Sad, sad news; not that I’ve touched a kit for years now, but I do feel sorry for the kids of today.

I asked a perfectly relevant question, and resent the accusations about things being at my ‘level’.

…but only on temporary legs that will have to come off again, and what else isn’t finished yet..?

Just caught up with this on tape.

I knew nothing about it all previously aside from having seen ‘Reach For The Sky’ of course, and I found it all very fascinating indeed- well done to all concerned, on doing a very thorough job.

It’s no longer the 50’s and 60’s with the Campells and their showbiz derring do’s, does anyone in the general public really care anymore, times have changed, I preffered the news article on the new Hindu temple in the Midlands, thought it was magnificent and more worthy in our changing society.

No, it’s no longer the 50s or 60s, but Richard Noble got the World Land Speed record in 1984, and then again with Andy Green at the wheel in 1997- the first ever supersonic record on LAND!

And while there’s a lot wrong with the project and the twit running it, we do have an attempt at the World Water Speed Record on the go in the UK too in the shape of the (Buccaneer donor powered) Quicksilver team.

If Joe Public dopesn’t care, then it’s his bloody loss- these are all magnificent efforts that we should all be proud of, and stuff some stupid bloody Hindu temple!

Word or two here from the guy thats been asked and agreed to fly it for the nation.

That’s putting it into very noble terms as actually, I’d suggest that a majority of ‘the nation’ 1, aren’t really aware of all of this and 2, care even less.

Fantastic photos, well done! I’m not a huge parrafin burner fan, but the Bucc is a lovely old thing I reckon.