Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Perhaps you are thinking about Mitch Lembke..

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Well, like i told you——-I’ve had a word with Billy and he’s confirmed that he did make that particular boat———— the one that won Parker.
Lembke boys did pull a deck mould and a Hull mould from it——— he thinks Mike Mullins might have them!
Small world isn’t it?

[WaterZebra]

...Was a sharp looking boat, that's why you took the picture Jackie. Guys name was Hiram "Mickey" Muecke, and it was a 20' Sidewinder Tunnel, with twin 1969 1250 Super BP Stackers... Or was it.(?)

This not the same Sidewinder tunnel that Kenny Baker ran there. Did they run together or were the stackers from Kenny's boat end up on this hull?

[jackiewilson]

Yesterday I got a clean bill of health——- just keep taking the tablets and you’ll live till you die !
Today it’s the funeral of one of my friends——- then it’s back on an even keel.
The “Radial” is moving along nicely——— May take a while, but it’s nice to do something different. May put a swamp buggy underneath it——— but probably not, I’m right off boats of any kind!
Wont get any shop time in today, that’s for sure.

[Bob V]

Yesterday I got a clean bill of health——- just keep taking the tablets and you’ll live till you die !
Today it’s the funeral of one of my friends——- then it’s back on an even keel.
The “Radial” is moving along nicely——— May take a while, but it’s nice to do something different. May put a swamp buggy underneath it——— but probably not, I’m right off boats of any kind!
Wont get any shop time in today, that’s for sure.

Congrats on you clean bill of health. Now Jill gets the gall bladder removed next week and then it should be smooth sailing. You will be able to get the "Radical Radial" up and running in no time.....Life is good again..

[ron54]

" You will be able to get the "Radical Radial" up and running in no time"

Bob lowering the tone of this thread will get youse heading toward the ice cold slab of the naughty step.........lol

[jackiewilson]

Congrats on you clean bill of health. Now Jill gets the gall bladder removed next week and then it should be smooth sailing. You will be able to get the "Radical Radial" up and running in no time.....Live is good again..

Job done——- still do not like these occasions—- unfortunately they happen to all of us at sometime or another in our life.
Came back home too late to take a nap, but too early for a drink——- toddled into the workshop and got a good two hours on the RR (Radical Radial)——- Have no idea if there ever was such a device ! But if there was, it must have run like a Swiss clock.
One thing for absolute certainty——— there will NEVER be another one. Thirty of everything——- barrels, heads——Oil pipes—- holes, —— bolts——— must have had a mad fit of depression to even contemplate the project in the first bloody place !
When it’s finally finished, rest assured, it will carry a hefty price tag!
I have to say——- I don’t give a flying fart what else is being exhibited alongside this piece, it will dwarf in comparison.
Eat your heart out ANDY——- you did your best——- but Close enough is only good enough in horse shoes and hand grenades !

[Bob V]

" You will be able to get the "Radical Radial" up and running in no time"

Bob lowering the tone of this thread will get youse heading toward the ice cold slab of the naughty step.........lol

Radical: Revolutionary..Progressive..

[jackiewilson]

Radical: Revolutionary..Progressive..

RRP?———- Too bloody close to RIP ,
Lets just settle for RR!

[jackiewilson]

Today should be a “normal” day, whatever that is ?—— long time since I did a normal, Seems there’s happenings and occasions——- Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, appointments and meetings, lunches and dinners, trips, cruises and airports, hospitals and surgeries, doctors diagnosing, nurses needling———- so, I ask again——— what, where and when is NORMAL ?
For me, it’s a day in the shop fernagling whatever, and just letting my little grey cells and hands work in harmony, producing things of little or no value, except to keep the body functioning the way it ought to, as long as possible.
WHATS YOUR “NORMAL” DAY ?

[Bob V]

Wos things like on the naughty step do I get fed or do I have to bring my own?

Jackie....I can't help but to think that Phill has been waiting for an invitation to the exclusive "Naughty Step Club."

Maybe the time has come...??

[John Schubert]

Well, like i told you——-I’ve had a word with Billy and he’s confirmed that he did make that particular boat———— the one that won Parker.
Lembke boys did pull a deck mould and a Hull mould from it——— he thinks Mike Mullins might have them!
Small world isn’t it?

Mullins does have the moulds

[jackiewilson]

Mullins does have the moulds

Thanks John—— Timmy confirmed that MM does indeed have the mounds———But, for the life in me, I can’t imagine who the hell would want to pull a boat out of there.
Although I don’t doubt the original Seebold/Sidewinder would be a much quicker boat than the Hodges/Cosworth, ( by some thirty miles per hour ) I still can’t see anybody building one today.
Modern design and building techniques, weight and strength, cells and safety have advanced slowly but surely over the last forty years and rendered previous designs obsolete.
Even if there were one or two enthusiastic entrepreneurs willing to back the project ——- where could you run a rig like that today———- you couldn’t find a place that would have you——- insurance would be high if not impossible———- maybe better to simply remember things the way they were.

[jackiewilson]

Jackie....I can't help but to think that Phill has been waiting for an invitation to the exclusive "Naughty Step Club."

Maybe the time has come...??

As the walrus said——- to speak of many things, like working long and hard to earn the “Naughty Step”— been some notables among the residents of the step over the years———- all whom have learned and become wiser after the experience! Not a punishment to be handed down lightly——— more an experience to be savoured and enjoyed ——-placed alongside treasured memories like your first bike, car, raceboat, girlfriend, house and kid.
Jest ye not the naughty step——— listen and learn, then weep for what you missed ! Such is the power of the naughty step !

[AZMIDLYF]

Mullin's version of the Silverwing...

[jackiewilson]

Mullin's version of the Silverwing...

Not what I meant at all, Seebold had a plastic pleasure craft!! Ugly, single engined tunnel ski boat that would not win a beauty contest in a million years. Mullins make on the Sidewinder falls into that same category——- stack of assholes come to mind!!
The original raceboat was a thing of beauty——- not only did it look good—— it performed !
Dont know how true it is—— maybe conjecture or rumour—- or simply enhanced legend, but the figure of 150 mph has been mentioned in the same breath as the Seebold/Sidewinder.
Be interesting to talk to someone who has first hand knowledge of the rig——— also nice if we knew where the original wood boat was.
V12 Jaguars are in plentiful supply—— even one of Tom Wilkenshaws 800 hp jobbies would not be hard to find ( or even that expensive).