Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[powerabout]

Theres a reason people live in the south of france.
Micro climate Marseilles to Nice.
Did one winter there.
Shirts off for morning tea but snow on the hills in the background.

[donmac]

you still got some laps to do! get well and tell us some more B.S. I enjoy reading all the posts from you [been there/done that] racers!

[Amberjack1234]

Damn, Jackie put a shirt on for Pete sake he’ll have all the nurses in a stir. I bet you got them holding your hand. Best always amberjack

[Watermark]

Happy Birthday, Jackie!

You are a special friend who somehow manages to put a smile on our faces every day!

Enjoy celebrating the moment you were born, the many adventures you have experienced in life and the joy you bring your family and friends.

May all your wishes come true!

- Mark

[peterse90]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIE !!!!!!



Keep On Keeping On !!!

[Lake X Kid]

Happy Birthday

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[donmac]

see here eh, happy birthday!

[GENE LANHAM]

happy 92 jackie!!

[FUJIMO]

...happy birthday old man...

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

Home again but unfortunately. You aint never going to believe what happened on the way to the forum.!
“ECHO”. Now there’s something to look out for !!!!!!!!!!! “END OF LIFE CARE WITHDRAWAL “
Ranks alongside “DNR” [do not resusitate]————-
So—guesstimation —- 6 months ???????
Unless the aneurism cuts in , then you wont know much about it [but it will be quick].
Just had 10 days in hospital !!!!!!! Small ward of 6 miserable old geezers suffering from various forms of dementure and all knocking on the door . Not doing that again —-most miserable experience !!!!!!!
during which time they managed to lose my false teeth———-my new hearing appliance —— it simply is not possible to tell you the carrying ons in these pages!!!!!!!!
Nothing short of a paperback will suffice
Trusty Lexus gave up the ghost on the way back——————what should have been a twenty minute journey was a morning lost .

[jackiewilson]

Once logic—reason and common sense kicked it . Was obvious what the problems were.
Trusty Lexus had not been called on for active duty for 2 months . Meanwhile ,its brain had been ticking away ,using small amounts of electric, which had been taken from the battery.
This meant when it was called on to pick me up from hospital on a cold February morning —- using all the heated seats and blowers it simply refused to do so.
this is where all the ridiculous emergency procedures turn to worms !!!!!!!!!
Starts with trying to open the rear door [which is where you get to charge the battery]. Impossible since you need the electric key to do so.
why not just a simple button or key to unlock the door ???????????
Fact is , i lost a full morning and inconvenienced a number of people getting home from the hospital.
will spend several weeks having a new set of dentures constructed !!!!!!!!!
Do have the latest all singing and dancing hearing aid . Massive strides have been made since last summer in that direction.

[jackiewilson]

FINALLY a good nights sleep.
Must try and FaceTime SEEBOLD today—-it’s important i let him know I’m back again !!!!!!!!
You know what—in spite of all the drama and trauma — not a damn things changed ——-nothings any different——— “WHATS IT ALL ABOUT JACKIE???????”

[jackiewilson]

WAS SEEBOLD who called me yesterday. He was with Mike and Lynne clearing up the workshop in Naples. Timmy is coming down from the Ozarks to visit for a few days . That really is one of the closest knit families in boating today.
if you were ever fortunate enough to be friends with the Seebolds you will know exactly what i mean.
Tim seems to be getting his F1 series together —has an extra show to organise .
One day maybe all the effort of organising power boat racing will come together —- always was in house fighting and disagreement . What could have been the ‘greatest show on earth” always fell a little short —— mainly due to a clash of personalities ———factory disagreements [usually capacity disagreements which should ave and could ave been fixed easily if a little common sense had been allowed !!!!!!!!!!
Both circuit and offshore powerboat racing is as spectacular as it gets —one only has to visit Valleyfield to realise how all forms of boating can be blended together to put on a show .
Key West and The Lake of the Ozarks are another couple of places where all forms of boating can be put on show and make one hell of a spectacle .
Offshore has such an illustrious past that its hard to see how you will be able to keep up the standard .
Then again so has circuit racing———Paris —-Berlin—-Milan —-Amsterdam —-Rotterdam —Rouen Evian —-Bristol —- Havasu——Miami.—-Stockholm —-Valleyfield —-CHASEWATER Everything from 3/6/12/24 hr races . Has been done , which shows it can be done .
Seems like our sport is in a period of limbo !!!!!!!!!!!

[Mark Poole ModVP]

Over here it is the insurance industry that is killing everything. To put it in perspective, can you imagine trying to bring back the Bristol Grand Prix or the Paris six hour?....both with F1 boats?