Well done – I’m jealous!!

JC

RANT!!!!

Bernie and Max need to get their fingers out of their arses and look at what’s happened to the sport over the last 10 years – it’s truly terrible. An F1 car at full berries on it’s own is still an awesome sight, comparible to your favorite flying machine. However, when the purpose the machine was built for is diluted to a 90 minute dirge, it all becomes a little pointless.

I used to put everything aside to watch a Grand Prix – I now sometimes remember to catch the highlights. When I heard that the British GP was off the plot for next year I was actually quite pleased in a way. I hope that this will be a wake up to the powers that be to get the racing back into F1.

So, what would you do to get F1 back as a believable sport? Me, I’d get rid of refuelling and really stamp on downforce. Fix the size of the tank and reduce the tyre loads. One tyre manufacturer and a choice of compounds. Anything to get the driver working harder!!! 5 points for pole and reverse the grid – Schumacher can show us how good he really is (and despite everything he is the best of the ‘modern’ era – Schumacher versus Senna is something we were robbed of and it’s all gone downhill from there).

Watch Moto GP or Superbikes for proper racing. Don’t let Bernie near anything remotely exciting.

Ok rant over.

JC

Disillusioned

70% for me

Growing up 5 miles from Coltishall in the Lightning era, and living next door but one to Chaz Bowyer (his son is the same age as me aside from 4 days IIRC) would have pretty much sown the seeds. The BBMF were at Coltishall late 60’s early 70’s weren’t they? I seem to remember a huge fuss when they left for Lincolnshire.

My Father isn’t into aircraft so much now but used to take me to airshows when I was small – he was at Farnborough when the DH102(?Prototype Vixen?) went into the crowd in 1952 (?).

So for me it’s Lightnings and Lancasters.

JC

As an aside, would it be worth having a “volunteers” sub-forum? Then anyone needing help, or willing to help could go straight there and the offers and requests won’t get lost in all of the other threads.

Just a thought, as restoration and preservation is a core interest of the forum. Some of the more hard pressed organisations might gain a few bodies, and we’d also be able to (possibly!) get a mob together to do big, important stuff if required.

Discuss??

It’ll be like herding cats, but I’ve found that if you provide food and something interesting to look at cats can be controlled!

JC

So what’s the background to the Lyneham Comet? I know nothing about this airframe but from the previous posts I’d say getting one “home” to Salisbury Hall would be a valid project. I’m assuming that it’s been stood for a while and would be a road transport job? It’s a bit, er, BIG. So how would that work then?

JC

Please look after it :o)

JC