researching about the Singapore events and could see the Gov covered lots of the bills.
Very hard to get that today
Ah but you don’t see the bigger picture Pilgrim. We were the sprat to catch the mackerel. Next came the bikes ,then the F1 cars. Was a very clever move, and it worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
I wish boat racing got 1% of what they burn on F1Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Was it not always so Pilgrim, once upon a time before Pontious was pilot and i was a nice and pleasant young lad. There was a time when boat racing and car racing were two sports not very far apart. In fact even further back when my granny was a flapper , boat racing drew even bigger crowds than car racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
But time moves on, that was then and this is now. But no matter how hard anyone tries, you simply cant change history, or bring it back, or erase it, it happened .
Just like its no good sending a kid to jail because of something his great grandad did over 100 years ago.
you either work with today’s people to make the world a better place , or stay in the shadows. One things for sure, pulling down ancient monuments and burning flags and looting shops does nothing for any cause except create loathing and disgust,
Just because celebrities attend gatherings doesn't mean they believe, it means they want to be seen So their image is not forgotten .
Who ever said “Black lives dont matter”, I never heard anyone say that, did you? Same as i never heard anyone say white lives don’t matter !
Of course theres racism, always has been and always will be.
Same as theres always been english taking the piss out of the Irish, or the Canadians taking the rise out of Newfies. The Aussies and New Zealander’s. The swedes and the Norwegians. The Europeans and the Polocks. Its human humour, something nothing can destroy Its something inbred into each and everyone of us regardless of colour, take that away and we we become vegetables, carrots and spuds, it ain’t never going to happen.
Destroying history will never change it, might help forget it, but it’ll never go away cos it happened , the good, the bad and the ugly.
The good news is I was doing a repair on a beach cast for the wifes business in a buddies workshop and a punter turned up selling tapes as in masking tapes etc.
He noticed a bright yellow piece of cowling from a T750, with decals and a number, asked what that came from , I said a race boat, he said wow do you race here, well yes had our first race in November last year.
He said great Singapore needs more things to do to make it interesting here..
Just need a few more like that.
The point system seems to be a fair system.
A first place = 9 points, and is greater than, 8 points for two third place finishes.
2nd = 6, 4th = 3, 5th = 2, and 6th place = 1 point.
If I remember correctly F1 race cars had the same point structure then. I not certain today how both F1 cars & boats distribute the race result point values.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...0&d=1591859237
The boats were dominated by Seebold and Hodges hulls, 9 and 8 respectively.
The other 7 boats in the field were distributed among 5 hull manufactures.
And in 1983 the Paris race was still on the circuit. Ten years after I witnessed my last Paris race.
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Powerboat is boat racing in Singapore popular? There seems to be enough water there to host a boat race in a great location.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
What is it like when F1 cars come to town, and take over the city at night time?
It was getting popular way back in early 80's with formula E type ( T750) and v6 classes but faded away as more and more water was taken for development and the port traffic has gone up and up, so its hard to find any water to get a permit these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
The FONDA circuit came here all through the 80's as the City has a fantastic bit of water in the middle of town for tunnel boats.
Followed by a few F1 races and a Nations Cup event which was the last.
Last year we in the SPBA held a T750 race which was the first for many many years, the Wuhan has put all that on hold as boating is still shutdown till next month and travel bans in place in Asia. All the boats came from HK where a local guy that lives in teh UK and races there has funded a fleet to try to get a circuit in Asia and they are one design, I have done all 3 events, HK, Macau and Singapore, they are great and a fantastic bunch come from Europe mostly and just have fun.
We plan to get that class going but like many its hard to get new engines to suit that class and hard to find a venue.
All the water in Singapore is the Port so we have to deal with the port authority that have more important things to do.
It will be up to the voters to put pressure to get it started so up to our club to get more interested.
Singapore did have a big jet ski scene but restrictions also made that fade away.
The F1 night race is a big deal here and there are lots of car clubs but all events have to be in Malaysia as there are zero facilities here for gear heads less some go kart tracks.
None the F1 track is used for anything outside of the GP other than what is normally roads, which is most of it.
There is more stuff happening in Malaysia particularly East Malaysia, they have a great local scene from 6hp and up to sst60.
Thailand has a f1 poser show ( put movie stars in F1 boats)funded by a beer guy and thats it in Asia, no nationally organized series and no safety standards at all
Thailand does have one of the biggest Jetski events in the world where they usually have about USD$500k prize pot.
Normally attracts about 300 foreign skis
The problem in Asia ( other than Singapore where you can get anything done once the Gov is behind you) is if you try to run an event somebody looking for large bag of cash or your event doesnt run.
If your the local Billionaire then you have some power.
Thanks for that Pilgrim. Without a doubt the longest post ever on the “TRICKS” site.
You been sacked and got time on your hands?
no matter, im still grateful when anybody writes anything.
Would appear today I am “ quote “ A far right, white privileged hooligan” And there was me thinking i was simply an ordinary everyday Sort of chap. Wonder how I suddenly acquired that Monica
Oh. another thing, please dont ever build a statue of me !
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
we are all locked up, hence we are all doing time...
Sign outside Ford Open Prison reads “SERVING THYME”. .Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
“Writes anything.” I was fortunate, in my own eyes, to witness the era of the outboard engine’s evolution. To a powerful enough machine, which mounted on some recreational boats, will get a novice driver in trouble, over his head.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Like wise I grew-up with the evolution of the rock guitarist, and his evolving gear of big amps, tone peddles and quality guitars. The engineered machine of a well-oiled engine or the rock and roll resonance, they both have distinctive sounds.
In my later years I picked up a guitar (I bought it from my buddy’s brother). I tried my hand at the self-taught method on weekends. And I was never good enough to perform. That long process has made me appreciate good guitar playing, and other artists on any musical instrument too.
So then I will pay my respect to some fine guitar players. To most of us,they (globally known) do not need introduction. But the fascinating thing to me about these 12 is they, come from the same island nation England. And Jackie, a lot of my generational colleagues are surprised; so much good music comes from a, not so large populated nation.
Here are a few, in which I highly appreciate their contribution to my ears.
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Here I am at the local music store, holding one of their strange & funky guitars.
Bohemian Motor Oil. :thumbsup:
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Roy. Two of my granddaughters married married rock guitar players. Carly and Sonny, They’ve produced four grandchildren up to now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
Johnny Stubbs and Dean Morris play everything from Spanish classical to outrageously ear splitting noise.
They are both music teachers at posh colleges here in the south of England when their not doing gigs around the county.
damned if i can fathom out how guitar players with their ability are not earning millions?
pretty sure i could come up with the lyrics overnight——- and I know they can write their own music to fit. Dan, I might just do that this morning for a change .
Cowes Torquay Cowes has been cancelled for 2020, Christian Toll sent me an email this morning confirming this statement.
Us f15 fighter from lackenheath suffolk, down in the north sea 75 miles east of Scarborough.
Pilot found, but was reported dead Very sad indeed RIP
USA inventory of F15 Eagles are getting pretty old now.................Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
This was an F15C apparently ? Only a couple of million !——- Fighter pilots matter?????Quote:
Originally Posted by WaterZebra
Howard Arneson and Phill Rolla were great friends, one time Bill Sirois , Arneson and Rolla were in Lugano at the sme time. My son Mark met Howard many times when Twin Disc bought out Arneso surface drives.
Howard developed a great many more things than the Arneson Drive. Great man.
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Originally Posted by FUJIMO
i agree Fugi, but he made his money with the pool sweep.
Today i recieved all the pictures back that i gave to Willabee many years ago . He gave them all back in case There are any in the collection i may wish to use in Jacks book.
reason i gave him them in the first place was because i always believed he had the best site ever in his HOT SINGLES. I still do . He is also the one who knows more about Mercury in the 70/s than anyother living person., thanks Bill.
Thanks for sharing those pics. I had a lot of fun posting them and we all enjoyed "discussing their importance" relative to the history of boat racing. I'm not sure which is my favorite, but your early run in a two seater with training wheels is right up there! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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cheers mQuote:
Originally Posted by willabee