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Lostock went to 10 men early in the game due to a Lewis Wilkinson challenge and ended up 2 nil down at half time against Fulwood. Mark Lawrenson was in attendance and watched as Fulwood came away with all 3 points with a 3-0 win. It could have been worse but the Lostock goalkeeper saved two Fulwood penalties late in the game.
Initially, I simply searched for 'celebrity selfies' and chose one that I could emulate with the least amount of physical manipulation. While Miley is obviously much younger... imitating the pose and 'costume' was relatively easy. The biggest difference was the time of day - Miley took her selfie during daylight hours; I, however, ran out of daylight and was forced to use interior lighting in my car to capture the photo.
I figured our hairstyles were similar enough, all I had to do was to borrow a ball cap from my son and grab an ice cream bar from the freezer I had a similar top and necklace. That was easy...the hardest part was overcoming the self-defeating thoughts and negative self-criticism...feeling ridiculous...hoping no one was watching...wishing I was younger....etc. I don't like trying to be someone I'm not. It's hard enough to be me doing ME.
I would never pick Miley Cyrus to emulate - had it not been for the short blond hair. I don't like her "brand" or the identity that she portrays online or on television.
I've never been one to try to assume characteristics of anyone else, famous or otherwise. I prefer to set a new standard, march to my own beat and be who I am...take it, or leave it. :) But this was a very eye-opening activity.
Radio raconteur Jean Shepherd could be heard in 38 states at night blasting from WOR's 710 MC transmitter in the Jersey swamps. Back when a tranny was not someone with gender issues, I would pretend to sleep with a transistor radio pressed against my ear to listen to the late night ramblings of Shep, a great story teller. I think Shep was the best thing that ever came out of a radio speaker, yet he is on record as saying his radio work was trivial, hack work, and a man whose legacy are works depicting family life, he was not much of a dad or husband and abandoning his first family altogether. I miss the S.O.B. and Flick Lives!
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some Background:
The story of the Dornier Do 36 started with a small vehicle, the “Wiesel”. This was a German Armored Weapons Carrier (AWC), a light air-transportable, lightly armored tracked weapons carrier, developed by Porsche and later produced by Rheinmetall. It was quite similar to historical scouting tankettes in size, form and function, and was the only true modern tankette in use in Western Europe. The Wiesel was developed for the German Army’s airborne troops, as the infantry of the German Bundeswehr, especially airborne infantry, were considered unprepared to successfully fight enemy main battle tanks (MBT) in the 1970s. The requirements were that the vehicle should fit in common NATO transport planes and could eventually be even air-dropped. At only 2.75 metric tons (3.03 short tons), it weighed less than the armored variant of the U.S. Humvee military light truck. It should be able to fight infantry as well as enemy tanks or aircraft. Porsche produced some prototypes of the future fighting vehicle for the Bundeswehr in 1975, but the Bundeswehr stopped the project in 1978 due to lack of funds. Nevertheless, Porsche continued development, because of interest from other countries.
This effort was not in vain because the demand for this type of light vehicle – beyond the armed infantry support role – was still unanswered, and with some modifications the chassis could be used for many other light vehicles like a troop transport, command post, field ambulance or a mortar carrier, too. The Bundeswehr eventually ordered 343 of the vehicles in 1985, and deliveries of the new weapon system for the Bundeswehr began in the late 1980s. The vehicle was named Wiesel ("weasel") because of its small size and agility, which make it very difficult to detect on the battlefield.
In parallel to the Wiesel’s development in the early Eighties the Bundeswehr was considering a new light tactical transport aircraft that would fill the gap between the indigenous light Dornier Do 28 Skyservant STOL transport aircraft, which was powered by two piston engines, and the much bigger C-160 Transall, which had been developed together with France. These thoughts were fueled even more by the unsuccessful attempts to drop the Wiesel from a C-160 with parachutes – despite many attempts and technological solutions to dampen the landing, the Wiesel could not be landed safely, not to speak about potential crews inside. A potential carrier, the ambitious VTOL Do 31, which had only made it to the prototype stage in the Seventies and had then been cancelled, was not available. Therefore, Dornier was requested to design a compact transport aircraft that would a) have a cargo space diameter and a tail ramp large enough to carry up to two Wiesel or other light Bundeswehr vehicle and their crews and still have STOL capability on unprepared airfields. Primary design target was an aircraft that could deploy small airborne commando troops and ensure their support close to moving frontline units.
Dornier initially considered the adaptation of its new Do 228, the turboprop-driven successor of the robust Do 28D, but eventually rejected the idea because the light aircraft would not have the required capacities. Augmenting its structure to integrate a tail ramp as well as a floor strong enough to carry two Wiesel AFVs (the Wiesel 1's length was 3.55 m (11.6 ft), height and width 1.82 m (6.0 ft) each) was eventually just as complicated as developing a new, tailor-made aircraft from scratch, and this route was eventually followed.
The resulting Dornier Do 36 was only slightly bigger than the compact and highly popular Do 28D. unlike the Skyservant, though, It was jet-powered, with a pair of General Electric TF34-GE-100A high-bypass turbofans. An unusual design feature of the Do 36 was the use of the Coandă effect to improve STOL performance, using engine exhaust gases blown over the wing's upper surface to boost lift. To achieve this airflow the engines were mounted in nacelles close to the fuselage over the wings’ leading edge, what also reduced the engines’ sound level. Dornier’s engineers had carried out a series of "powered lift" studies some time earlier, including both externally blown flaps, as well an upper-surface blowing (USB) system, an unusual variation. As a result, the aircraft received a T-tail to keep it outside the jet efflux. In the USB system, the engine is arranged over the top surface of the wing, blowing over the flaps. When the flaps are lowered, the Coandă effect makes the jet exhaust "stick" to the flaps and bend down toward the ground, creating additional lift. Another project the engineers were interested in was the supercritical airfoil, designed by Richard Whitcomb. The supercritical design promised to lower transonic drag greatly, as much as a swept wing in some situations. This allowed an aircraft with such a wing to have low drag in cruise while also having a wing planform more suitable for lower-speed flight—swept wings have several undesirable characteristics at low speed. Both these innovative concepts were combined and incorporated into the Do 36’s design.
The cockpit was pressurized but the cargo bay, separated with a sealable bulkhead, not. The landing gear was fully retractable and featured low-pressure tires and struts with long suspension travel at allow operations on semi-prepared airfields. The front landing gear had twin wheels to lower ground pressure, and the wheels were outfitted with mudguards to protect the fuselage underside, which had relatively little ground clearance to accommodate the short tail ramp. The main landing gear struts retracted inwards and folded into sponsons on the lower side of the rear fuselage which also housed a APU for independent operations, avionics and chaff/flare dispensers.
The Do 36’s first flight was made on 31 August 1984, but production was delayed well into the late 1980s. Two major problems were found and corrected during testing: The first was a problem with air circulating around the wing when operating at low speeds, esp. when taxiing or flying close to the ground, which had a serious effect on the spreading of the jet flow through the nozzle. This led to flow separation near the flap, and a decrease in the effectiveness of the USB system. In response, Dornier’s engineers added a series of vortex generators on the upper surface of the wing, which retracted when the flap was raised above 30°. Additionally, the tail surfaces were initially placed well aft to maximize control effectiveness. But this positioning turned out to interfere with the airflow over the wings during USB operations, and a new T-tail was introduced that moved the elevator forward.
Mending the airflow troubles lasted until 1987, when the Do 36 was eventually cleared for production and officially called “Skymaster”. The first customer became the German Bundesluftwaffe with an order for six pre-production aircraft for field tests and international promotion, followed by thirty more machines that were all allocated to the newly established LTLG (Lufttransport- und Lande-Geschwader) 64, which was closely attached to the German Army’s parachutist troops (Fallschirmjäger) and its headquarters.
The trials with the six pre-production machines lasted until 1989, and during this phase of almost two years the Luftwaffe Do 36s visited several potential customer countries, including many European states, plus Israel, the USA and Canada. However, only the USA ordered twelve Do 36’s for Special Forces units under the designation C-39, which was then internationally adapted for the type.
After its introduction the Luftwaffe Do 36 saw frequent use, also outside of Germany. From 1991, German paratroopers were, together with Do 36s, regularly part of the first German contingent on foreign missions, e. g. 1993 during the German support in Somalia. Four machines accompanied the troops.
From 1996 onwards, the Airborne Brigade was disbanded with the parallel formation of the Special Forces Command as a new branch of service at the old location in Calw. At the same time, Fernspähkompanie 100 and 300 as well as the former paratrooper command companies were disbanded, and parts transferred to the KSK (Kommando Spezialkräfte). Paratroopers and KSK were jointly subordinated to the Division “Schnelle Kräfte” (Rapid Forces Division), with LTLG 64 as a central air transport and logistics Luftwaffe unit now re-located to Lechfeld near Augsburg in Southern Germany, close to the KSK headquarter.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1 or 2
Capacity: 24 passengers / 5.500 kg (12,115 lb) max. payload
Length: 14.18 m (46 ft 5½ in)
Wingspan: 18.14 m (59 ft 5 in)
Height: 4.82 m (15 ft 9½ in)
Wing area: 40 m2 (430 sq ft)
Aspect ratio: 8.3:1
Empty weight: 9.100 kg (20,062 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 15,660 kg (34,524 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,885 kg (4,156 lb)
Powerplant:
2× General Electric TF34-GE-100A high-bypass turbofans with 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) thrust each
Performance
Maximum speed: 795 km/h (494 mph, 429 kn)
Cruise speed: 650 km/h (400 mph, 350 kn)
Stall speed (power off, flaps down): 104 km/h (65 mph, 56 kn)
Minimum control speed (power on, flaps down): 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
Range: 2,950 km (1,830 mi, 1,590 nmi) with max fuel
1,852 km (1,151 mi, 1,000 nmi) in standard configuration
Service ceiling: 11,000 m (35,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 26 m/s (5,120 ft/min)
Armament:
No internal weapons;
2x underwing hardpoints for loads of up to 500 kg (1.100 lb) each,
incl. drop tanks or defensive ECM/chaff/flare pods
The kit and its assembly:
This whiffy Frankenstein creation had been lingering in the back of my mind for a couple of years, and I also had, over time, two Matchbox Do 28D Skyservant kits stashed away to build this rather special transport aircraft someday. The “Re-Engine” group build at whatifmodellers.com in summer 2023 was a good motivation to finally tackle this project, because I had always pushed it back because I knew that it would be challenging and thorough.
The original idea was to outfit a Do 28D with jet engines and a tricycle landing gear – after I came across some leftover Matchbox A-10 turbofan pods from my youth. These, like the Do 28D kit, were/are rather primitive (if not false) affairs but combining them could probably yield an interesting result. The large pods immediately reminded me of the American YC-14 prototype and the very similar Russian An-72 transport aircraft, both with large turbofans on the wings’ leading edges and exploiting the Coandă effect for STOL performance. However, from that simple starting point on things took a VERY demanding route through PSR surgery.
Two Do 28Ds were necessary because converting just a single kit was not enough. For a tricycle landing gear, the fuselage had to be extended with a plug in front of the wings, which was taken from the 2nd Do 28D kit behind the wings, including the side doors, because these had to be removed due to the new landing gear arrangement (see below). However, this turned out to be too low, so that the roof had to be raised with a styrene sheet plug. With the longer fuselage the wings had to be elongated to keep the proportions, too, and this was again solved with plugs (inner wing sections) from the 2nd kit – thankfully this was quite easy due to the straight leading and trailing edges.
To add value to the aircraft and to better exploit a higher payload, I also decided to modify the tail and add a ramp – bold stunt, but it worked better than expected. I used mostly the original Do 28D tail and the fin but widened the tapered tail through long cuts along the upper roof edges, with inserted styrene sheet wedges to fill the gaps, and the lower parts were cut away to make room for a flush ramp, which was scratched from styrene sheet and other bits. Since the interior would be visible now, I added basic interior to the cargo bay: a structured styrene sheet floor, and the side walls and the roof were covered with paper tissue drenched in white glue, what mimics open insulation mats inside of C-160 Transall aircraft. Additionally, side bumpers made from thin styrene profile were added to the walls, too. To display the model later in flight (for the respective pictures) I also added a vertical styrene tube inside of the fuselage as an adapter for a metal rod holder.
From the clear parts only the (poorly fitting) windscreen was used; except for six side windows any other fuselage opening was concealed – after all it’s supposed to be a military transporter for goods and vehicles and not a passenger aircraft like the Do 28D – and the windows after painting created with ClearFix (see below).
To accommodate the new retractable landing gear I implanted a well under the cockpit floor, which required some mods to the cockpit, which was mostly taken OOB but placed on a higher floor, and the cockpit section was separated from the cargo bay with a bulkhead.
The main landing gear was mounted into boxy sponsons on the lower fuselage flanks, the Do 28D’s OOB engine pods could be used/converted and match the aircraft’s overall boxy design well.
The landing gear as such caused some headaches, though, because the aircraft would require a relatively low stance for the tail ramp. I eventually settled upon parts from an Academy MiG-23 kit for both the twin front wheel (including suitable mudguards!) and the main struts, which received a wide stance for extra ground stability. Looks odd, but at the same time very purposeful and plausible, too.
As mentioned earlier, the engines came from a (“used”) Matchbox A-10, and I left them OOB except for cutouts so that they would fit onto the wings, placed upside down so that the exhausts were directed downwards. Since they would now be placed directly in the jets’ efflux the stabilizers had to be move higher, too, and I settled for a T-tail, just like the benchmark YC-14 an An-72, with a clipped original fin. The central body was taken/adapted from a Matchbox Blackburn Buccaneer, the stabilizers themselves are highly modified wings from an AZ Model Kawasaki Ki-78 that better match the increased wingspan than the thin OOB parts with a fabric structure.
Lots of PSR! The resulting airframe looks quite simple and clean, but getting there was a real long and heavy ride!
Painting and markings:
As in many cases, I wanted a rather subtle Luftwaffe paint scheme for this PSR monster, yet something unusual. Even though the time frame would promote a Norm ’83 wraparound scheme in black and two shades of green (seen on Luftwaffe Transalls, Tornados and late RF-104Gs) I rather settled for the earlier, less known Norm ’76 pattern that was applied to the first Luftwaffe Tornados. It was a more disruptive evolution of the Norm ’72 splinter scheme with a more organic pattern and an additional dark contrast color for improved low-level concealment from above. To make things really confusing, there were two Norm ’76 schemes: one for the Marineflieger and a totally different one for the Luftwaffe, yet both carried by the Tornado IDS’. While the Navy’s variant (simple Basaltgrau upper surfaces and Lichtgrau underneath) was worn by several types, the Luftwaffe scheme was exclusively carried by the first production Tornados, and probably only by those trainer aircraft operated by the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE) at Cottesmore. It consisted of Black (RAL 9005, even though I rather used RAL 7021 Schwarzgrau, Gelboliv (RAL 6014, a dark olive drab tone, (FS.24064) and Basaltgrau (RAL 7012, very close to RAF Dark Sea Grey), plus Silbergrau (RAL 7001 (FS.26373) underneath with a low and straight waterline.
The pattern is an adaptation from a Chilean F-80C with a tricolor camouflage – it matched the Do 36’s outlines much better than the Tornado shape. I was a bit uncertain about the engine pods, but due to their round shape (anything else is boxy with a flat underside) I gave them a wrap-around camouflage. The radome and the anti-glare panel became deep black, the landing gear and the inside of the air intakes were painted white. The cockpit interior (hard to see) and the cargo bay floor as well as the ramp were painted in a medium grey while the padded cargo bay walls were painted with a very light grey-beige mix – both inspired by Luftwaffe Transall interiors.
The decals were a mix from various resources, iron crosses, fin flashes and tactical codes were created with TL Modellbau material, plus unit badges and stencils from Luftwaffe F-84Gs. The code 59+47 was never allocated to a Luftwaffe aircraft (yet), but it is a continuation of the real Do 28D code block.
Finally, everything was sealed with matt acrylic varnish and the side windows were created with Clearfix (instead of using the OOB parts, which lack locator support and would have ended in a mess, anyway).
I could probably use this title for quite a few of the shots I took while out there. Seems to be quite a collection of them out there. Young and just TOO cool, reeked of new money and bad attitudes. I had a lot of respect for many of the people I interacted with in China. These guys? Not so much. Shot in the lobby of the Puli Hotel (thanks again, company!).
A Kawasaki T-4 of the Iruma-based Central Air Command Support Squadron takes-off on a local proficiency sortie from Iruma AB, Japan.
So, I decided to pop out midweek to see if I could squeeze more time out of the week.
Location chosen for a spot of night photography in the end proved to be far from optimal - despite being remote and tucked away (Two Tree Island for those that know it). It started to get busy with traffic as it got darker and later. Couldnt work out why at first and then it dawned on us..doh! Apparently its one of the favoured sites for a certain adult pastime. Might find somewhere else next time...funny though, well until we got stared out by the headlights of some guy in a 4x4 tonker truck. Shame cos hadnt quite got my technique together at this point....
Goodness, I hope that church spire doesn't fall over!! This is how not to take a photo!!
Our Daily Challenge ~ Breaking Photographic Rules ...
Stay Safe and Healthy Everyone!
Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... Thanks to you all!
I could have cried today!!!! As I was working on my FLOS project today I somehow managed to get ink on my hands and then on to the fabric. I had to unpick half the piece as I am too far along to start again! It's fixed now but took me all day! So so stupid of me as I was going between sketching templates and sewing...anyway, rant over, we live and learn!
Cats are so good at hibernating! :-)
Wish I could join them for the rest of the chilly season, lol!
Hi everyone. I hope you've all been well and are having a terrific start to the year!
I wanted to pop in for a bit and let you all know why I haven't been around in so long. Dad's doing okay now, but back in November he was hospitalized yet again... with another pulminary episode. I'd already had him on a low potassium diet (he only has one kidney) but now he's become sensitive to sodium as well. The upshot to that is.....eveything must be cooked 100% from scratch. That's a whole lot of cooking, lol. I make the majority of his meals on Sundays to be heated up later, but there's still breakfast and lunch, along with cleaning, laundry and grocery shopping and doctor visits(without a car these tasks can take up an awful lot of time).
Well, lol, you probably get the idea. Added to my own disabilities, I'm so beat by evening I just haven't had the energy for much more than sitting in a chair with a book.
But, I'm not leaving Flickr. I really hope to have more energy in the future when I become used to the workload and am not flaring so much. Till then, I won't be around often... but will try to visit and make comments when I can :-)
Finnegan, Dewey and Tallulah are doing well, with tons of fluffy beds and other napping places, and lots and lots of cuddles and playtime :-)
Take care everyone, I'm thinking of you all even though I may remain 'invisible' for awhile!
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After 100 hours after the start of mass protests in the capital of Russia, protesters gathered in central Moscow on Chistye Prudy (Clean Ponds) to express their attitude to Putin's regime.
Could it be more '80s? Here we be, getting ready to head to The Graduate for the weekend ritual of dancing.
"so many nations with so many hungry people,
so many homeless scrounging around for dirty needles.
on the rise,
teen suicide,
when we will realize
we've been desensitized by the lies of the world.
we're oppressed and impressed by the greedy;
whose hands squeeze the life out of the needy.
when will we learn that wars,
threats,
and regrets are the cause and effect of living in fear.
who can help protect the innocence of our children?
stolen on the internet with images they can't forget.
we want it,
we want,
we want a reason to live"
The kit and its assembly:
This kitbashing project was a dedicated submission for the “Polar Wars” Group Build at whatifmodellers.com, and the result of a search for a military vehicle that could reflect the GB’s topic in a rather dramatic fashion but also demonstrate a certain madness and megalomania. I eventually stumbled upon the (light!) Soviet and Finnish aerosan vehicles from WWII, and wondered what a fully armored type could have looked like? I did not want to put a standard tank onto skis, though, and rather looked for a different basis – and inspiration eventually struck when I came across an 1:35 aerosan kit from Trumpeter AND the Chinese manufacturer’s 1:72 model of a Soviet armored draisine – combining both plus a radial engine with a pusher propeller should yield something …zany.
Effectively, this build was not too complex, because it is basically a slightly modified core box with add-ons. Things started slowly, with the OOB KV-1 turret as the main armament of this aerosan behemoth. The main body consists of a Soviet armored draisine from Trumpeter, but I found the body to be too long and symmetrical for my plans, so that I took out a ~2cm plug and glued everything back together. The engine came from a MisterCraft PZL 23 bomber, an ugly one-piece blob that I never expected to find a good use on a model. It was modified to look a bit more delicate, and at its rear an extension fairing was added, partly consisting of a piece from a plastic ballpoint pen casing. The pusher prop consists of a reversed F8F piece, with a metal axis and a spinner transplant from an Italeri F4U.
The suspension had been taken wholesale from the 1:35 kit, even though I had to lengthen some of the control struts. While safety was not an inherent design feature of this thing, I thought that the prop would need some protection, so I started to scratch/construct a cage for it from soft iron wire. Its ugly intersections were hidden behind a pair of fins (sections from 1:72 Panzer IV side skirts!) – though improvised it turned out better that hoped for. In parallel, the four skis were put together, too - again taken OOB from the small 1:35 aerosan kit, just w/o the delicate PE parts. Once the basic hull was assembled, I added a few more details, like entry ladders and sideboards to cross the steering struts, and an improvised shallow snowplow at the front to lift the vehicle’s body over shallow humps. On the roof some details like a ventilation opening were added, too.
Painting and markings:
Due to the model’s zaniness I wanted the livery to be rather simple, so I gave the BBS-1 an overall coat with medium green (actually RAL 6003) from the rattle can. Then the decals – all gathered from the scrap box – were applied and a coat of whitewash was simulated with thinned matt acrylic paint, applied with a flat soft brush so that the green would shine through here and there. Once dry I finally added a thin coat of simulated snow, created with white tile grout blown onto the wetted model from the front as if it had collected the stuff while speeding through the Karelian landscape. Worked out quite well, since this always bears some risk that it looks goofy and artificial. Finally, the tile grout and the paint were fixed with a generous coat of matt acrylic varnish.
DAY 2 Of Legends Of Brands Hatch Superprix And it was time to see who could Brave the Grand Prix Circuit and Take Home Victory in The First Few Races held Thought Saturday.
After A Very Busy Day Yesterday with Qualifying it will be Interesting to see Which Drivers from each Support Race can take home Victory and The Win for their Respective Teams.
Classic Formula Ford With Historic Formula 3-(Race 1 Results)
Classic Formula Fords And Historic Formula 3 were up and After an Exciting Race and Qualifying Yesterday Lets See who Emerged in the First Race As The Winner.
In First Place and Taking Victory was (Cam Jackson) in his Winkelmann WDF2 with A Lap Time Of 1:52.141 and an Average Speed of 76.65mph.
An Amazing Drive from Cameron Jackson Showing the Speed and Commitment It takes to Race A Classic Formula Ford around the Grand Prix Loupe. Awesome Work Cam.
In Second Place was (Henry Chart) in his Van Diemen RF81 with A Lap Time Of 1:52.396 And An Average Speed of 75.86mph.
A Super Drive and A Really Good Battle with Cam Henry. Well Done
In Third Place was (Ben Tinkler) in his Van Diemen RF80 with a Lap Time of 1:57.181 And an Average Speed of 73.80mph.
A Fantastic Drive by Ben and a well Controlled Drive to take Third Place. Brilliant Work.
Fantastic Work to Cam, Henry And Ben for putting on one Hell of a Race and showing the Power of the Formula Ford Engine.
Looking forward to seeing more Race action from Thease Guys and the Rest of The Formula Ford And Historic Formula 3 Racing Drivers Tomorrow.
A Big Congratulations to all Three Drivers on First Second and Third.
HGPCA Historic Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars-(Race 1 Results)
Historic Pre 66 Grand Prix cars were Up Next and Featuring some very Big Names of Cars Racing such as Maserati Ferrari and Cooper.
Lets see what Happened and Who Managed to take Victory in the Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars Race.
In First Place and Taking Victory was (John Spiers) In His Maserati 250F with A Lap Time of 1:50.306 and An Average Speed of 77.84mph.
A Storming Drive From John to take The victory and Really showed Off just how Capable and Powerful Thease Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars can be. A Fantastic Victory John.
In Second Place was (Rod Jolly) in His Lister Jaguar Monza with A Lap Time of 1:51.705 and An Average Speed of 77.50mph.
Pushing His Jaguar to the Limit and Nearly Taking Victory Away from John on a Couple of Corners. Amazing Drive.
In Third Place was (Eddie McGuire) In His Scarab with A Lap Time of 1:52.196 and An Average Speed of 75.64mph.
A Well and Truly Earned Third Place for Eddie After Fighting Hard with Others Drivers for the Spot and Taking Third Place. A Very Committed Drive Eddie.
A Fantastic Result for The First Race for Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars and Three very Talented Drivers in John, Rod And Eddie. Good Luck to All Other Drivers Racing and Lets See What Tomorrow Brings for You. Hopefully A Podium Finish.
HSCC / FJHRA Silverline Historic Formula Junior-(Race 1 Results)
It Was Time For HSCC And Historic Formula Junior To Take to the Track and See who Could Take Victory in their Respective Race.
With Junior Drivers Involved Anything Is Possible. Lets See who put the Pedal to the Metal and Made History in This One.
In First Place was (Chris Goodwin In His Lotus 22 with A Lap Time of 1:42.576 And an Average Speed of 65.29mph.
A Spirited Drive from Chris has allowed him to take The Victory. Congratulations Chris and an Amazing Drive from Pole Position. Keep up The Fantastic Performance And Commitment.
In Second Place was (Richard Wilson) in his Brabham BT6 with A Lap Time of 1:45.325 And An Average Speed of 65.02mph.
Another Triumphen Drive from Richard to Take Second Place Well Done Richard.
In Third Place was (Adrian Russel) in His Lotus 22 with A Lap Time of 1:45.853 And An Average Speed of 64.94mph.
Very Well Driven Adrian and a Close Finish with Richard for Second Place in the Process. That was One Incredible Charge.
Another Fantastic Race from The Historic Formula Junior Racing Drivers. Each One showing the Skill and Commitment To Taming Thease Little Beasts.
Congratulations to Chris, Richard and Adrian And Good Luck to all Other Drivers Work Hard And Keep Pushing for That All Important Victory.
HSCC Classic Formula 3 -(Race 2 Results)
Historic Formula 3 was about to Take on the Might of The Brands Hatch GP Loop Featuring Cars from the Classic Formula 3 Era Such as The March 783 The Chevron B43 and The Royal RP27.
Thease Machines May Look Docile but When Racing they put on a Huge Display of Both Power and Speed to Rival even that of their Formula 1 Counterparts of the Era.
Let's See How The Race went and Who was Able To take Victory and Stand on the Top Step of the Podium.
In First Place was (Andy Smith) In his March 783 with A Lap Time of 1:42.113 and An Average Speed of 82.64mph.
Very Fast and Very Consistent Driving from Andy to Take Victory and End Up on the Top Step of the Podium. Congratulations Andy Well Deserved.
In Second Place was (Murray Shepherd) in His Van Diemen RF82 with A Lap Time of 1:44.583 And an Average Speed of 81.75mph.
Another Fantastic Drive from Murray to keep The Pace up and Defend Second Place from the Others Drivers All Fighting to take it away. Well Done Murray.
In Third Place was (Ben Tilley) In His March 743 with A Lap Time of 1:43.571 And an Average Speed of 81.75mph.
Matching The Speed of Murray and Still Keeping Him on His Toes in order to Try and Take that Second Place Away from Him.
A Very Well Driven Race from Ben and Keep Working towards that Second Place Finnish. Outstanding Drive.
Classic Formula 3 Has Shown us Three Capable Drivers who Battled it out and Came out Victorious in the Race. Andy Murray and Ben will have to Keep Working Hard to Defend Their Respective Places.
Could anyone Else Take those Victories from them? Only Time will Tell.
HSCC Historic Formula Ford 2000
Its Time for Historic Formula Ford 2000 and To see who Can Take The Victory in This Race. With Cars that Are capable of Nearly 100mph Around The Grand Prix Circuit it will be Interesting to see who is Brave Enough to Push Their Ford to its Limits.
In First Place was (Graham Fennymore) in His Reynard SF81 with A Lap Time of 1:35.793 And an Average Speed of 89.99mph. A Fierce Drive with Speedy Reactions to Claim the Victory. Incredible Work Graham.
In Second Place was (Ian Pearson) in His Royal RP30 with A Lap Time of 1:36.029 And an Average Speed of 89.74mph.
Another Super Drive From Ian with Speeds and Performance Very Close to Graham. Both Drivers Pushing Hard and Not giving an Inch Thought the Race.
In Third Place was (Andrew Storer) in his Reynard SF79 with A Lap Time of 1:37.187 and An Average Speed of 88.64mph.
Awesome Work from Andrew Despite Finishing Second in the Previous Race. Keep Pushing Hard.
A Fantastic Day for The Formula Ford 2000 and An Excellent Set of Victories for Graham Ian and Andrew.
Well Done to all other Drivers who Took Part as well Work Hard and Always Keep Pushing to Your Limits And Beyond.
HSCC Thundersports -(Race Results)
Finally it was the turn of the Thundersports High Powered Machinery Versus The Grand Prix Loop. With Close Qualifying from Yesterday.
Lets find out who the Final Three Drivers are for Saturday who took too The Podium.
In First Place was (James Claridge) in his Chevron B23 with A Lap Time of 1:31.148 and An Average Speed of 84.64mph.
A Fantastic Job from James in a Machine that is so fast And Yet Looked so At Home on the Race Track with Him Behind the Wheel.
Congratulations James A Fine Job Indeed.
In Second Place was (Mark Richardson) in His Lola T290 with A Lap Time of 1:30.458 and An Average Speed of 84.62mph.
Another Drive by A True Racing Driver and Even Eric Broadly would Have been Proud To see that One. Fantastic Work Mark.
In Third Place was (Robert Shaw) in His Chevron B19 with A Lap Time of 1:33.032 And an Average Speed of 82.62mph.
Very Well Done from Robert Who Defended Third Place Like his Life Depended on it.
A Wonderful Way to End Saturday at The Superprix Of Brands Hatch with Many New and Rising Talents Still Left to show what they can do Come Sundays FINALE.
Congratulations to all of the Race Winners and Good Luck to Those still fighting for that all Important Podium Spot.
See You All on Sunday.
The Final Day of Racing At Brands Hatch for The Superprix Weekend and After a Really Busy and Scattered Set Of Races The Previous day it was time to see which of the Drivers could Brave the Circuit One Last Time and Take Home Either a Championship Win or a Victory in their Specific Race.
Lets Get Straight to the Results.
Classic Formula Ford/Historic Formula 3 (Race 2 Result)
Classic Formula Ford and Historic Formula 3 Were up First and it was Time to see who could be The one to take the Checkered Flag First when they crossed the Line.
In First Place was (Cameron Jackson) in his Winkelmann WDF2 with a Lap Time of 1:39.257 and a Top Speed of 86.59mph. A Fantastic Victory Cameron Showing Incredible Car Control and Commitment to Win the Race.
In Second Place was (Ben Tinkler) in his Van Diemen RF80 with a Lap Time of 1:39.986 and a Top Speed of 85.77mph. A Really Great Drive from Ben to stay so close to Cameron and Keep Him on his toes the entire Time while Fighting for the Lead of the Race.
In Third Place was (Jordan Harrison) in his Lola T540E with a Lap Time of 1:39.994 and a Top Speed of 85.54mph. A Really Wonderfully Deserved Third Place for Jordan Pushing that Lola for everything it Has got to gain Third Place. Well Done.
Three Fantastically Fast Drivers all with Incredible Speed and Talent Showcasing The Best of what they Bring to Brands Hatch Every Year. An Amazing Last Race to Witness. Congratulations to The Race Winner and Keep Trying Hard Everyone Else.
HGPCA Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars (Race 20)
Next It was The Historic Grand Prix Cars and with a Massive Turn out for them it looks like Another Cracking Race to see from Start till Finish. Lets see who came out on Top.
In First Place was (Sam Wilson) in his Lotus 18 with a Lap Time of 1:39.384 and a Top Speed of 86.55mph. Amazing Work Sam Showing Colin Chapman How it Should be Done. He would have been Proud to Witness that Victory.
In Second Place was (Peter Horsman) in his Lotus 18/21 with a Lap Time of 1:41.296 and A Top Speed of 84.90mph. A Fantastic Drive by Peter to take Second Place in the Race.
In Third Place was (Miles Griffiths) in his Scarab Offenhauser with A Lap Time of 1:41.501 and A Top Speed of 84.38mph A Really Good Job there Miles Almost Matching Lap Times with Peter and Showing Some Incredible Car Control during The Race.
Another Fantastic Race for The Historic Grand Prix Cars and a Huge Congratulations to Sam for Taking Victory in the Last Race. Avery Well Done to Both Peter and Miles as well.
HSCC 70's Road Sports (Race 19)
Historic Road Sports took to the Track next and with some Legendary Cars from the Likes of Lotus Morgan and TVR it was Time to see who Had Stormed to Victory in the Last Race and Taken the Victory.
In First Place was (William Plant) in his Morgan Plus 8 with A Lap Time of 1:45.768 and A Top Speed of 70.67mph. Congratulations William on the Victory it was so Good to See a Morgan Take First Place while Watching this Exciting Race. An Amazing Drive.
In Second Place was (Jim Dean) in his Lotus Europa with A Lap Time of 1:46.411 and A Top Speed of 70.66mph. Another Incredible Drive from Jim to Take Second Place. Well Done
In Third Place was (Richard Plant) in his Morgan Plus 8 with A Lap Time of 1:47.697 and a Top Speed of 70.31mph. A Very Committed Drive from Richard and a Fantastic Third Place Finish that I'm sure the Whole Family will be Proud of.
Fantastic Racing from the 70's Road Sports to Finish the Days Racing for them Congratulations to William, Jim and Richard. Hope to see you Three Battling it out Again Soon.
Aurora Trophy With Geoff Lees Trophy
The Arora Trophy Roared onto the Grand Prix Circuit Next with Powerful V8 Engines thease Racing Cars could make the Ground Shake as they Thunder their way around the Race Track. Lets see who Managed to take that All Important Victory for their Final Race.
In First Place was (Martin Stretton) in his March 712 with a Lap Time of 1:25.976 and A Top Speed of 101mph. A Very Brave and Committed drive from Martin to Take Victory, Really Pushing the March to its Limits and hanging onto the Lead thought the Race.
In Second Place was (Mathew Wrigley) in his March 782 with a Lap Time of 1:25.127 and A Top Speed of 100.96mph. Another Incredible Driver Taking his Machinery to New heights and Keeping the March Name Alive in Historic Racing. Amazing Work Mathew.
In Third Place was (Samuel Harrison) in his Dallara 389 with A Lap Time of 1:29.552 and A Top Speed of 95.04mph. Amazing work Sam showing Insane Car Control even when Racing so Fast and for such A Long Time. Congratulations.
Another Amazing Race to Keep the Day going and showing the Amazing work that Each Team Does to ensure that their Driver and His Car are Ready to go. Well Done to all of the Teams and to the First Second and Third Place Winners as well. Looking Forward To seeing more Action this Year from the Aurora Trophy.
Guards Trophy (Race 21)
Next Up Guards Trophy with Another Range of Racing Machines from the Likes of Brabham Chevron and Lotus Lets see what will Happen and Who will be able to Drive their way to Victory in This Race.
In First Place was (Andy Newall) in his Chevron B6 with A Lap Time of 1:38.258 and A Top Speed of 83.84mph. Very Well Driven and Raced by Andy Showcasing the Power of the Chevron and taking it too its Limits in terms of Raw Speed and Performance.
In Second Place was the Duo of (Jackson S and Jackson C) in their Lenham P70 with A Lap Time of 1:38.008 and A Top Speed of 83.45mph. Fantastic Work to The Two Jacks who Really showed what Working Together Can Achieve during A Race. Well Done
In Third Place was the Duo of (Mitchell W and Mitchell B) in their Chevron B8 with A Lap Time of 1:38.368 and A Top Speed of 82.49mph. Another Amazing Duo who Have Taken Third Place and Kept the Fight Alive in their Respective Championship. Amazing work.
A Fantastic Race for the Guards Trophy Showing the Power of Each Race Car and what they Are Capable of When put into The Hands of the Right Drivers. Congratulations to Andy Mitchell W and Mitchell B as well as Jackson S and Jackson C for putting on One Hell of a Race. Keep up the Good Work Everyone Else and Never Stop Fighting for your Own Victories.
Historic Formula Ford (Race 16)
Next Up was Historic Formula Ford and some very Twitchy and Tricky Cars to be Driven Round the Circuit at Hight Speed. With Light Weight Chassis and Small Cockpits this was going to be a Very Exciting Race to Watch. Lets see who Came out Best of the Rest.
In First Place was (Cameron Jackson) in his Winkelmann WDF2 with A Lap Time of 1:38.596 and A Top Speed of 87.95mph. Another Incredible Drive From Cameron to Take Victory and show what A Truly Committed and Self Determined Driver is. He is an Inspiration to All Up Coming Formula Ford Racers.
In Second Place was (Tom Macarthur) in his Titan MK3 with A Lap Time of 1:38.484 and A Top Speed of 87.94mph. Another Really Brave and Heroic Driver Pushing His Formula Ford to its Limits and Keeping his Eye's on the Race Track. Amazing Work Tom.
In Third Place was (Horatio Fitzsimon) in his Merlin MK20A with A Lap Time of 1:38.513 And A Top Speed of 87.90mph. Very Well Done Horatio Fantastic Driving and A Well Deserved Third Place.
An Amazing Final Heat Race for the Formula Fords with Everyone Pushing As Hard as they Could for Victory. Keep Working Hard Everyone and Congratulations to Cameron Tom and Horatio.
Historic Road Sports (Race 17)
Historic Road Sports Next and it was Time to see what Each Driver could do in their Respective Race Car. Lets see how things Stacked up and who Came out on Top in the Race.
In First Place was (Kevin Kivlochan) in his AC Cobra with a Lap Time of 1:46.891 and A Top Speed of 72.19mph. What A Drive From Kevin to Take Victory Keeping that Cobra Far Ahead of the Rest of the Pack and Taking A Dominant Victory. Carol Shelby would have Loved to See That.
In Second Place was (John Davidson) in his Lotus Elan S1 with A Lap Time of 1:46.052 And A Top Speed of 72.16mph. Amazing Work John Keeping that Lotus on the Tarmac and Putting on One Hell of a Race for Everyone. Amazing Job.
In Third Place was (Rupert Ashdown) in his Lotus Elan S1 with A Lap Time of 1:47.481and A Top Speed of 71.61mph. Another Incredible Drive by Rupert Taking Third Place Very Well Deserved.
Historic Road Sports putting on Another Superb Race for the Season and Congratulations to Kevin John and Rupert on their Victories. Hope to see More of that This Year and Good Luck to Everyone Else Racing too.
Historic Touring Cars (Race 22)
The Final Race of The Day was Here and The Historic Touring Car Club did not Disappoint with Lotus Cortina's Mini Cooper S's and Ford Mustangs This was going to be a Final Battle of Titans. Lets See Who Managed to Take that Last Checkered Flag of the Day.
In First Place was (Steve Soper) in his Ford Mustang with A Lap Time of 1.47.084 and A Top Speed of 71.51mph. Awesome Drive Steve Fantastic to see that He Still has it in him After all The Years of Racing.
In Second Place was (Rob Fen) in his Ford Mustang with A Lap Time of 1:49.031 and A Top Speed of 70.93mph. Amazing Work Rob Pushing that Mustang Far and Wide to Hang onto that Second Place. Excellent Drive.
In Third Place was (Mark Martin in his Ford Lotus Cortina with A Lap Time of 1:49.905 and A Top Speed of 70.70mph. Very Well Done Mark Great Driving and Even a Wheel in the Air on Some Occasions Heading onto the Grand Prix Loop. What A Sight that Was to See.
And With that The Days Events came to an End for another year of Superprix Racing at Brands Hatch Amazing work to all of the Organisers and Race Drivers who took Part and Congratulations once again to all of the Race Winners. Keep Fighting Keep Wining and I'm Sure we will do it All Again Next Year.
1906 window dedicated to Dick Baker , town clerk, by his brother and sister, I think the face on the right could be a portrait
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Could not find a red and white flower but thought this came close enough:-) I am a bit late with the wishes but I hope my Canadian contacts had a good day.
This is a cultivated honeysuckle and not quite as fragrant as the wild variety.
Love this song Thanks my best fried “5ngo0osh” for your dedication
And thanks for borrowing me your camera to capture my guitar
Could all these stalls selling more or less the same range of products be replaced by one big supermarket with nicely organized shelves?
I hope not.
San Camilo market, Arequipa, Peru.