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    Quote Originally Posted by jackiewilson View Post
    See what I can do for you Pilgrim—- Parkinson was brilliant at organising power boat races all over the world . FONDA was the first organisation to arrange races in the Far East —— I was the guy that founded FONDA .
    Still happening?

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    Quote Originally Posted by powerabout View Post
    Still happening?
    Yes it is Pilgrim—— leaving in two hours, calling in at Steven’s my son in law who used to work with Fabio Buzzi. Spending the night with him.
    Meeting Parky Sunday morning—— rang to tell me he has all the FONDA material ready to browse through.
    If it all comes together, there should be some exciting biting in the near future.

    In answer to your previous question—— which local power boat clubs were involved in the Singapore race, im afraid I can’t recall, again Parkinson was chief negotiator! But I promise I will remember to ask.

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    My sweet lord pilgrim—- have I ever got hundreds of pictures and race results from the Canon and FONDA series of races.
    Parky has also got ten or twelve half hour videos ( on discs ) of the races .
    line up of 29 boats in Singapore—-
    evidence of Herr Rolf Fraulins deep and devious double dealings whilst being head honcho of the UIM .and the lies that he fabricated!
    watch this space closely in the near future—— lots of FACTS about thirteen years of wonderful racing.
    i am trying to get Parkinson on S&Fwith his own thread—— I have never seen so many race reports in one place.
    The races at Rio De Janeiro and Darling harbour —- Beruit—- that got away.
    I was with him looking at pictures and documents for three hours until the camera ran dry.
    Boy, was that ever an experience—— back home Sunday night—- pictures start then.

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    File upon file of powerboat history——- immaculately kept—— each race in its own see through plastic folder. Each year neatly bound as part of a volume, that’s Parkinson.
    Almost all the pictures you will see over the next few weeks were taken by Brian Dewey “DEWDROP” to his friends. Great photographer and all round very nice lad, with an equally nice wife “MARGE”.
    Hoping Jeanne Bowen will teach me how to post pictures on scream and fly, I can do the little one at a time phoggies—- but have yet to master the craft like FUJI and Peters and the other clever buggers on the site———- still down in deepest Dorset, but will be home tonight.
    Hope you enjoy these Pilgrim——- asked him about the local Singapore clubs —- was told he would have to look them up as it was over thirty years since it all happened.

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    Maybe one of my friends can blow it up out of all proportion . Doing a “LASSE” !

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    Another from the archives—— read it and weep !

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    Those were the days my friend—— we thought would never end ??????
    Thats it——-i’m leaving——on a jet plane———— or rather the trusty Lexus F450H Sport, Be Home long before sun up—— in fact, just after sundown !!!!
    One last call to have lunch with my sister Angela on the way back to the ranch.

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    Looking forward to seeing these.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by ron54 View Post
    Looking forward to seeing these.....
    Just keep watching Phill—— you will recognise most of the people and boats involved In the pictures and documents !
    There will be plenty for Pilgrim to peruse——- plenty of AMERICAN races——- St .Louis—— The Bahamas——- Miami and Atlanta .

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    Now there’s a line up for you——- name that place—— the year—- and the drivers—- wives, kids and mothers are not acceptable——- drinking, social and feeding habits are best forgotten on this occasion!

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    I CAN ALWAYS MAKE ANOTHER DOLLAR, BUT I CANNOT MAKE ANOTHER DAY

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    Bristol?

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    Came across this in a craft shop in ABBOTSBURY down in deepest Dorset.
    Made me smile—— hope it does the same for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by powerabout View Post
    Bristol?
    Nah—- there was never that much room to line up thirty boats—— and CHARLIE Sheppard would never allow more than twenty on the water at any one time !

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    One straight out of the archives—— again, where when and who ?

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