Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Just one or two of the wilson cla at Jans birthday bash

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Jans two girls —- Wild Amy and rock steady Heidi.

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Gave Jan three concepts of something or other that i made a while back for her birthday—- she liked them anyway—- or at least, she said she did,

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Petanque on the beach—— Jan won of course.

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One i made earlier—-ABOUT TEN YEARS EARLIER —- came to light in the move !!!!!!

[FUJIMO]

...nicest looking group of humans i've ever seen......

[jackiewilson]

THANKS FOR THAT FUJI—YOU MADE US ALL LOOK ALMOST HUMAN.
Sam has a plaque just inside the front door that reads—-“TO LOOK AT US -YOU WOULD THINK WE WERE JUST A NORMAL FAMILY” !!!!!!!!
Absolutely nothing normal about the WILSON family and its many offshoots .
Take the “BLOW-INS” FOR EXAMPLE, Gary Stray of Geico —— and FISHIE of BLONDECELL, are a fine pair of BLOW -IN examples .

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One for the historians ———-Paris pits —- Ten minutes before the gun —-time was 9–50 am Sunday morning. OCTOBER ??—????

[Old boy]

One for the historians ———-Paris pits —- Ten minutes before the gun —-time was 9–50 am Sunday morning. OCTOBER ??—????

Without seeing the front cowl, I can't possibly tell if those 1000's are 1963 or '64?

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Without seeing the front cowl, I can't possibly tell if those 1000's are 1963 or '64?

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Me myself says they are ‘63’s !!!!!!

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Cheated a bit ——— date is October 6th—1963. At least, that’s what it says on the back of the phoggie.

[Old boy]

I was still correct! (with all due respect)

As you well know, there have been a very small number of "year models" produced, where their has been very little (or no) cosmetic differences.

Those years that come to mind are:
70&71 72&73 76&77.
Now we all know what the boffins were "playing with" in that group of years! (2.4)

[jackiewilson]

I was still correct! (with all due respect)

As you well know, there have been a very small number of "year models" produced, where their has been very little (or no) cosmetic differences.

Those years that come to mind are:
70&71 72&73 76&77.
Now we all know what the boffins were "playing with" in that group of years! (2.4)

Like it or not there was a power/capacity race going on at that time between OMC and Mercury—- personnel were changing sides like footballers changing teams.
UIM had set the top limit for racing at 2 litres in Europe —— mercury were the dominant motor in that class. [omc did have a very quick but unreliable 2 litre —- hand built and fragile, known as “THE GRENADE”].
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We never saw a 2.4 Mercury over here until years later—— they were OZ unlimited class.
OMC were Running their 3 litre in the OZ class .
RUDE brigade said they weren’t interested in running a 2litre motor ——- UIM tried to bring about a touch of sanity by making 2000cc the top capacity. But what with large backhanders and bent politicians, they failed miserably .
Rotary came along, which as far as i know nobody yet has been able to decide on how it should be measured ?????? Just put it in the OZ class—- which is simply a RUN WHAT YOU BRUNG , RUNAWAY CLASS,, IN FACT PUT TWO OF THEM—- OR FOUR — OR TEN OF THEM ON THE TRANSOM——- ITS STILL LEGAL !!!!!!!!!!
THEN GARBRECHT SWOPPED SIDES——— OMC V8‘S APPEARED —- the carnage started and didn’t stop until OMC went to the wall.
Some might call it a success, I call it a total failure —— was nearly the death knell of powerboat racing as i knew it
I did not have a lot of time for the promotor of the OZ series and as usual let the fact be known to said person. [i have a nasty habit of doing this] .
Parkinson was the only honest promoter in powerboating ——- thats why he was never popular with the UIM—-or the RYA, he couldn’t be „BOUGHT‘.

Enough of all this, i have an idea for a new concept !!!!!!

[jackiewilson]

Sam only serves CHAMPAGNE—- not Prosscco or Cava ——- only the real McCoy, so after a hard days drinking, this is what happens.

[FUJIMO]