Duxford get-together 2

Hi BlueRobin. I’m glad the vid is working…never ceases to amaze me what the threat of violence does to machinery. 🙂 🙂

Bob, I’m glad you like it. I know what you mean about Bentley Beauman, no wonder he’s got his dinner all down his jacket, bless him. I like The clip of the bev landing at Hendon, must have been scary sitting in it! 😮

Dezz 🙂

Dezz,
Just to let you know I am watching the Dezz-o-gram DVD I won in the raffle.
The Hendon programme was interesting and dear old Bentley Beauman (?) trying to tell his story with teeth 4 sizes too big – wonder who picked his teeth up by mistake….

Almost on par with Rolly Birkin (“…and I was exceedingly drunk…”)

The Grace Spitfire prog was worth watching too – rather prophetic Nick Grace saying how he wanted OU-V to live on even after he wasn’t around.

I’ll let you know when I have watched the rest of the disc.

Cheers
Bob

Hi Dezz, the tape has suddenly decided to start working again. I think it was the threat of extinction that did the trick. Thanks for the offer anyway!

hi BlueRobin
sorry you are having trouble with the vid, it was recorded on standard play, if you have a dvd player i will send you a dvd copy, and you can do what you like with the vid, if you havent got a dvd i will send you another vid copy, this i will tape on another video recorder.the reason i did a dvd and vid copy was two fold 1, not everyone has a dvd and 2, the place i work in had run out of dvdr’s, the films are really worth waching so PM me to let me know what format you would like.
Dezz 🙂

Originally posted by EN830
Thanks for the picture Moggy, my mate was really impressed.

As to Saab 9000 being faster etc…. I’m not defending the 911 personally I’d prefer a 968 for the practicality, but if the speed capability isn’t relevant how can the Saab be faster, and what defines a real journey?

Glad to hear you all had a great day yesterday, you never know I may be able to make the next get together if the present Mrs En830 will allow.

Right from the top:

The SAAB wins because believe it or not it handles so much better than the 911 that you can corner faster.
A real journey is travelling from one town to another not doing the comparison on a test track.

I think that you also save time on the journey by not having to stop for fuel so often in the SAAB

Sounds like your video is playing in long play mode. See if you can alter the tape speed to short play, or vica versa. I have 2 video machines that are supposed to automatically change from one setting to another but there are occasions when i have to do it manually.

Derek, your VHS video won’t play properly on mine VCR. Have sound but pciture is all noise. Can see it in fast-forward though 🙂 I thinkk it’s a bit too old…

Originally posted by Snapper
Geedee, where are you know? Welcome home.

Thanks mate ! last few months have been verry strange without using the pc I can tell you !!!!! Looks like I missed out on alot of stuff

Still our here !!!.

Been b*gg*red around on the job front for a while but have now got a date when my job finish’s, so have been busy getting stuff organised like getting the unnacompanied baggage dates sorted, dates for bringing the dog…and horse back, winding down on the job…seeing all the stuff I hadnt got round to seeing over the past three years etc etc !.

Its settling down out here a bit at last but I can now confirm that my stuff will be packed 6 Nov and should be delivered to my UK address around early Dec (quite a trip by sea !) . All I gotta do then is unpack and get the pc set up to catch up with you guys…in the mean time I’m now around until then.

Originally posted by mike currill
Nowt wrong wi bein a slaphead, all part of growing old disgracefully.

re: the 911. It might upset you to know that on real journeys where the speed capability becomes unimportant the SAAB 9000 was faster and the driver less fatigued on arrival. This information is from a report in one of the motoring magazines years ago. The main reason is that getting the most out of a 911 is damned hard work

Thanks for the picture Moggy, my mate was really impressed.

As to Saab 9000 being faster etc…. I’m not defending the 911 personally I’d prefer a 968 for the practicality, but if the speed capability isn’t relevant how can the Saab be faster, and what defines a real journey?

Glad to hear you all had a great day yesterday, you never know I may be able to make the next get together if the present Mrs En830 will allow.

I think we would all have expected that, but why did they choose a SAAB 9000 for the comparison?

Moggy

Nowt wrong wi bein a slaphead, all part of growing old disgracefully.

re: the 911. It might upset you to know that on real journeys where the speed capability becomes unimportant the SAAB 9000 was faster and the driver less fatigued on arrival. This information is from a report in one of the motoring magazines years ago. The main reason is that getting the most out of a 911 is damned hard work

Well, it was fun to meet with you all yesterday. I’m sorry that I could not stay for the whole day and that I did not get the chance to speak with everyone there. However I thoroughly enjoyed the guided tour of the Breitling Fighters and found Lee Proudfoot’s information about the team fascinating. Thanks Ashley!

Geedee, where are you know? Welcome home.

To all at Duxford tomorrow,

Have a great day. See you next time hopefully.

Geoff.:cool:

Haven’t achieved slaphead status yet.
What used to be mid to dark brown is largely grey with pink highlights.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by EN830
[B]You don’t know how true that is. This car is one of the last air-cooled 911 made the 993 turbo-charged version. The previous owner didn’t think it had enough power so had it chipped to increase the output by another 40bhp, he also had it painted a lovely shade of yellow.

That’d be this one then ?

Only joking mate

LVG? I’ll be low flying in my LGV! Watch out down the M 11, M 25 today, if it’s big, & it’s red & white, then it could be Neilly in a rush to finish early:p

C U All tomorrow:)

“Doughnuts? Too much sugar, the nurses keep telling me it’s not good for me.”

They aren’y for you. They’re for me and Ashley.

I’m a slaphead too. Save’s time in the morning.

Originally posted by dhfan
Won’t get past third before you run out of island, will you?

You don’t know how true that is. This car is one of the last air-cooled 911 made the 993 turbo-charged version. The previous owner didn’t think it had enough power so had it chipped to increase the output by another 40bhp, he also had it painted a lovely shade of yellow.

My mate reckons he very really gets out it of third.

Believe it or not I’d rather be at Duxford with you guys, balding anoraks and all !!!

I can’t continue being a superannuated hippy with a shiny head!