Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[FUJIMO]

A vitamin booster shot given on a regular basis...hmmmm. Well then, lets get back to racing history, lol.

[powerabout]

how about a few days without beta blockers, that should get the thread going.. ( only joking)

[jackiewilson]

A vitamin booster shot given on a regular basis...hmmmm. Well then, lets get back to racing history, lol.

"Regular Basis"-------well I had the first one in my life just a month ago------have to wait for the second (and last) one until Tuesday DOC.???
By the way, I'm told it's VITAMIN B12------ made the mistake of saying I felt tired and needed a nap in the afternoon after four hours in the workshop!
But your absolutely right-------let's get back to "RACING HISTORY"

[jackiewilson]

how about a few days without beta blockers, that should get the thread going.. ( only joking)

You got a hell of a wicked sense of humour Pilgrim------must be the Aussie streak in you ?

[jackiewilson]

First race at Iver-----"YELLOW PERIL" 15' DERRY----700 MERCURY
Any guesses who the kid in the pork pie skid lid and spitfire goggles is ?

[jackiewilson]

Oh well, I suppose it's hard to believe that's Mark Wilson -----Wilson Custom Marine.

Here's another one of him fifteen years on.
Hes got the Wilson wanderlust again?
Watch these pages-----lots of exciting things happening.
Just a pity I got too old,too quickly, I could have enjoyed a new challenge not long ago.

[jackiewilson]

This is what the well dressed father of the bride was wearing in the 70/s.
Bought in La Jolla California in 1971-----that was the dogs cojones in those days.

[FUJIMO]

Oh well, I suppose it's hard to believe that's Mark Wilson -----Wilson Custom Marine.

...Never heard of him. Any relation?...

[FUJIMO]

Spit'n image of someone else I'd say... Just can't place it though...

[jackiewilson]

Enough of all that personal nonsense----that was yesteryear------this is now. " Thisayear ".
Wonder if we don't spend too much time "memorylaning "------but as you get older, you can't help but wonder what mightabeen, couldabeen and shouldabeen-----suppose it's human nature.! Don't do a blind bit of good except passes the time.
The Wilson clan are all returning back to their various homes after grandson George's wedding in California----was just too much to tackle, so all I can do is wish the couple well.
Have no idea what this weeks going to chuck at me-----if I could make a wish, it would be for the Poorlie Paw to miraculously get back to where I was at six weeks ago!
Suppose I better get my rear in gear-----no good lying here---the shower won't come to me-----that's simply a fact of life!

[jackiewilson]

C

Now you see it !

Now you don't!

Combines we're out in force yesterday------first week in August? Don't ever remember them cutting the corn this early . Maybe there is something to this global warming crap after all .
Just been informed they were cutting corn two weeks ago on the South Downs near Amberley .

[jackiewilson]

Been a long slow haul trying to get the Poorlie Paw better-----unfortunately there's very little improvement--------bored out of my skin with doing so little for so long!
Roger H. gave me a book on the life and times of E.C.KIEKHAEFER called------"THE IRON FIST".
Ashamed to say, I put it on one of the upper shelves of the bookcase and forgot about it, .
Having read some twenty books in the last month, I've run out of reading material, unless I start to peruse the kitchen goddess's cook books ! One of my pet hates are so called "CELEBRITY CHEFS" and their absolute rubbish programs.
Anyway yesterday I found THE IRON FIST , by midnight I had read 200 spellbinding pages-------couldn't put it down.

[powerabout]

Thats a good read. I just wish somebody would write the book "The history of OMC racing engines"
some of the stuff was kept so close there arent any photos, I'm thinking the 2.0 xflow

[jackiewilson]

Thats a good read. I just wish somebody would write the book "The history of OMC racing engines"
some of the stuff was kept so close there arent any photos, I'm thinking the 2.0 xflow

Maybe they will one day Pilgrim, obvious candidate is Lassie !
Its rumoured when he pisses in the snow it comes out-----OMC !

Theres a girl called Zoe Trumper who writes boating stuff and knew Velden well------she probably has pictures of the 70/s motors.
Still makes me smile when I'm told there were only two 2 litre motors------they must not have counted the ones Cees had at his shop, or maybe they didn't know ?

[powerabout]

I think John meant 2 designs, the xflow and the looper, Greg Has one looper not sure what capacity but he got it from Cees and has posted photos.
Never seen a photo of the xflow and John confirmed engine was built before v6 xflow tooling was built.
I think Jim Nerstrom and Rick McChesney need to work with a few others to get that book done or somebody needs to interview them before its lost.

Have you read the "The CIA's greatest covert operation" by David Sharp?
He was an engineer on the project and realised he was the last living person that was there so he wrote the book, took him 5 years to get it approved?
(There were a few before but not by anyone that was there).