Yup, been there,got that! Some nice pictures, if a factually inaccurate article here and there.

Yup, that’s what got Bill hooked on the idea of finding K7. One of the guys from the band was on hand to photograph the salvage, too.

No probs.

Like any discussion forum feelings can run high at times, but with Campbell authors, Bluebird Project team members and everyone in between posting there, and a photos collection second to none, it’s the topmost place online for Campbell enthusiasts. I just wish it was in a decent forum format with separate subjects threads etc, and not a crappy old Yahoo group!

Join the Speed Record Group- it’s a tatty old Yahoo Group in format, but the image content is second to none.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Speedrecordgroup/

Plug for Steve Holter’s book…motor racing name and avatar…you’re not actually Steve there are you?!

Good book for sure, not a definitive acount but certainly an essential part of any Campbell book shelf.

Can’t reccommend David Tremayne’s ‘Donald Campbell- The Man Behind The Mask’ enough, and also ‘Leo Villa’s Blueblird Album’ for the most stunning pictures- most in colour- that you’ll see on the subject.

Thanks everyone for some really nice comments- I shall pass them on to those who are doing the real hard work.

To answer the couple of questions there-

There’s no hard date set for her completion- obviously, in time for the 40th anniversary of the crash in 2007 would have been nice, but the Lottery delays put pay to that as well- but the plan as Bill states it to the media is a year to strip her down, a year to rebuild her, a year toget the systems in and get her wet. So, towards the back end of 2009, maybe?

The video music I used- which yeah, is often used in Top Gear and many other things- is the instrumenetal version of a track called (rather appropriately) ‘Speed Me Towards Death’ by a bloke named Rob Dougan. The vocal version isn’t bad, but the instrumental is great on it’s own. You should be able to find it online at any good download store…and probably at a few really bad ones, too!