It’s The Latte Latte Delta Tea Break 2018

[E.B]

Originally Posted by grantp

Irony. The video link seems to be blocked in the UK due to Channel 4 and copyright issues.

Apologies.... works fine in Oz. Usually with UK videos or streams I find myself geo blocked.

I found a link to the full programme. (45mins) Not sure if that will suffer the same problem but worth a try. It works here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qmq4jhXRGo

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by bauble

In professional cycling someone who can spin a very high gear would be known as a 'Rouler' if my French is correct - Gerard?

Correct, "rouleur" would be slightly better. From your words "tail gate" (I do understand) came the idea to look for the typical expressions we have for what is called, in car or cycling racing, drafting.
We have, literally, the following synonyms: "marquer Ã* la culotte", "sucer la roue", "avoir de la laine sous les ongles". Try this with reverso…

If you're in great shape you are said having "light sock"! This typical language is really enjoyable.
"Avoir tout Ã* gauche" (everything on the left) means small chain ring/large sprocket, "avoir tout Ã* droite" means big chain ring/small sprocket!
To explain the combination chain ring/sprocket we say "braquet". Hence, emmener un gros braquet.

Mike, I found the equivalent of "on the rivet" but obviously some of our cyclists are less polite than yours!

[Gerard C]

Two others, just for fun: "être dans le coffre", literally "in the trunk", another way to be behind a car looking for draft. This last one is almost untranslatable: "becqueter de l'aile"… Imagine a bird's beak on a car wing. Making profit of the car power remaining as discrete as possible (marshals or CoC).

[bauble]

. From your words "tail gate" (


Gerard, put on your piznez.. GALE. 'Tail Gale' strong wind

Note To VivaGT No allusions to bodily functions, PLEASE!

[grantp]

Originally Posted by E.B

Apologies.... works fine in Oz. Usually with UK videos or streams I find myself geo blocked.

I found a link to the full programme. (45mins) Not sure if that will suffer the same problem but worth a try. It works here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qmq4jhXRGo

Absolutely no need for apologies E.B. . Such matters are just some of the quirks of the modern era. C4 seem happy to have their publicity material available but not the full piece.


Your new link seems to work though. Presumably they have not found that one yet - or it is 'official' in some way.


Thanks for taking the time to find it. My search seemed to be sidetracked onto other programmes!

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by bauble

. From your words "tail gate" (


Gerard, put on your piznez.. GALE. 'Tail Gale' strong wind

Note To VivaGT No allusions to bodily functions, PLEASE!

I don't know what you mean (you old fart!)

[bauble]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I don't know what you mean (you old fart!)

Viv, we are planning to enter a team in a Pancake Tossing race, Delta will prep the frying pan, Mike will source the ingredients from Morrisons, and Grant will make the pancakes. All we need now is a ******, and you come highly recommended.

Have you any plans for next Easter?

Bauble OF

[Gerard C]

Pancake??? Well would be interesting for all the Escort drivers wanting a fully compliant Grp1!!Morrissons or not, hard to find…
I'll ask "Aunt Jemima" for you if you like! What a cooker she is, you can't imagine.

Thanks for the link EB, works fine even in France, just have to turn my laptop upside down. Do you have it in French too, please?

Gérard, former SIMCA driver.

[midgetman]

Former SIMCA driver eh? So is the current Mrs MM. She had a SIMCA 1000 Rallye which IIRC had a 1300 engine in it. Went like hell is a straight line, not so keen on corners. Had a bag of cement in the front "boot" to keep it on the road.

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[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

You prefer sailing than the tunnel? I just imagine the coasts guards having to stop a guy on an inflatable doll right in the middle of the Channel! Croquignolesque!

I almost regretted my choice on Thursday - it was a very rough crossing & I'm convinced we hit the bottom at least once, or maybe it was just a rubber boat full of undesirables! We even needed a tug to help us park in Dover. We were promised more of the same on the return on Saturday, especially as the ferries were all running late. However, once we had cleared Dover it was quite a good crossing & we even made-up time.

By contrast, the day in between was absolutely beautiful for my brother's funeral - they say the sun shines on the righteous!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by bauble

Viv, we are planning to enter a team in a Pancake Tossing race, Delta will prep the frying pan, Mike will source the ingredients from Morrisons, and Grant will make the pancakes. All we need now is a ******, and you come highly recommended.

Have you any plans for next Easter?

Bauble OF

Tut tut Bob, I think you'll find most people are tossing their pancakes on Shrove Tuesday - or does it just take you until Easter???

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Tut tut Bob, I think you'll find most people are tossing their pancakes on Shrove Tuesday - or does it just take you until Easter???

Thank you John, it was such an obvious fopar that I couldn't be bothered to rise to the bait!

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by midgetman

Went like hell is a straight line, not so keen on corners. Had a bag of cement in the front "boot" to keep it on the road.

As many people had in the day! We had to load the front end, solutions were of course cement bag, boat chain or a tyre tub sand filled! The Rallye, 2 or better 3, was good even though very sensible to lateral winds. This almost sent me out of track in the descent of the Rouen les Essarts circuit during a rallye. I've a batch of friends who still race Rallye 3. Hard to catch on twisty roads.
The very last version of the Rallye 2, square headlights, had some improvements to the front suspension.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Thank you John, it was such an obvious fopar that I couldn't be bothered to rise to the bait!

It appears we have a choice of two.

[delta]

Often wondered what I might do when I pack up racing. Had a flight in this today., Great fun but not for me. Think I will just tick this off and move on. Still feel a bit quiezy after 3 hours.

[gary396]

Biggles flies again!

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by gary396

Biggles flies again!

Which is far less draughty than Biggles flies undone!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by delta

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Often wondered what I might do when I pack up racing. Had a flight in this today., Great fun but not for me. Think I will just tick this off and move on. Still feel a bit quiezy after 3 hours.

...and anyway the Delta Airlines name has already been taken!

[Gerard C]

Watzatt? French aéroplane? Morane or Caudron may be? Did you check the brakes prior to flight?

Bob, if you're preparing a bbq party, consider some extra entertaining and have a ball trap (clay pigeon) organized. In case you need material to replace the clay pigeons, please accept a batch of rotten and soon unemployed politicians, barely used as old! Could be sent deflated or inflated…

[delta]

The plane belongs to one of my drivers,a very very experienced pilot.I was fine up until he found the workshop and decided if would be fun to do some dive bombing. If that was not bad enough he then insisted that I have a go. Just had nice cup of tea and fell much better now.

[Gerard C]

Biggles the pilot I see, but we didn't have this one here i'm afraid. Who remembers 1941 the movie featuring the indomitable Capt Kelso? John may be?

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by delta

I was fine up until he found the workshop and decided if would be fun to do some dive bombing.

At last you found someone who knows about real fun!
Last time one of our mate made a demo, with a Yak, he had to land promptly just after turning the thing twice. He learned on the hard way the difference between carb' and injection!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Biggles the pilot I see, but we didn't have this one here i'm afraid. Who remembers 1941 the movie featuring the indomitable Capt Kelso? John may be?

Sorry Gerard, I wasn't around in 1941. Maybe Bob would have been tossing things around then...

[John Elwin]

No doubt others here will remember some of John Jordan's exploits with aircraft he borrowed (I believe) from the Shuttleworth Collection.

On one memorable occasion he took-off from Snetterton in a Tiger Moth (may have been a Sopwith Camel, long time ago), but before departing at the end of the day he climbed high above the clubhouse, cut the engine & spiralled down.

I've never seen a bar empty so rapidly!

It was a week or two after that he performed another stunt at Silverstone, rather upsetting the RAC blazers.

[Gerard C]

Do you think you can suggest to delta a good translation to "faire la bombe" ?
Hope everything is quiet where you're coming from, my sweat heart will be there for two days. Unfortunately, she can't bring back goods from Ric Wood for my Christmas!