Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

That reminds me of learning to snow ski for the first.
A British woman friend of my Mom, in Como Italy, sells us her husband's snow skis.

I show Giorgio (Renato Molinari's brother) the skis at the Como shop. And he takes a hand file and starts sharpening the metal edges of the skis. Telling me this will help to cut into the ice better.

I go north of the shop, and take the ferry across lake Como, to a local ski slope. I still have the scar (it took stitches to close) from coming down one of the slopes. Turning, I slipped and one of the skis cut the inside of my leg below the knee. Heck I am from Florida, I have never played in the snow before. However, since then I am an intermediate level skier. I have been on black diamond runs (some sections very carefully & slow) at Mammoth, California.

Regarding going fast on a motorcycle, my criteria is do not exceed your braking skill level. I respect applying the brake bias (front & back brakes respectively) in a balance controlled descent. And again, another scar on one my hands (still there). Road is wet from rain, and I am on my cousin's bike, I apply the brakes and the rear goes sideways, and my hand is under the handlebar getting dragged on the pavement. No stitches they use butterfly bandages.

Like snow skiing, you get up, and get back on the bike. Both sports give you a sense of freedom & serenity. As does a fine day on the water too.

My mishaps, I am sure are minor compared to you guys dust-ups.

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Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

Retired?

JACKIE-I've been hurt working on the Malibu

Hurt racing cars-and boats--

Hurt riding a motorcycle--



But--Never been hurt as bad as learning to snow ski at the age of 50!!

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It’s always the skinny ones that cause the problem.
was on the back from the TORRIGIA Factory in ‘65 . Had three boats on board , a 15’vee bottom—- a 14’tunnel and an 18’ boat tha had run Paris in 64. MONTE BLANC tunnel was closed . Sergio CARNITI said he was going to DAVOS skiing and the col was open . We arrived - but the pass was closed — i passed on the skiing and took off along the coast road to Monaco — Cannes—Nice — St. Trop — was 18 hours nonstop driving before i reached Dieppe and the ferry to England —- slept the whole five hours crossing the channel. Brought all three boats home safely unscathed . .
Never ever did go snow skiing —— still haven’t !!!!!!!!!!so i was never tempted by the SNOWBIRDS”
i just stayed out of trouble Gene.
Gene where is my copy of MEMOIRS ????????????

Been head down and arse up all weekend . Had the itch—pissed me off — needed to do something about the JIM NEERSTROM V8 concept trophy .
Well when you get the itch , there’s a terrible need to scratch—so i scratched all weekend —until it stopped itching .
Have to surprise ROTORY JOHN for one thing —— and squeeze a few dollars more out of him !!!!
sure you all know the feeling when a plan comes together and you get a weeks work done in two and a half days .
Bear in mind this particular concept is born and hand carved out of the solid aluminium. Piccies later .

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Tell me you dont like the mount Johnno and i will bin it !!!!!!!!!Attachment 501943Attachment 501943

I've passed it along to Jim. I'll let you know if he has any interest.

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..... Split my top lip— bled like a stuck pig for a while . But its alright now ????? Good name for a song.

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Good name only if you've learned your lesson well,
you see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself :D

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Good name only if you've learned your lesson well,
you see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself :D

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still get lots of advice Bill . Trouble with me is the same its always been —- i listen —then do it my way !!!

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No kewpie doll for guessing what the next concept might be !!!!!!!!!

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No kewpie doll for guessing what the next concept might be !!!!!!!!!

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Formula 1 Buggatti

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...7&d=1646689174

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CAMELIA is in full bloom —- did take a hammering from the high winds although low temperatures don't seem to worry it none.

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Is this what you were searching for Gene—— Roger HINSDALE presented me with this a few years back !!!!!!

Would you believe they want 141.00 quid for that book now !

Dont see anyone from OMC fetching that sort of money ????? Not even CHARLIE STRANG , And he was KEIKHAEFER trained !!!!!!!!

Close, if you want a new one 85 squidlies or 24.95 for a used one.Attachment 502020

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By the way Roy— you have been scammed big time .

...jeeeeez!....that's one scary...um...cut lip...;)https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...0&d=1646572828

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Hi Jackie
did you ever get the special decals for the F1V8 record boats?

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Hi Jackie
did you ever get the special decals for the F1V8 record boats?

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still waiting for them—-i have four boats finished and ready to go. Just need the art work. Problem here is its my son in law “LITTLE JEFF’ who provides them , but he’s always too busy. May try and put a little pressure on him.

How bad has the Russia/Ukraine war effected your gas prices?

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How bad has the Russia/Ukraine war effected your gas prices?

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We have always been shafted when it comes to gas prices — we have just been shafted a little deeper .
All this crap about gas prices —when its the government that takes the biggest rake off—- higher the price —more the tax collected —its a win -win every time!

Am i the only sane person on the planet?????
we have a United Nations —— we have NATO. So i ask myself -WHAT FECKIN GOOD IS IT ??????
I was under the impression it was set up to protect all nations against aggression -and invasion ???? When push comes to shove no one seems to be able to face Putin . Somebody has to — or he will do what Hitler did —- just keep on invading other countries until he is stopped !!!!

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We have always been shafted when it comes to gas prices — we have just been shafted a little deeper .
All this crap about gas prices —when its the government that takes the biggest rake off—- higher the price —more the tax collected —its a win -win every time!

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When 40% of production capacity disappears in a matter of days, the only way you can "ration" the supply is to make it economically unreachable for many who can barely afford it to begin with. I'm betting that when gas reaches $6 / gal in the USA there will be a purchasing stampede on EVs and hybrids. Putin may be doing us a favor by forcing us to figure out how to "get off" oil. The stuff has connections to everything we do. Taxes have nothing to do with it.

...we will never be off oil. not in my lifetime anyways...

Yep.........me neither.

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When 40% of production capacity disappears in a matter of days, the only way you can "ration" the supply is to make it economically unreachable for many who can barely afford it to begin with. I'm betting that when gas reaches $6 / gal in the USA there will be a purchasing stampede on EVs and hybrids. Putin may be doing us a favor by forcing us to figure out how to "get off" oil. The stuff has connections to everything we do. Taxes have nothing to do with it.

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Gas is way over $6 a gallon here already. I get 35 mpg out of my Lexus Hybrid -so yes, i think its the way to go. [previous gas only Lexus got 18/20 mpg] How the hell can you think paying 60% tax on gas has nothing to do with it ?????
Oil is like cash—- something we just cant do without— if it reaches £10 a gallon, we will still buy it.

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When 40% of production capacity disappears in a matter of days, the only way you can "ration" the supply is to make it economically unreachable for many who can barely afford it to begin with. I'm betting that when gas reaches $6 / gal in the USA there will be a purchasing stampede on EVs and hybrids. Putin may be doing us a favor by forcing us to figure out how to "get off" oil. The stuff has connections to everything we do. Taxes have nothing to do with it.

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"Russian crude oil and petroleum product exports to the U.S. represent 8 percent of all its imported oil and less than 2 percent of the U.S. supply, an NBC News analysis of U.S. and European oil data found." courtesy of NBC news.

This being the case, how do you justify a 45% increase in price. This is nothing more than price gouging from the oil producers, refineries, wholesales and retailers. Our local gas stations are increasing the prices several times a day, yet they have these same gas in the ground that they purchased at a much lower price a week or two ago. This is nothing more than a money grab by the petroleum industry fueled by the media.

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"Russian crude oil and petroleum product exports to the U.S. represent 8 percent of all its imported oil and less than 2 percent of the U.S. supply, an NBC News analysis of U.S. and European oil data found." courtesy of NBC news.

This being the case, how do you justify a 45% increase in price. This is nothing more than price gouging from the oil producers, refineries, wholesales and retailers. Our local gas stations are increasing the prices several times a day, yet they have these same gas in the ground that they purchased at a much lower price a week or two ago. This is nothing more than a money grab by the petroleum industry fueled by the media.

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Tell me about it Bob— I ran a TOTAL owned garage for over 12 years —- could never make a profit due to EVAPORATION . Never did sell the amount i bought in . Never could understand it —— found out years later there was a huge vapour loss. If you owned the GARAGE -YOU COULD MAKE TWICE THE MONEY OF COMPANY OWNED SITES.
Oil companies are not known for going bankrupt or out of business ——- always seem to make more in a crisis!!!!!!

...the old saying...never let a crisis go to waste...

In two days we went from $3.79 to $3.99 to $4.19 to $4.39 to $4.59. At this rate we will be at $6.00 by the end of the week. The petroleum executives are ordering their new yachts...:eek:

PUTIN is the richest oil exec and has the largest yacht in the world .

Jackie, have you heard about Gary from Geico ?

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Originally Posted by Bob V

"Russian crude oil and petroleum product exports to the U.S. represent 8 percent of all its imported oil and less than 2 percent of the U.S. supply, an NBC News analysis of U.S. and European oil data found." courtesy of NBC news.

This being the case, how do you justify a 45% increase in price. This is nothing more than price gouging from the oil producers, refineries, wholesales and retailers. Our local gas stations are increasing the prices several times a day, yet they have these same gas in the ground that they purchased at a much lower price a week or two ago. This is nothing more than a money grab by the petroleum industry fueled by the media.

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Call it what you want but it's 1974 all over again and you cannot do a thing about it. I hope it doesn't get back to gas lines, purchase limtis and roadside status flags. But I also remember the inefficient clunky pieces of junk we were driving in 1974 too.

I kept all of my marathon racing tanks from the days of Havasu (nobody wanted to buy them). They now serve as fuel reserve storage in my barn. 1974 is just as clear in my mind as yesterday. To this very day, I still have a habit of topping off my tank anytime I'm out driving.

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Jackie, have you heard about Gary from Geico ?

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have i heard about what ???????????

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Call it what you want but it's 1974 all over again and you cannot do a thing about it. I hope it doesn't get back to gas lines, purchase limtis and roadside status flags. But I also remember the inefficient clunky pieces of junk we were driving in 1974 too.

I kept all of my marathon racing tanks from the days of Havasu (nobody wanted to buy them). They now serve as fuel reserve storage in my barn. 1974 is just as clear in my mind as yesterday. To this very day, I still have a habit of topping off my tank anytime I'm out driving.

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I had one of the two garages in Southwater in West Sussex —in 1974 —- suddenly -everyone in the village who owned a car was my best friend —— neighbours who had never been near, [particularly as i had lived in the village for twenty years and knew OF them] . In the end put I up a sign “PETROL ONLY SERVED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A MONTHLY ACCOUNT WITH US”. Fifty people signed up with us for a monthly account ———— they lasted for the duration of the shortage !!!!!
As my sainted mother used to say NOWT SO QUEER OS FOLK !!!!!!!

...r.i.p. gary goodell...passed away at the end of last month...

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I had one of the two garages in Southwater in West Sussex —in 1974 —- suddenly -everyone in the village who owned a car was my best friend —— neighbours who had never been near, [particularly as i had lived in the village for twenty years and knew OF them] . In the end put I up a sign “PETROL ONLY SERVED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A MONTHLY ACCOUNT WITH US”. Fifty people signed up with us for a monthly account ———— they lasted for the duration of the shortage !!!!!
As my sainted mother used to say NOWT SO QUEER OS FOLK !!!!!!!

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Yeah, I had a high school classmate who's family owned a Texaco station. I never did the gas line thing or any of the other stuff. We'd go down to the station at 1 AM on a weekday and with the station lights off, we'd fuel every vehicle and fuel jugs we had. I don't drive around the area looking to save 2 cents a gallon either. I have a few select stations I patronize regardless of price. I wonder if the current situation will put pressure on farmers for ethanol corn?