Isolated Fun?

[bauble]

I know we have the Tea Break, but stuff there can get quite heavy, so I wondered if during this hiatus, perhaps a temporary thread that seeks to amuse and entertain?
I am sure there is sufficient wit and wisdom on this forum to keep us interested for some months to come.
have you a good joke to share? Any anecdotes to amuse? Puzzles, quizzes, conundrums, to help pass the time?

I will kick it off with a short F1 Quiz.

A) In what year did British drivers take all of the top places in the World Championship, and who was the intruder?

B) In what year did British drivers win every round of the World Championship?


Over to you if this is to take off.

[rbs]

A 1965, 1,Clark, 2'Hill, 3'Stewart, 5, Surtees. 4th Gurney
B 1963 Hill, Clark & Surtees

[delta]

Originally Posted by rbs

A 1965, 1,Clark, 2'Hill, 3'Stewart, 5, Surtees. 4th Gurney
B 1963 Hill, Clark & Surtees

Great idea Bob, We just need to Ban RBS.

[rbs]

Originally Posted by delta

Great idea Bob, We just need to Ban RBS.

Thanks Iain.

What is the highest number of revs recorded on an engine during an F1 Grand Prix?

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by rbs

Thanks Iain.

What is the highest number of revs recorded on an engine during an F1 Grand Prix?

Williams Cosworth 2006?

[rbs]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Williams Cosworth 2006?

No!!

[MartinH]

[QUOTE

What is the highest number of revs recorded on an engine during an F1 Grand Prix?[/QUOTE]

It must be the Lotus gas turbine car, but no idea how many !

Maybe a plane buff knows these types of numbers ?

MartinH

[bauble]

Originally Posted by delta

Great idea Bob, We just need to Ban RBS.

"How true those words are even today"

[bauble]

Away from F1.
Who won the very first British Saloon Car Championship race, when and where?

Who won the first British Formula 3 Championship?

Which club ran the first race meeting at Silverstone?

Answers strictly by PM to avoid aggravation. Please.

[Gerard C]

Thanks Tel! If we go for a "windows closed everybody" what about this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uTFF_3MaA

1958: Jack Sears, Austin A 105, Tomy Sopwith Jag' 3.4, John Sprinzel Austin A 35!

[Gerard C]

Who won the very first British Saloon Car Championship race, when and where?
John Sprintzel, 1958, Brands, Austin A 35. ***
Championship winner: Jack Sears pedaling an Austin A 105, in 1958, in England.

Which club ran the first F3 race meeting at Silverstone?
BARC/ BRDC if you're talking about the first meeting counting for the then new championship.

Answers strictly by PM to avoid aggravation.
Who is this PM man only allowed to play, please?

*** You must add Alan Foster and Tommy Sopwith…

[bauble]

Originally Posted by bauble

Away from F1.
Who won the very first British Saloon Car Championship race, when and where?

Who won the first British Formula 3 Championship?

Which club ran the first race meeting at Silverstone?

Answers strictly by PM to avoid aggravation. Please.

Failing anyone to get the answer to Q1;


"It’s true that the first British Saloon Car Championship was run in 1958. However, the very first race counting towards that year’s points table was actually staged at Brands Hatch on Boxing Day 1957. It was won by Tommy Sopwith driving an Equipe Endeavour 3.4-litre Jaguar."

The first British Formula 3 Champion was Eric Brandon driving a 500cc Cooper Norton in 1951,

The first Club to run a meeting at Silverstone is believed to be the Bentley Drivers Club, and possibly pre dates the Grand Prix, however confirmation is hard to find, so if you know tell us.

[Tel 911S]

Well , I nearly had an embarrassing moment the other day , I needed to cough , but luckily I managed to produce a very loud f*rt to cover up the sound of the cough .

[Juntos]

[bauble]

Originally Posted by rbs

A 1965, 1,Clark, 2'Hill, 3'Stewart, 5, Surtees. 4th Gurney
B 1963 Hill, Clark & Surtees

Actually 1958;
Hawthorn, Moss, Brooks, Salvadori, Collins and American Harry Schell equal fifth.

Gotcha ya RB.

[Gerard C]

20 500 RPM? May be a Bimmer…

[rbs]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

20 500 RPM? May be a Bimmer…

No!!!!!!!

[Gerard C]

Recorded by who?

[bauble]

My grandson runs a warehouse that is connected to the NHS supply chain, and he often complains of he standard of the people employed there, (he does not hire or fire). In the current climate all of he office staff are working from home, and he told me that some of the warehouse workers were asking why they could not work from home.
I understand his concerns about the quality of his staff.

[crmalcolm]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines

I'm assuming we're looking at a trick question then? Unless- The 2006 season saw the highest rev limits in the history of Formula One; before a 19,000 rpm mandatory rev limiter was implemented for all competitors in 2007. Cosworth was able to achieve 20,000 rpm with their V8. Honda did the same; albeit only on the dyno. is wrong?

Or am I missing something in the question.

[rbs]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines

I'm assuming we're looking at a trick question then? Unless- The 2006 season saw the highest rev limits in the history of Formula One; before a 19,000 rpm mandatory rev limiter was implemented for all competitors in 2007. Cosworth was able to achieve 20,000 rpm with their V8. Honda did the same; albeit only on the dyno. is wrong?

Or am I missing something in the question.

Not a trick question, it did run 3 times in GP's & 3 times in non championship races.

[356sc]

Originally Posted by rbs

Not a trick question, it did run 3 times in GP's & 3 times in non championship races.

Lotus 56?

[rbs]

Originally Posted by 356sc

Lotus 56?

Lotus 56B to be accurate, driven by Dave Walker in Holland, Reine Wissel in Britain and Emerson Fittipaldi in Italy. Figures qaround 50K were quoted for the Pratt & Whitney engine.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

Or am I missing something in the question.

Not at all, not at all! You're just missing the answer! As all of us…

[zefarelly]

Toyota ? Honda? got to be the JAps

If it was bikes I'd have said Honda . . . . closer to 30 000 for some of them, bonkers stuff