The Lighter Side! - Page 52

GORDON STREETER · 11 Nov 2009, 23:28 (Ref:2580463)

My old man is 95 and never talks about it, he also had a brother that was gassed in WW1.
Hey I thought this was the lighter side !

delta · 12 Nov 2009, 09:27 (Ref:2580648)

I thought my Dads story was a light hearted story. He had a good chuckle over it.OK back to the competition.

delta · 12 Nov 2009, 09:29 (Ref:2580649)

A lighter side story for you. Just had an e mail from customer saying he has an invite to Abu Dhabi. Car to be ready for shipping in three weeks.

Alan Raine · 12 Nov 2009, 10:37 (Ref:2580675)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Morgan

Ok - this is the last one (and way too easy)

Name the car

Hugo Spowers and it's called a Prowess.

Al Weyman · 12 Nov 2009, 10:47 (Ref:2580681)

That was the streamlined one with a bubble canopy was'nt it, did'nt it get banned?

Alan Morgan · 12 Nov 2009, 18:22 (Ref:2580926)

I'm not sure if it was banned. The car wasn't very competitive, and there were problems with distorted vision through the screen. I wonder if it still exists.

Hugo Spowers is currently involved with more environmentally-friendly vehicles.

delta · 13 Nov 2009, 08:40 (Ref:2581246)

Well Friday the 13th has not got off to a good start. Me and Max "thats my dog who is now 16 deaf and blind in one eye" on our morning walk at 6 this morning in the pooring rain. I look round and he's gone!!!!. 2 hours later and the whole Delta family and freinds out looking for him a very very nice lady has stopped in her car on a buisy roundabout 2 miles away and got hold of him and rang us.There are still some very kind people in this world and we now have a very sorry drowned Max back.

grantp · 13 Nov 2009, 10:11 (Ref:2581280)

It seems that some dogs never learn that they need to keep their pets under control to stop them wandering off. I quite often see dogs who are clearly worried that their pets have slipped their leads and disappeared when they should know that there important and interesting scent trails to be followed.

compte deGraves · 13 Nov 2009, 12:46 (Ref:2581345)

I think we might be ready for another quiz question. I suspect that Gordon is in pole position to win - and I shall be awarding a bottle of something nice from the estate to the winner (provided that he can pick it up from the Delta wagon next year). Because it is a whole bottle of something rather than jsut a glass I think it should be one go each and you must get all four questions correct.

This is a picture of my mate Ashley-Brown. To win you have to answer 4 questions:

1. When is it?
2. Where is it?
3. What is it (the car that is)?
4. Who were the promoters of the stock car series in which this car is shown competing ?(I hope my English grammar is correct on this sentence!)

delta · 13 Nov 2009, 13:44 (Ref:2581383)

Quote:

Originally Posted by grantp

It seems that some dogs never learn that they need to keep their pets under control to stop them wandering off. I quite often see dogs who are clearly worried that their pets have slipped their leads and disappeared when they should know that there important and interesting scent trails to be followed.

Excellent Grant

Colin McKay · 13 Nov 2009, 13:46 (Ref:2581384)

1. No idea
2. No idea
3. No idea
4. No idea

but while researching the subject I did come across this scoop of an appx K Jaguar Cobra-eater being developed for the next Spa 6 hours

GORDON STREETER · 13 Nov 2009, 13:56 (Ref:2581392)

Mmm not too sure but I'll give it a go.
1970
Wimbledon
MG ZA/B
Spedeworth
PS I have only just found out that Mavis Eaton passed away back in August.

**John Turner** · 13 Nov 2009, 14:02 (Ref:2581395)

Certainly the ZA/ZB shape Gordon, or a Wolseley 4/44 which had same body.

delta · 13 Nov 2009, 20:07 (Ref:2581555)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Mmm not too sure but I'll give it a go.
1970
Wimbledon
MG ZA/B
Spedeworth
PS I have only just found out that Mavis Eaton passed away back in August.

Excuss my ignorance Gordon but would Mavis be Roy Eaton's Mum. I knew Roy "he did our MOT's" way back. Now lives in South Africa.

GORDON STREETER · 13 Nov 2009, 20:50 (Ref:2581587)

Quote:

Originally Posted by delta

Excuss my ignorance Gordon but would Mavis be Roy Eaton's Mum. I knew Roy "he did our MOT's" way back. Now lives in South Africa.

Quite right Iain. She and Les ran Spedeworth for years . Mavis was firm but fair and used to pay out the money.

delta · 14 Nov 2009, 10:23 (Ref:2581793)

Thanks. I am going to try and catch up with him this next trip.By the way i took my 16 year old daughter to Brands last Sunday .She did the "Early driving course" Recommend it to anyone with teenage kids. The instructor takes them onto the GP loop and teaches clutch,brake and steering control. Very good i thought at the end she had a passenger ride around the Rally school. "I would of liked that"

. PS have you won Compte's competition.Off to Thruxton now have some freinds taking their ARDS.

rogerwills · 14 Nov 2009, 11:06 (Ref:2581809)

Off topic and risking a hand-slap, but this is the lighter side!

There is some good car guessing in this video as well.....

Brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSAQLkHocEs

**Peter Mallett** · 14 Nov 2009, 11:18 (Ref:2581811)

It goes on.

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6405433%E3%80%88=en-us

rogerwills · 14 Nov 2009, 11:24 (Ref:2581813)

The recovery video has been around for a little while. But having someone capture the crash is good!

So back to the quiz. "I'm pretty sure its a Lambo....."

**Peter Mallett** · 14 Nov 2009, 11:42 (Ref:2581819)

Ah,

Yes is it a Lambo? Er nope.

There's two on the roads here actually and I followed a Panamera Turbo today.

I only just caught the recovery vid from Twitter.

there are some interesting exotics out here. I've seen a matt black Carbon fibre bodied Ferrari f'rinstance.

compte deGraves · 14 Nov 2009, 12:00 (Ref:2581825)

Quote:

Originally Posted by delta

PS have you won Compte's competition.

The answer, Iain, is that as the prize will be worth at least £20 I am leaving this open for a few days more before revealing all four answers which are needed to gain the prize. In case of a draw the first to have got all four right will win.

grantp · 14 Nov 2009, 12:02 (Ref:2581828)

Salt water lagoon chap just forgot which car he was in ...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...70215027684483

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...72836512852368#

delta · 14 Nov 2009, 15:38 (Ref:2581907)

Ha ha that's reminded me of the time in a previous life i was a retained fireman. 2 am and the bleepers going and we get tipped out to the local ford where someone tried driving through and stopped in the middle. I was a bit miffed as i was running a half marathon on the Sunday there was some head scratching going on so i just wayded in waist high freezing water tied the line on the front of the car and we used the fire engine to pull him out. The car by the way. "Austin 1100"

We left the car and gave the driver a lift home as well. Happy days.

terence · 14 Nov 2009, 17:22 (Ref:2581940)

What? For the owner!

zefarelly · 14 Nov 2009, 18:26 (Ref:2581970)

I could take a wild stab in the dark . . . but I don't have a clue honestly . . .so if Gordons not right ( and he's as likely to know as anyone) then my stab is

1969
Wimbledon (or Walthamstow?)
MG Magnette
could be sponsored by anyone I've never heard of . . . but as likely a publication or smokes . . . Players No6!

Quote:

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

I think we might be ready for another quiz question. I suspect that Gordon is in pole position to win - and I shall be awarding a bottle of something nice from the estate to the winner (provided that he can pick it up from the Delta wagon next year). Because it is a whole bottle of something rather than jsut a glass I think it should be one go each and you must get all four questions correct.

This is a picture of my mate Ashley-Brown. To win you have to answer 4 questions:

1. When is it?
2. Where is it?
3. What is it (the car that is)?
4. Who were the promoters of the stock car series in which this car is shown competing ?(I hope my English grammar is correct on this sentence!)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Lighter Flywheel and racing clutches	Redracer77	Racing Technology	27	1 Jul 2007 07:01
Lighter Formula Ford Wheels	FranksWilde	Club Level Single Seaters	13	6 Mar 2007 10:53
On the Lighter Side - Why Formula 1 World Champions Like Turning Right	¡As-de-mim!	ChampCar World Series	7	16 Jan 2003 09:19
On a lighter note.....	bobdrummond	Formula One	4	17 Sep 2001 04:45
125cc British Championships - Ballast for lighter riders?	Rache	Bike Racing	10	11 Jul 2001 03:05