Nice way to spend a couple of hours....

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=612489&l=9be03&id=715546495

A visit by the Ferrari challenge in the work car park in aid of some of our
chosen charities.

A certain Mr Stig also turned up to race the 7 fastest finishers.

Nice bloke, he's off on a flight to the US this evening to go and race in
the Nascar series.

 

so, you know who he is, then?

your middle name's not really "Wedgwood" is it?

 

I bet he doesn't get through customs with that lid on. Geit in there Brownz
and get a pic of He of the Dump.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Yeah yeah yeah,... and we can trace our family tree all the way back to Sir
Simon de Wegwode 1215AD, via Josiah of the pottery fame.

Unfortunately, our side of the family (Wedgwood Robinsons of Maryport and
Silloth) didn't get the money due to a missing page in a parish register
circa 1870ish.

Most of the family split after this and dispersed to the US, these were the
Dodges who formed a little car company and bought a little island, & the
Robinsons moved to Calgary in CA, and our lot (Wedgwood Browns) stayed
behind to become Master Mariners and sail the clippers.

My grandads father was born on the John Gambles just off the Cape of Good
hope, the John Gambles was the sister ship to the Cutty Sark. (As mentioned
in this article.... http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/nasmith/nasmith.htm)

A potted history.... you didn't ask, but hey ho, I'm proud - shame I'm just
not hewn from the same mold really.

 

Oh, yeah, Ben Collins - I thought everyone knew that..... ?

 

never heard of him.

 

http://www.collinsautosport.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Collins_(driver)

 

Proper working link to all the photos....

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=27460&l=33c3b&id=715546495

 

That site doesn't mention d'Oyly-Hughes's later career, like it does
Nasmith's. He pops up again at the beginning of WWII, in command of a
flat-top, HMS Glorious, off Norway, during the evacuation of a British
expeditionary force. He allowed the RAF to try to land Hurricanes on his
deck, a task only possible if the planes were heavily weighted at the
tail, so much they could barely fly. A dozen Hurricanes were saved from
German destruction by this.
Pity then, the Glorious was sunk by the Scharnhorst shortly after,
leaving only five survivors.
Heroic failure, indeed.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"A scone and tea at half past three
Makes the day a little brighter
Keep your cakes and fancy tarts
And stick them up your shiter."

 

Two places I know quite well. Don't admit connections there if you
know what's good for you.

 

Ah, don't be to harsh.
Silloth was always nice, if a little similar to Eastbourne in that it seemed
to be inhabited mainly by old people.
Maryports ongoing transformation from dreary old harbour and town full of
aging victorian buildings, into a viable tourist attraction still amazes me.
We go back to visit my aunt a couple of times a year who has a farm house
outside Raughton Head in the middle of nowhere.

 

Next time you're in the area, give me a shout - I'm in Carlisle.
Silloth and Maryport are both gaining names for their beer and music
festivals, the Maryport Blues festival in particular.

 

Nope, where did you post/send it to ?

213 at the wheels according to a dyno run just after getting the jcw bits
fitted.

 

.... with David "Teapot" Brown in it.

 

Ahh.... not me..... I was going the other way out of Oxford on Saturday to
meet TOG at Oxford Services.

On a bit of de-restricted Autobahn last year somewhere between the
Nurburgring and Basel I got involved in a fast convoy inc an RS4, a couple
of porkers, and a 535d, we were taking it in turns to lead for about 50k.

We were averaging over 140mph [indicated] for most of the time.

As cages go I class it in the "competent and effective cross county weapon".

 

Heh, Ahh, Mr Kettle, what colour were you again ?

;-)

 

Ah, you've got the Mini that's based on a Golf floorpan then?

 

Heh.... and it runs on Linux as well.

 

that's good, considering the rising cost of diesel.