Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Jackie. Count me in. Please let me know when and where.

Soon as i know i will tell you ???????????

[jackiewilson]

My eldest great grandson”JACK” Getting has MASTERS DEGREE at Chichester uni last night with his mum [my grand daughter “CASEY”] !!!!!!
Do confess to having a great bunch of grand and great grand children !!!!!!!!!!!

[jackiewilson]

All the balls are up in the air at the moment, my ticket has been cancelled so i am having to try again and rebook my flight to florida . Let you know how i get on —- little things set to try us !!!!!!!!

[jackiewilson]

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​chichester cathedral where the presentation took place ——just another little bit of history in west sussex—- think the cathedral is comparatively. New. [around 1o75 / 1125 ad.] —- first one was at selsey in the tenth century !

[jackiewilson]

Trip to Off has gone pear shaped —— everything on hold at the minute —-
Swedish flights are usually the cheapest, just simply could not believe the audacity and the prices charged . £585 for cattle class—-[naked] suitcase up to £500——Seat £32——Hand luggage £24—— Piss £20. [do not even think of taking a dump, stew on it rest of the way or remortgage the house ].
That’s on top of the £5,000 i already paid for medical insurance. Have to fly out on the 30th October or thats feckin null and void !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To say my cojones are in a bull mastiffs jaws is just a mild understatement !!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHRRRRRRGGGGGGG !!!! Or words to that effect .

[jackiewilson]

Still have to cobble 10 iron crosses for the red baron and then its ready for OFF !!!!

[FUJIMO]

...nice. congrats j.w......

[jackiewilson]

30 kilos of concepts delivered safely to “WILSON CUSTOM MARINE”THURSDAY !!!!!!
Now considering the fact that they. Did not leave my house until 1500 hrs on Tuesday—- thats not bad service at all from UPS .48 hours door to door.!!!!!!!!
At least they arrived in time for the old farts meeting at Marks place ——-i still have no idea of the date of the OFF meeting ——- maybe thats because i have no idea of exactly when i will be arriving in Florida !!!!! Still have not found a flight to anywhere ??????????

[jackiewilson]

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Been fiddle farting —fernagling and bringing the “PEARL OF THE EAST” back to life . Been skulling around THE workshop for four or five years now !!!!! Had some stupid offers which i politely refused [ LIKE SEX AND TRAVEL BUSTER]
Lot of weeks went into this one . Tried hard , mainly because of the wonderful history .
Custom built for the MAHARAJAH, upgraded everything . Artillery by “PURDEY AND REMINGTON. Luggage by that Irish firm . Upgraded suspension
and long range fuel tank.


Was shipped to Delhi —- stripped of its luggage and entered in the DELHI-BOMBAY RACE — which it won easily. Raced a couple of more times and then was lost and has never been heard of and never found .
THOUGHT I MIGHT SEND IT TO KEY WEST —-BUT THE PRICE TAG WOULD FRIGHTEN OF ALL THE “WANNAHAVES”…

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

“OFF” meeting is scheduled for Friday and Saturday the 3rd and 4th November!!!!!
finally managed to talk with Mark, like everyone else in the world he is tremendously busy. Told him at 67 years old, it’s time he was winding down a tad . But like all children “what does dad know” ?????
Storm BABET has been a duesy and its not over yet, Scotland has had more than it’s fair share of juice with rivers bursting the banks ——-homes and businesses flooded and lives lost.
Situation in the Middle East is still perilous—- both Israel and Palestine think they are right——there is no answer to that, when it comes to religions fighting, there has always been slaughter [ever since the beginning of time].
Not even worth trying to go to the car boot sale——forecast is for 97% precipitation and it’s certainly chucking it down out there at the minute and has been all night. Sei-la-vie !!!!!!!![thats life].

[jackiewilson]

Very wet weekend indeed . Storm BABET is not over yet . Still have Sunday to look forward to.!!!!
Winding things down in the shop—- will have to take a few concepts in the suitcase . Things do get a little tricky from now on . Still do not have a ticket [but i have ambition}. Been lots of MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES——-i will not bore you with the details —suffice to say i am not there just yet.

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

WELL it’s nice to know the dates of the OFF meeting at last —- am told Mark is expecting about 40 of the old farts to turn up [ could be 39 as i am still trying ].

[FUJIMO]

...cool stuff. quite a bit of work sit'n there...