Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

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Just when I thought I’d seen the last of the Rollers, Sam gives me a very old hard back book entitled The first twenty Rolls Royce Silver Ghost’s.
Second one in, is this white beauty with a lid and luggage rack on top, it was a famous machine called
PEARL OF THE EAST ,!! It’s been lost forever——- nobody anywhere knows what happened to it.

I have it on the back burner—— but it has to be done, but at leisure—— over a year or so—— maybe start it sometime late summer—- I still have ambition!

You seen the latest model Dry Martini from Mike Bontoft and Phil Morris——- beautiful piece of kit—— selling for £99 retail !!! Should sell a shed load of ‘em at that price.
Down side of that is they’re “plastic”—- Made with a three Dee printer—— present day “DINKY”—— every one of them is perfect —- right down to the last detail—— just like the one before and the one after. Soul less—— the original was a one off—— the next one was just a bit different —— stretched—- widened —- cut down—— stern Drives—- outboards—— no two were ever alike !
when I do a concept of any raceboat—— I couldn’t possibly do two alike—— there’s no measuring stick used anywhere——- there’s no patterns——- just a love for a boat and a passion to build it, just like the original!

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I just knew that there had to have been a Silver Ghost in the royal family collection of posh vehicles!
Sure enough—— it was in the first twenty Ghosts and delivered to Queen Mary in 1908—- it’s another to put on the back burner—- but to think about !

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Might just have to do another one of the old warrior —— you can probably get a perfect scale model in plastic for £99 . Mines twice as big but made out of hardwood—— nowhere near perfect and will cost you £250 .

Sunday, Sunday——- just love that day—— start of a new week, birthday celebrations all over and done with, new project under way but workshop in a hell of a state.
Time for another clear up—— change the discs and linisher belt—— empty the bins and swarf bag, sharp up the lathe bits — take the scrap box to the scrapyard.
Ship three rollers out to the USA !
Just ordered a new set of “Ear buds”——— been told that with an ap —- and the iPhone you can improve your hearing ability 1000% —— takes out all background noise, pricey but worth it. I’ll let you know how I get on.

Forgot to tell you —- expensive— amazing bottle of wine was “Corked”——- damned thing was €€20 a bottle fifteen years ago, but it has been kicked from pillar to post over the years, not kept exactly as wine should be.
Got a 1971 bottle of Dom perignon —— google reckons it’s worth £1000—- how do you value a bottle of piss ????Attachment 457795

Bitterly disappointing day yesterday——- suffered a major setback—— did a trial run of the putting the finishing touch to me latest effort—— only to find that the pillars of the earth were half the size they should be——- ruined the whole thing.
Set me back two days. Even a genius makes mistakes sometimes—— an idiot makes them all the time!

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this is what all the fuss was about—— cocked up the height of the pillars They needed to be at least twice as high ( One Metre ) done em—— just need to swop the race cars over.
See what tomorrow brings.

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Floyd ( Smitty ) Smith and Bobby Garner at Parker 1969.
Barren Land No houses just desert !

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More of just how bleak Parker was in the early days.

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And there’s more——- Parker around late sixties —— not a lot there most of the year!

took a drive out to Parker and Havasu 5 or six years ago when we went to Las Vegas always wanted to see them after reading about them
in powerboat & waterskier.
Question for you Jackie did you ever race on the lake at mallory park ? I remember mono's not so sure about cats.

Regards Rob

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Originally Posted by robert j garner

took a drive out to Parker and Havasu 5 or six years ago when we went to Las Vegas always wanted to see them after reading about them
in powerboat & waterskier.
Question for you Jackie did you ever race on the lake at mallory park ? I remember mono's not so sure about cats.

Regards Rob

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No way Rob——- the puddle was far too small for any serious racing——
There used to be a couple of characters called “ Nigel Riley. And John Bolster. hey were reporters for yachting magazines——— John Bolster had a weekly column in MOTORSPORT MAGAZINE they used to race together in the smallest class of powerboats.
I remember the pair of them circumnavigated Chasewater for three hours at the “BOATBUILDERS TRIALS” in a DERRY boat with a TEN HP. Motor.
Len Britnell and the pair of them organised a boat race on the puddle in the middle of Mallory Park racing circuit——— biggest horsepower allowed was 35—— lap times were around twenty five seconds——- it was a FECKIN joke !
i took my Bristol up there with a fifty Merc——- refused to put it on the water——— no turns or marker buoys—— just a round saucer with two feet of water in it!
John Bolster always wore a deerstalker—— Nigel Riley was pissed as a parrot 23 hours a day —- couldn’t put a sentence together!
No Rob,, they never did race cats at Mallory Park .

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

Just ordered a new set of “Ear buds”——— been told that with an ap —- and the iPhone you can improve your hearing ability 1000% —— takes out all background noise, pricey but worth it. I’ll let you know how I get on.

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They are wonderful, Jackie!!

I can now hear: Karin in the kitchen; The dog barking down the stree; I can also hear the TV; My cell phone, some things in a noisy restaurant--or nothing at all in a noisy restaurant--YOU NOW HAVE A CHOICE!!

But be prepared to spend at least two hours a day-screwing with 'issues'--charging the battery charger etc And learn a new language that the teenagers already know--PAIRING--STREAMING--CONNECTIVITY.

Enjoy!!

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Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

They are wonderful, Jackie!!

I can now hear: Karin in the kitchen; The dog barking down the stree; I can also hear the TV; My cell phone, some things in a noisy restaurant--or nothing at all in a noisy restaurant--YOU NOW HAVE A CHOICE!!

Thanks for the “heads up” Gene.
Now I’ve always been an APPLE fruit and nut case, house computer—— I phone—— I pad, all things apple

But be prepared to spend at least two hours a day-screwing with 'issues'--charging the battery charger etc And learn a new language that the teenagers already know--PAIRING--STREAMING--CONNECTIVITY.

Enjoy!!

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Thanks for the heads up Gene —— now I’ve always been an APPLE fruit and nut case—— desktop—-IPad—— IPhone .
My sister got me all excited when she told me about the new Air buds pro——- said it changed her life completely.
Thought I’d treat myself to a pair——- read all the write ups and the bumph——- spent a weekend looking at what was out there——- decided that apple had a problem with the low hours between charging and the number of hours the battery lasts.
Turns out that MYFO is so far ahead of the game in earbuds it’s left Apple for dead.
100 hours between charges——— anyway I’ve bought a pair——— they arrive today—— let you know how I get on with them!
What with the new Clarke Gable FANGS ——-and Million Dollar Man hearing, life could take on a whole new meaning !
Not allowed to try Blue Pills——— clashes with the eight little pills I take a day at present—-

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Was asked if I could post a piccy of the Silver Ghost’s leaf springs and floor pan—— here’tis!