The structure of thought, the convoluted geography of our personalities, the world of ideas is far more complex and subtle than the articulation of limbs. If we put ourselves in the position of thinking about the way we think, we have a tricky situation on our hands, to say the least. We are obviously limited in our thinking, by our style or manner of thinking. So; something apart from thinking needs to look at thinking. But what could this be? Buddhism describes this "something" as the open dimension of our being. It is the discovery of space.

 

The discovery of space begins with shi-ne. (shi-ne, Skt. shamatha - Remaining uninvolved with the thought process. Usually translated as "calm abiding" or "peacefully remaining". The practice of silent sitting.)

Shi-ne is the practice of letting go of our addiction to the thought process. We will need to look at the practice of shi-ne in order to get some sense of what is meant by "the discovery of space". But before we explore the idea of shi-ne, we will need to make some further exploration of the evolution of our perceptual "skills". We will need to ask some questions about the familiar yet somehow unfamiliar landscape of distracted being.

In a relative sense you could say that our being is distracted from be-ing. Our sense of what and how we are wanders interminably in a miasma of cross-referencing fictions. This faculty of cross-referencing includes every function of the intellect. It builds itself out of the compartmentalising, labelling and judging department of our conceptual bureaucracy. This conceptual bureaucracy sets itself up in order to maintain the illusion of duality, and it does this through continually seeking assurances from the world -- assurances that we really exist. Somehow we seem to be in doubt about our existence -- we have a sense of unease about it. This sense of unease would be very disturbing -- unless we simply remained unconscious of it. The fact that this doubt exists is actually evidenced by most of the philosophies that have arisen in the world. It would seem that no sooner have Maslow's hierarchy of needs --- hunger/thirst, shelter, sleep, sex, safety/security, love and belonging, self-esteem, and finally self-actualisation --- started to be met, then people start to question their own existence.

 

Many people would say that they have no doubt of their existence at all. They would say that they felt as real as the next person, or perhaps even more real. Some people would state quite categorically that they are certain of their existence. They know they exist; and what is more, they are annoyed and insulted by the apparent stupidity of this kind of question. But from the Buddhist perspective, this is not a completely honest response -- it is a response based on fear. If people are so convinced of their existence, why do they continually seek assurances and proofs of it? Philosophers have been doing this for a long time. Various pronouncements have been made, such as: "I think therefore I am". People may of course wish to disassociate themselves from the ruminations of philosophers.

They may deny that they seek reassurances of their existence. This is not really surprising -- no one in this society is brought up to recognise their fundamental perspectives described in this way.It is not easy to see the manner in which we live out lives as a process of doubt -- as a context of unease. We are geared into the machinery of our distraction. We imagine our acts and motivations to be "natural". But this doubt of existence is chameleoid -- it takes on the hue and tone of every aspect of our mutable emotional colouring.

 

But from where does this doubt stem? Is it an aspect of our realisation, or an aspect of our confusion? The answer to this question may be trifle bewildering: the doubt of our existence is both an echo of our enlightenment and an echo of our fear of space of our own being, which could also be called our unenlightenment. We continually seek assurances from life that confirm the unconfirmable. We seek security, and that is a problem. It is not that security does not exist, but that the security that is available is not the kind of security that we want.

 

For example: we can be secure in the knowledge that we are going to die. We can be secure in the knowledge that we are going to get older hour by hour, day by day, month by month, year by year. We can be secure in the knowledge that we are going to get ill from time to time; and that one day the illness will be our final illness. We can be secure in the knowledge that we are going to lose our entire material context at the moment of death.

 

It could be said that insecurity is the only real security. This might seem a singularly unappealing concept until we consider that pain and misery also cannot be established as unchanging. The phenomenal world is unreliable, if reliability requires stasis. We cannot rely on the phenomenal world to provide either continous pleasure or continuous pain. We can be surprised: good friends can turn against us, and generous support can be comming from unlikely quarters. The "security of insecurity" and the insecurity of security", is a theme that will run through this book; and any other book that deals with Buddhist psychology. This is a crucial idea to understand if you seek to experience a happy life, let alone to seek liberation from duality. It is not even that existence of certain seeming securities is being brought into question -- it is more that the process of seeking security itself needs to be viewed as inherently problematic. Whether we seek security or not, what we get is a combination of "security" and "insecurity" --- and from the perspective of personal history it can, hopefully, become difficult to distinguish which is which.

 

There is something suspect about inability to enjoy anything unless we can define it as lasting forever. In actuality nothing lasts forever, and yet we act as if some things do -- in order that we can enjoy them. The fact that nothing lasts forever is very interesting --- it is true in two entirely different senses. We can say that "nothing" lasts forever, and that no "thing" lasts forever. Nothing is emptiness, which has no beginning or end. Things or phenomena are form, and therefore have beginnings and ends. Interesting paradoxes are wrapped up in this: we own emptiness because it cannot be owned; we cannot establish ownership of that which is already ours, without distorting it into something that we cannot own. We can only own forms on a temporary basis, and as long as we relate to these forms through ownership -- we cannot own them. If we understand that ownership of form only exists in the moment of appreciation, then we automatically own the entire universe of form. But we cannot own anything as long as try to own ourselves.

 

Paradox is the heart of Tantric understanding, and once we begin to get a taste for what it means at an experiential level --- the amazing world of what we actually are starts to open to us. When we begin to accept our emotions as the path, we can also begin to understand something fundamental: that as long as we continually attempt to establish ground --- we can never really experience ground. Our dualistic method of establishing ground, is to validate ourselves as being solid, permanent, separate, continuous, and defined. These form-criteria for evaluating ourselves arise out of the nature of the dualistic elements:

 

Solidity is the form quality of the earth element.

Permanence is the form quality of the water element.

Separateness is the form quality of the fire element.

Continuity is the form quality of the air element.

Definition is the form quality of the space element.

 

And all form is inherently impermanent. Paradoxically, we reject the criteria that actually validate our existence -- because they are exactly the emptiness-criteria which we fear as undermining our existence:

 

Insubstantiality is the emptiness quality of the earth element.

Impermanence is the emptiness quality of the water element.

Inseparability is the emptiness quality of the fire element.

Discontinuity is the emptiness quality of the air element.

Undefinability is the emptiness quality of the space element.

 

Nothing that comes into existence, has form qualities as permanently reliable characteristics. Because our experience does not conform permanently to these form-criteria, we cannot succeed in establishing our existence through attaching to them. Our attempts to define ourselves in this way are bound to be self-defeating. When we engage in this strategy, we subvert the brillant immediacy of our experience with our endless attempts to establish reference points. This is the major problem we face as human beings.

In struggling to maintain the illusion of duality, we are fighting a losing battle. Nothing will serve us as a permanently reliable reference point, because everything within the world of form is inherently impermanent. Phenomena will only ever afford us temporary proofs of existence according to their qualities of: solidity, permanence, separateness, continuity and definition. These are the form qualities of emptiness and their major characteristic is that they are ephemeral. Phenomena are solid, permanent, separate, continuous, and defined on a strictly temporary basis. So these existential criteria cannot possibly afford us proof that we could be any different. Everything we encounter in our lives is impermanent by nature, and will have limited duration over the course of time.

 

Impermanence is not only a quality of phenomena in terms of duration -- there is also the question of ownership and proximity. Our possessions may have many more years in them, but maybe not in our keeping. Whatever we have may be stolen, or sold because of a sudden shortage of money. More subtly, there is the extent of our own interest. Our prized possessions may remain with us as long as we live, but they may not always be prized so highly. Fashions come and go. Jumble sales are full of the clothes that people once wore with delight. Fashion is a great teacher of impermanence.

 

Making ourselves feel solid, permanent, separate continuous and defined -- by constantly scanning the phenomenal horizon for reference points which substantiate these criteria -- is a convoluted process. The phenomena of our perception will only serve us temporarily in this capacity. So if we take this course, we sentence ourselves to the continuous activity of establishinf referece points. When we engage in this process, we convert our perceptual circumstances into a prison In fact, our perceptual circumstances not only become an incarceration, but a very subtle personal torture chamber. We need to be continually on the look-out for new reference points. We need to reassess old reference points. We need to imbue ourselves with certain pervasive nervousness. We need to foster a sense of unease about the whole process of experiencing existence. It could become unrelenting hard work in our own personal forced labour camp.

 

In our attempts to establish reference points we react to the phenomena of our perception in three ways. We are either attracted, we are averse or we are indifferent. Attraction, aversion and indifference are usually reffered to, in the translations of Buddhist texts, as lust (desire or attachment); hatred (anger or aggression); and ignorance. Although these words have a distinct application to the three distorted tendencies (usually reffered to as "the Three Poisons"), they have connotations in English that lend them the tone of "the Seven Deadly Sins". Buddhism does not really deal with the concept of "sin" -- it simply deals with the mechanisms of confusion, and the means of liberation. There is no guilt attached to being confused, and no sense of deliberate "wickedness". The terms "attraction", "aversion" and "indifference" have been chosen because they are mechanistic rather than emotive -- they describe the machinery of dualistic perception.

 

If we encounter anything that seems to substantiate our fictions of solidity, permanence, separateness, continuity, and definition -- we are attracted, we reach out for it. If we encounter anything that threatens these fictions -- we are averse, we push it away. If we encounter anything that neither substantiates nor threatens these fictions -- we are indifferent. What we cannot manipulate, we ignore. But what is left of our responses if these fictions dissolve? The question of what our experience would be like without attraction, aversion, and indifference poses an interesting challenge to our rationale. In fact, we cannot approach this question at all, if we approach it through conventional reasoning. Fundamentally this question deals with the nature of experience itself. If attraction, aversion, and indifference dissolve, what remains is not any "kind of experience"; it is simply experience -- experience as such. In terms of experience as such; we are completely present, open and free in the experience of whatever arises as a perception.

 

In this totally spacious condition there is neither attachment, manipulation nor insensitivity. We are discussing straight experience here, in more or less the same way that we might discuss a straight drink. We are describing an undiluted shot of single malt, rather than some fancy cocktail, overloaded with tinned fruit, and decorated with a paper parasol. We are concerning ourselves with the essence -- the undiluted experience of our own intrinsic condition.

 

We rarely have a straigth experience. This is because we are almost invariably bound up in the convolutions of compartmentalisation. We have a vested interest in establishing reference points -- attempting to prove that we are solid permanent, separate, continuous and defined. We are either nervous about our situation, or we throw caution to the wind. Both are methods of attempting to manipulate the world referentially. Caution is calculated manipulation. Throwing caution to the wind is desperate manipulation. It may seem difficult to imagine recklessness as a form of manipulation, but we are only ever reckless as a last-ditch stand -- the "make-or-break" method of securing reference points. We stipulate the exact ingredients of our joys and sorrows and react in accordance with how closely circumstances conform to our pre-determined specifications.

 

NGAKPA CHOGYAM with KHANDRO DECHEN / Spectrum of Ecstasy / Shambhala Publications

 

A couple of old fighting positions near a road in Jalalabad. From another angle, say, coming the other way down the road, they're well positioned for ambush. T

The bottom panels have been properly positioned on the building jig and will be held to the building jib by drywall screws with wooden washers. These screws will be removed later.

 

Edit 5/2010: When installing longitudinal bulkheads, a couple of these screws had to be repositioned as they were in the way of a longitudinal bulkhead installation footprint. This was a minor problem thus don't fret about about initial placement of these temporary drywall screws.

St Michael the Archangel's Church, Booton, is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Booton, Norfolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in an isolated position about 1 mile to the east of the village. It is often known as the "Cathedral of the Fields".

 

St Michael's was built in the later part of the 19th century, replacing an earlier church on the site. The church, and its fittings, were designed by Rev Whitwell Elwin, the rector of the church from 1849 to 1900

 

The church is constructed in flint with limestone dressings, and has tiled roofs. Its plan consists of a nave, a chancel, a north porch, a south vestry, and twin west towers. The whole is in an "eccentric French Gothic style". The towers are slim and set diagonally. They are in three stages, the lower two stages containing elongated blank arcading. The top stage contains tall bell openings, and on the summit of the towers are pierced friezes with crocketed pinnacles on the corners. Between the towers is a doorway, over which is a four-light window. A three-tier pinnacle rises from the west gable. This also has blank arcading and has the appearance of a minaret. Along the sides of the church, the bays are separated by buttresses with crocketed pinnacles, and there are similar pinnacles on the gable ends. In the south wall of the chancel is a priest's door, and above this is an elaborately carved niche. Set inside the east wall of the north porch is a 14th-century headless statue of the Virgin and Child that was discovered during the rebuilding of the church.

 

The nave has a hammerbeam roof which is decorated with carved wooden angels by James Minns, a local master-carver. The roof of the chancel is a false hammer-beam. Above the chancel arch is a triangular opening. Around the nave wall is linenfold dado panelling. The pulpit and other fittings all date from the 19th century. The stained glass depicts angels, musicians, and female faces. The architect Edward Lutyens said of the church that it was "very naughty but built in the right spirit".

 

The architect of the church and designer of the fittings and stained glass was the rector, Rev Whitwell Elwin, from 1853 to 1860 the editor of the Quarterly Review. He had no architectural training, and based his designs on details of other churches, and from his own imagination. According to the guidebook produced by the Churches Conservation Trust, the design of the west doorway was inspired by a doorway at Glastonbury Abbey, the triangular opening above the chancel arch by Lichfield Cathedral, the stained glass in the nave windows from St Mary's Church at Temple Balsall, Warwickshire, and that in the west window by St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster. The hammer beam roof is said to be based on that of Saint Botolph's Church in Trunch, Norfolk.

 

There are two structures in the churchyard which are listed Grade II for their group value with the church. One is the 19th-century boundary wall of the churchyard, together with two sets of gate piers and wooden gates. The other is a late 19th-century sexton's store, constructed in flint with stone dressings and tiled roofs. Its façade has three gables with coped parapets and ball finials.

24x36 Mondo STAR WARS poster by Rich Kelly. Hand numbered edition of 400.

Photo de la réalisation du panneau solaire thermique

Der selbstständig auf einer Kante balancierende Würfel ist dank eines sogenannten Kreiselstabilisators (auch Gyroskop genannt) nur schwer aus seiner Position zu bringen.

 

credit: Magdalena Leitner

CP Perry at the apex of the wye with NS's Port Road is protected by what Amtrak refers to as "Position Color Light" signals.

Pole Position!

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Notice : Releasing this comic on every Monday to Thursday

   

Amaricans in remains of a France house

On December 6, 2018 the Los Angeles Fire Department proudly promoted 29 members to the below listed positions:

 

Fire Administrator

Employee Relations Manager Jenny Park

 

Assistant Chief

Battalion Chief Orin Saunders

Battalion Chief Jaime Moore

Battalion Chief Elise Brodowy

Battalion Chief Ellsworth Fortman

  

Battalion Chief

Captain II Joseph Lopez

Captain II Tyler Dixon

Captain II Roy Paige

Captain II James Holland

Captain II Timothy Ramirez

Captain II Jaime Brown

 

Captain II

Captain I Mark McCracken

Captain I Logan Fields

Captain I Vincent Alvarado

Captain I Patrick Ahern-Price

 

Engineer

Firefighter III/Paramedic Alfredo Larios

Firefighter III/Paramedic Lawrence Lee

Firefighter III/Paramedic Beau Cherry

Firefighter III/Paramedic Brandon Mattson

Firefighter III Parker Johnston

Firefighter III/Paramedic Ruben Torres

Firefighter III Scot Ross

Firefighter III/Paramedic Jordan Ross

Firefighter III Shawn Phillips

Firefighter III Robert Paez

 

Apparatus Operator

Firefighter III/Paramedic Christopher Donahue

Firefighter III/Paramedic Weston McLaren

Firefighter III Miguel Pacheco

 

Arson Investigator

Firefighter III/Paramedic Nicholas Darcy

  

Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Gary Apodaca

 

LAFD Event: 120618

 

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Explore Highest Position: #216 on Wednesday, December 3, 2008

 

Along the Natchez Trace Parkway

Strobist 102

Strobist L102 1.1: Straight-on flash. My trusty model, Kawaii Bunny, endures a flash in the face.

 

Note: the flash is actually at about 5-10 degrees. As it was mounted on a light stand, this was the closest I could get to head-on, pop-up camera flash.

At Victory Show 2011

Large necklace with two positions, long or choker crossed.

The piece consists of two glazed ceramic balls in mauve, separated by a ball dipped in old silver metal. The length of all three pieces is of 6’5 cm (2'55'').

The cord length is 45 cm (17'7'').

The total length of necklace is 51'5 cm (20'27'').

The product is sent by registered mail in a bubble envelope. The national delivery time is 7 to 10 days, rest of Europe from 10 to 15 days and to America and Asia from 15 to 20 days.

By making a purachase, indicate the size and the color cordon in the message field.

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Collar largo con dos posiciones, largo o cruzado en gargantilla.

El colgante está formado por dos bolas de cerámica esmaltada en color malva, separadas por una bola de metal bañado en plata vieja. La longitud del conjunto de las tres piezas es de 6'5 cm (2'55'').

La longitud del cordón es de 45 cm (17'7'').

La longitud total del collar es de 51'5 cm (20'27'').

El producto se envía por correo certificado en un sobre de burbujas. El tiempo de entrega nacional es de 7 a 10 días, a Europa de 10 a 15 días, América y Asia de 15 a 20 días.

Al hacer la compra indícanos el color del cordon y la talla escogidos en el campo mensaje.

ship to: cost: with another item:

Spain 3'00€ ($4'00USD) 0'75€ ($1'00USD)

Everywhere Else 4'50€ ($6'00USD) 0'75€ ($1.00USD)

 

Flash in zenith position.

The work continues with the relocation of the ancient monument of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain from it's present position near Amesbury to Wylye Down...

Pole Position

I am trying to get the Ringdoll to replicate RSDoll`s posing abilities.

 

RSDoll curves more and holds the torso position, while ringdoll likes to "come back" to it`s original stiff pose.

Possible hold-down bolting point

Ariella playing the guitalele. She can play a G/D chord (and get her fingers approximately in the position of Dmaj7 and D chords too).

Before WW1 Ballot supplied engines to many small manufacturers as well as Delage. Once peace was restored the small company decided to enter for the 1919 Indy 500 ! This car prepared in secret set pole position driven by René Thomas. Another Ballot finished fourth.

 

Ballot : The 100th Anniversary

Presented by Miles Colliers Collections

 

Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille

Château de Chantilly

Chantilly

France - Frankrijk

June 2019

Guess what I did today

 

Flash settings:

 

Top left: 1/64

Top Right: 1/16

Both Bottom: 1/4

The 2nd annual Meath Spring Half Marathon (sponsored by Generali PanEurope) was organised and held at Bohermeen AC, Ardbraccan, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday March 3rd 2013 at 12:00. A 5KM race was also held on the day. This year a very large crowd of over 1,000 athletes turned out to compete on the day. The race has already increased in numbers since last year. Overall, this was a fantastic event and brilliantly organised by one of Ireland's oldest and most famous athletic clubs. The race is very well positioned in the running calendar for those who are preparing for a Spring Marathon.

 

The weather was perfect for 5KM and Half Marathon running with many personal bests and goals achieved for many people in both races.

 

This is a selection of photographs of the (1) start of Half Marathon, (2) loop 1 of half marathon There are some 5KM photographs. Unfortunately we only had one camera on course today.

   

How can I get a full resolution copy of these photographs?

 

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Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.

 

In summary please remember - all we ask is for you to link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc.

 

I ran the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set!

 

As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:

 

You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera

Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set

There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone

We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!

  

You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information below.

  

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We do not charge for these images. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that they are good enough that you would ordinarily pay for their purchase we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.

 

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Some links, related to this race, which you might find useful:

  

Our Flickr set from Last year's race (2012) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629146137284/with...

Internet Homepage for the Spring Half Marathon [www.meathspringhalfmarathon.com/]

Route Map for the Half Marathon [www.runningmap.com/?id=492431]

Precision Timing Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Fra...

Flash in zenith position 50º in the left. Flash 1/64

Flash in front of the subjetct, similar than on camera flash. Near to the subject (40cm)

5pm on Sunday and the majority of exhibits had left Gaydon, leaving the show arenas looking very empty and devoid of life. Lamberts of Broadstairs prepare to depart with their newer recovery vehicle pulling the older one, under a threatening black cloud that soon resulted in a thunderstorm.

Cowgirl poker shirt is great for a texas hold'em night. You can find this design and many others at poker t-shirt club

At Victory Show 2012

Title: Book of Maps and Photographs showing Position of Boundary Marks: Page 92

Creator: City of Boston

Date: ca. 1896-1902

Source: City of Boston Public Works

File name: 100013_104

Rights: Public Domain

Citation: Engineering Division, City of Boston Public Works Department, Boston

Here is the example of pulling the light farther away from the subject and creating a longer spill of light

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Agios Ioannis | Mamma Mia Kirche

 

At the other end of the island from the chora but lying on the same coast, is this small church which occupies a wonderfully scenic position on the top of an outcrop of rock just off the coast, formed when part of the cliff fell into the sea. The rock is linked to the beach by a causeway, from which you climb up two hundred steep steps to the chapel of “St. John the Beheaded”, or John the Baptist. These are the steps Meryl Streep ran up after singing ‘The Winner Takes It All’ in the film Mamma Mia!

 

Just before reaching Glossa, take the signposted road on the right and follow it, ignoring the immediate right hand fork. Continue on the road, past the three scarecrows, whose purpose is a mystery, until you come to the church of Panagia, from where there are superb views of the coastline including Ag Ioannis. After this visit, the road winds down to the base of Ag Ioannis, perched on a precipitous rock above.

 

The legend says that while some fishermen were working on their boats on the beaches next to the sheer rock, they saw a bright light glowing in the sea. They went to investigate and found in the water an icon of Ag Ioannis. Leaving it on the beach, the fishermen returned next day to find it missing, only to discover it once more on top of the rock next to a lighted candle. This became the site of the small monastery that exists today. It was built using nets and pulleys reminiscent of the monasteries at Meteora.

 

To the west of the chapel there is a small stone wall, the other side of which is a steep and narrow path leading down to a cave. There, underneath a large stone is the entrance to the cave, where an unknown Christian led a hermit’s life. Every year on the 29 August, Mass is celebrated in the chapel to commemorate the life of St John the Baptist.

 

The inside of the chapel is very small and is not the one featured in the film ‘Mamma Mia!’, which was rebuilt in Pinewood Studios following the designs of the small church Panagitsa tou pirgou located on Skopelos harbour.

 

There are 200 steps to the church, up which Meryl Streep ran without stopping after singing “The Winner Takes It All” to Sam. Inside the chapel there is a visitors’ book which you can sign if you wish.

 

The road down to Aghios Yiannis winds dramatically, passing through some lovely countryside. You will need to have your own transport to get there. Take some water, a snack and your swimming costume – you might want to have a cooling swim after climbing up all those steps!

 

More information about Skopelos www.skopelosholidays.de

Victory Show 2014

Built on the crest of a hill in a prominent position overlooking St Kilda and the bay is the grand St Kilda Presbyterian Church.

 

The St Kilda Presbyterian Church's interior is cool, spacious and lofty, with high ceilings of tongue and groove boards laid diagonally, and a large apse whose ceiling was once painted with golden star stenciling. The bluestone walls are so thick that the sounds of the busy intersection of Barkley Street and Alma Road barely permeate the church's interior, and it is easy to forget that you are in such a noisy inner Melbourne suburb. The cedar pews of the church are divided by two grand aisles which feature tall cast iron columns with Corinthian capitals. At the rear of the building towards Alma Road there are twin porches and a narthex with a staircase that leads to the rear gallery where the choir sang from. It apparently once housed an organ by William Anderson, but the space today is used as an office and Bible study area. The current impressive Fincham and Hobday organ from 1892 sits in the north-east corner of the church. It cost £1030.00 to acquire and install. The church is flooded with light, even on an overcast day with a powerful thunder storm brewing (as the weather was on my visit). The reason for such light is because of the very large Gothic windows, many of which are filled with quarry glass by Ferguson and Urie featuring geometric tracery with coloured borders. The church also features stained glass windows designed by Ferguson and Urie, British stained glass artist Ernest Richard Suffling, Brooks, Robinson and Company Glass Merchants, Mathieson and Gibson of Melbourne and one by Australian stained glass artist Napier Waller.

 

Opened in 1886, the St Kilda Presbyterian church was designed by the architects firm of Wilson and Beswicke, a business founded in 1881 by Ralph Wilson and John Beswicke (1847 - 1925) when they became partners for a short period. The church is constructed of bluestone with freestone dressings and designed in typical Victorian Gothic style. The foundation stone, which may be found on the Alma Road facade, was laid by the Governor of Victoria Sir Henry Barkly on 27 January. When it was built, the St Kilda Presbyterian Church was surrounded by large properties with grand mansions built upon them, so the congregation were largely very affluent and wished for a place of worship that reflected its stature not only in location atop a hill, but in size and grandeur.

 

The exterior facades of the church on Barkley Street and Alma Road are dominated by a magnificent tower topped by an imposing tower. The location of the church and the height of the tower made the spire a landmark for mariners sailing into Melbourne's port. The tower features corner pinnacles and round spaces for the insertion of a clock, which never took place. Common Victorian Gothic architectural features of the St Kilda Presbyterian Church include complex bar tracery over the windows, wall buttresses which identify structural bays, gabled roof vents, parapeted gables and excellent stone masonry across the entire structure.

 

I am very grateful to the Reverend Paul Lee for allowing me the opportunity to photograph the interior of the St Kilda Presbyterian Church so extensively.

 

The architects Wilson and Beswicke were also responsible for the Brighton, Dandenong, Essendon, Hawthorn and Malvern Town Halls and the Brisbane Wesleyan Church on the corner of Albert and Ann Streets. They also designed shops in the inner Melbourne suburbs of Auburn and Fitzroy. They also designed several individual houses, including "Tudor House" in Williamstown, "Tudor Lodge" in Hawthorn and "Rotha" in Hawthorn, the latter of which is where John Beswicke lived.

 

The stained glass firm of Ferguson and Urie was established by Scots James Ferguson (1818 – 1894), James Urie (1828 – 1890) and John Lamb Lyon (1836 – 1916). They were the first known makers of stained glass in Australia. Until the early 1860s, window glass in Melbourne had been clear or plain coloured, and nearly all was imported, but new churches and elaborate buildings created a demand for pictorial windows. The three Scotsmen set up Ferguson and Urie in 1862 and the business thrived until 1899, when it ceased operation, with only John Lamb Lyon left alive. Ferguson and Urie was the most successful Nineteenth Century Australian stained glass window making company. Among their earliest works were a Shakespeare window for the Haymarket Theatre in Bourke Street, a memorial window to Prince Albert in Holy Trinity, Kew, and a set of Apostles for the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Their palatial Gothic Revival office building stood at 283 Collins Street from 1875. Ironically, their last major commission, a window depicting “labour”, was installed in the old Melbourne Stock Exchange in Collins Street in 1893 on the eve of the bank crash. Their windows can be found throughout the older suburbs of Melbourne and across provincial Victoria.

 

24x36 Mondo STAR WARS poster by Rich Kelly. Hand numbered edition of 400.

 

1:4 scale Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike by Sideshow Collectibles.

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Notice : Releasing this comic on every Monday to Thursday

 

I thought the winter solstice would be an appropriate time to make another one of these graphs, and here it is.

 

To build this graph I collected about 40,000 thumbnails of photos that have been tagged “Sunset”.

 

I positioned each thumbnail horizontally according to the day it was taken, and vertically according to the hour it was taken.

 

By making each photo translucent, I created a “hot spot” which shows when the most photos were taken, each day of the past year.

 

The bright band shows the approximate time of sunset for each day for most of the photographers (who are in the northern hemisphere). You can see that as the year progresses, the time of the sunset changes.

 

The deepest dip in the band corresponds to the summer solstice (about June 22), and the high parts on each end correspond to the winter solstices (about December 22).

 

The photos which are not in the bright area are anomolous for various reasons. They may not be photographs of the sunset or they may have incorrect time information in the metadata.

Brands Hatch and The Annual Mini Festival made a Spectacular Return to the Circuit and with Minis Ranging from The Classic Pre 66 and Miglia and Seven Eras to More Modern Minis such as The BMW Class of Minis it was Shaping up to be Another Phenomenal Event.

 

Lets Get Straight to The Action and Find out which Drivers Would take to The Brands Hatch Indy circuit First to Battle it out During Qualifying for their Respective Races.

 

Champion Of Brands-Qualifying

 

First Up was The Champion of Brands and with a whole Field of Formula Fords Ranging from Van Diemen's to Ray GR18 Every Driver Was Getting Ready to head out for their First Qualifying Session of the Day. Lets see what Happened and Who managed to take Pole Position.

 

In First Place was (Max Esterson) in his Ray GR18 with A Lap Time of 50.059 and a Top Speed of 86.86mph. Fantastic Work Max Pole Position and a Very Strong Drive.

 

In Second Place was (Alex Walker) in his Spectrum 011c with a Lap Time of 50.134 and a Top Speed of 86.73mph. Amazing work Alex and Another Super Driver for Champion Of Brands.

 

In Third Place was (Oliver White) in his Medina Sport JL17 with a Lap Time of 50.267 and a Top Speed of 86.51mph. A Very Spirited Drive from Oliver to take Third Place and Be in a Good Position to Fight During the Race.

 

Three Very Fast and Well Controlled Drivers all looking like they are Ready for Battle but Who will take Home the Spoils Come Race Day. Lets Find Out.

 

Champion Of Brands-R1

 

It was Time for the Race and After Seeing Max Alex and Oliver in the Top Three Spots after a Tremendous Qualifying Session it was Time to See who Could Grab that First Race Win of the Day.

 

In First Place Taking the Victory was (Oliver White) in His Medina Sport JL17 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.404 and an Average Speed of 59.28mph. What A Drive from Lover and Congratulations on The Race Win. Keep Up The Fantastic Work.

 

In Second Place was (Colin Queen) in his Ray GR18 with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.931 and an Average Speed of 59.23mph. Fantastic Work Colin to Grab Second Place With Another Amazing Drive Keeping the Car in His Command.

 

In Third Place was (Thomas Mills) in his Spectrum KMR with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.867 and an Average Speed of 59.18mph. Well Done Thomas Fantastic Defence of Third Place and a Well Deserved Spot on the Podium.

 

What A Fantastic First Race for Champion Of Brands but the Action is not Over Yet as With One More Race to go Who Will be Victorious and Take Home the Crucial Championship Points that They need. Lets Get to Finding Out.

 

Champion Of Brands-R2

 

The Final Race for Champion of Brands This Weekend With an Incredible Victory for Oliver in The First Race will He be able to Hold his Nerve and take Home Another Race Win. And Who else will be joining him on the Podium at the End? Lets Find Out.

 

In First Place was (Oliver White) in his Medina Sport JL17 with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.519 and an Average Speed of 67.51mph. Amazing Work Oliver Another Consecutive Race Win and A Fantastic Way to Bow Out of The Weekend at Brands Hatch. Super Driving and Congratulations.

 

In Second Place was (Thomas Mills) in his Spectrum KMR with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.626 and an Average Speed of 67.03mph. Awesome Work there Thomas to Move that Third Place from the Last Race up to Second Place Really Amazing Drive and a Well Controlled Car.

 

In Third Place was (Max Esterson) in his Ray GR18 with a Best Lap Time of 1:02.790 and an Average Speed of 66.72mph. Great Driving there Max a Good Result and well Held Together Towards the End for The Final Step on the Podium.

 

This Ends The Weekends Racing for the Champion Of Brands and what an Amazing Race the Drivers put on From Start to Finish. Congratulations to All of The Race Winners as well as all the other Champion Of Brands Drivers. Keep Racing and Improving Your Skills.

 

Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge-Qualifying

 

Next up and Out onto Circuit was The Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge and with High Spec Fast Minis Ready to Battle Lets see How Qualifying Shakes things up and Who will be Taking that All Important Pole Position.

 

In First Place was (Aaron Smith) in his Mini Miglia with a Lap Time of 1:02.096 and a Top Speed of 70.03mph. Fantastic Driving from Aaron to Take Pole Position and put himself at The Front of the Grid. Congratulations Aaron.

 

In Second Place was (Andrew Jordan) in his Miglia with a Lap Time of 1:02.259 and a Top Speed of 69.84mph. Amazing Driving there Andrew and a Truly Fantastic Performance from the BTCC Driver.

 

In Third Place was (James Cuthbertson) in his Mini Miglia with a Lap Time of 1:02.924 and a Top Speed of 69.10mph. Very Well Driven James Keeping his Miglia on The Track and Putting on a Really Good Display of Driving Ability for the Crowds.

 

Three Very Amazing Drivers in

Aaron James and Andrew in their Mini Muglia's and Putting on a Super Qualifying Session for the Crowds to witness. Well Done to all three of You and Good Luck for the Race on Sunday. Who knows Who will be on The Podium so Lets Just Hope that its a Good One.

 

Dunlop Mini Sevens-Qualifying

 

It was Time for Dunlop Mini Sevens to take to the Circuit and with The Mini Seven Racing Club being Present in the Paddock they sure Wanted to see a Super Performance from all of their Members in order to get more People interested in the world of Motorsport and Mini Racing to help preserve The Future of the Club and its History.

 

Lets See what Qualifying Brings and Which of The Drivers can Take Pole.

 

In First Place was (Jeff Smith) in his Mini 7 with a Best Lap Time of 58.881 and a Top Speed of 73.85mph. Amazing Achievement There Jeff taking Pole Position and Keeping that Little Pocket Rocket on the Tarmac the entire Time.

 

In Second Place was (Nick Croydon Fowler) in his Mini 7 with a Best Lap Time of 59.263 and a Best Lap Speed of 73.37mph. Well Done Nick Fantastic Work.

 

In Third Place was (Spencer Wan stall) in his Mini 7 with a Best Lap Time of 59.464 and a Best Lap Speed of 73.13mph. Super Drive Spencer Almost Taking Second Position.

 

A Fast Paced Qualifying Session for The Mini Sevens and some Very Quick Drivers in Jeff Nick and Spencer Very Well Done to All Three of you and Good Luck to Everyone Else Come Race Day.

 

Formula 3 Championship-Qualifying

 

Formula 3 Was Next up onto the Circuit and with Very Quick Race Cars with Heavy Use of Aerodynamics These Machines would be Setting some Very Quick Qualifying Laps Around the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit.

 

Which Driver would take Pole Position and be Brave Enough to Push to the Limit and Secure 1st Position on The Grid. Lets Find Out.

 

In First Place was (Stefano Leaney) in his Dallara F317 with a Best Lap Time of 42.429 and a Top Speed of 102.49mph. Crazy From Stefano to take Pole Position and Put in One Heck of a Fast Lap. Incredible work.

 

In Second Place was (George Line) in his Dallara F308 with a Best Lap Time of 43.226 and a Top Speed of 100.50mph. Another Lunatic Drive from George showing the Power and Concentration Required to Drive at such High Speeds. Amazing.

 

In Third Place was (Dominic Paul) in his Dallara F312 with a Best Lap Time of 43.397 and a Top Speed of 100.20mph. Amazing Work there Dominic Well Driven and Held.

 

What an Intense Qualifying Session showing the Power Performance and Commitment it takes to Race in Formula 3. Huge Congratulations to Stefano George and Dominic Lets see out of The Three of them Who can Take First Place when the Checkered Flag is waved during the Race.

  

Formula 3 Championship-R1

 

It was Time for the First Race for the Formula 3 Championship and after a Very Intense and High Speed Qualifying Battle Lets get to it and Find out would would be Crossing the Line First to take Home their First Victory of the Weekend.

 

In First Place was (Stefano Leaney) in his Dallara F317 with a Best Lap Time of 50.222 and a Top Speed of 84.66mph. Fantastic Work Stefano a Very Well Deserved Victory and a Super Drive from a Super Driver.

 

In Second Place was (George Line) in his Dallara F308 with a Best Lap Time of 52.430 and a Top Speed of 81.01mph. What a Drive from George to Hang onto Second Place and Keep Pushing to one Day Make it to Pole.

 

In Third Place was (Dominic Paul) in his Dallara F312 with a Best Lap Time of 53.815 and a Top Speed of 79.54mph. Fantastic Dominic Well Driven and a Good Third Place Position.

 

What an Amazing First Race for The Formula 3 Championship with Three Incredibly Brave Drivers in Stefano George and Dominic What Will Sundays Race Bring? Well Have to Wait to Find Out Fantastic work all Three of you and Good Luck to Everyone Else Trying to Achieve Their Racing Dreams.

 

Fastest Mini In The World-Qualifying

 

Fastest Mini In The World Showcases Special Racing Mini's that are built to Very High Specifications. With Custom Engines and A Lot of Aero Parts Added thease are not like Ordinary Racing Mini's. With Tones of Horse Power at The Foot of each Driver Lets See Who is Brave Enough to Push Hard and Snatch Pole.

 

In First Place was (Bill Richards) in his Maguire Estate with a Lap Time of 1:02.140 and a Top Speed of 69.98mph. Very Fast Paced from Bill to take First Position on The Grid for the Race on Sunday Well Done.

 

In Second Place was (Jim Lyons) in his Mini Maxi Turbo with a Lap Time of 1:02.272 and a Top Speed of 69.83mph. Another Quick Drive from Jim and Keeping up with Bill to Almost Snatch First Place Away. Fantastic Driving.

 

In Third Place was (Richard Morris) in his Mini Clubman with a Lap Time of 1:03.367 and a Top Speed of 68.62mph. Very Well Done Richard. Third Place for The Race.

 

What an Amazing Line up of Driver's and Cars for this Exciting New Racing Series as part of the Mini Festival. Its Great to see such a Variety of Cars in this Series all with Different Horse Power and Driving Styles. Congratulations to Bill Jim and Richard and Good Luck for the Race on Sunday. Who will Win? Only Time will tell.

 

Mighty Mini's and Super Mighty Mini's-Qualifying

 

Super Mighty Mini's and Mighty Mini's were the next up onto the Circuit and with The Super Mighty Mini's being Slightly More Powerful than the Mighty Mini's. Each Driver was Ready to go and it was Time to see which Driver could Qualify and put themselves on the Grid for the Race. Lets see What Happens.

 

In First Place was (Bobby Thompson) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Lap Time of 1:00.205 and a Top Speed of 72.22mph. Great Work Bobby Racing Hard and focusing on the Racing Line thought the entire Qualifying Session.

 

In Second Place was (Ian Slark) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Lap Time of 1:00.597 and a Top Speed of 71.76mph. Fantastic Work Ian Very Close to Bobby and Keeping Him on his Toes Thought Qualifying.

 

In Third Place was (Stuart Commbs) in his Super Mighty Mini 1293 with a Lap Time of 1:00.639 and a Top Speed of 71.71mph. Great Drive Stuart Third Place and Securing a Good Spot on the Grid for The Race.

 

Fantastic Qualifying Session for the Mighty and Super Mighty Mini's Showing a lot of Power Speed and Eagerness to Win Within each of the Drivers. A Huge Congratulations to Bobby Ian and Stuart and Good Luck to Everyone Else for the up Coming Race.

 

Pre 66 Mini's-Qualifying

 

Pre 66 Mini's took to the Track Next and with a Rich History of Motor Racing Thease Little Mini's are Very Famous amounts' the Motorsport Community Due to the Use of the S in their Names. Lets See how Each Driver did During Qualifying and who came out on Top.

 

In First Place was (Ian Curley) in his Mini Cooper S with a Lap Time of 57.896mph and a Top Speed of 75.11mph. Fantastic Driving from Ian Taking Pole and Securing the Best Spot on The Grid.

 

In Second Place was (Endaf Owens) in his Mini Cooper S with a Lap Time of 58.150 and a Top Speed of 74.78mph. Awesome Drive there Endaf and a Really Nice Looking Livery on that Mini of Yours. Truly Unique.

 

In Third Place was (Phil Bullen Brown) in his Mini Cooper S with a Lap Time of 58.269 and a Top Speed of 74.62mph. Fantastic work there Phil to keep hold of Third Place for the Race.

 

Congratulations to all Three of the Top Drivers in Ian Endaf and Phil and Good Luck to Everyone Else Taking Part Lets Hope for an Action Packed Race.

 

Pre 66 Mini's-R1

 

Its Time for the First Race for the Pre 66's Mini's and after a Very Quick and Hectic Drive from Both Ian and Endaf Both Drivers look like they will be Battling it out Hard for First Place during This Race. Lets Find out Who will be the Overall Victor.

 

In First Place was (Ian Curley) in his Mini Cooper S with Best Lap Time of 58.031 and a Top Speed of 73.72mph. Amazing Job Ian Racing that Mini and Keeping it so Cleanly Driven Around the Track for a Lights to Flag Finish. Incredible Drive.

 

In Second Place was (Joel Wren) in his Mini Cooper S with a Best Lap Time of 58.220 and a Top Speed of 73.15mph. Well Done Joel Fantastic Driving and Keeping Pace to Ensure Second Place stayed Right in Your Hands.

 

In Third Place was (Jeff Smith) in his Mini Cooper S with a Best Lap Time of 58.482 and a Top Speed of 73.08mph. Great Drive Jeff Kept it well Under Control and Held onto That all Important Third Place.

 

What a Fantastic First Race for the Pre 66 Mini's it will be Exciting to see what Happens on Sunday with Race 2 but for Now Congratulations to Ian Joel and Jeff on their Superb Victories and Good Luck to Everyone Else. Keep Fighting and Stay Positive.

 

Toyo Tires Racing Saloons / Production Golf & BMW Championships-Qualifying

 

BMW And Golf Championships were up next and with a Grid Alighted With Both BMW'S and Volkswagen Golfs it would be a very Quick and yet very Interesting Qualifying Session for the Drivers as Each of their Machines were Matched quite well on Power and so Getting that All Important Pole Position would require a Perfect Lap with no Traffic To Achieve.

 

In First Place was (Nicholas Bosch) in his Seat Sport Leon with a Lap Time of 54.675 and a Top Speed of 79.53mph. Great Drive there Nicholas.

 

In Second Place was (Rikki Taylor) in his Ford Fiesta with a Lap Time of 55.361 and a Top Speed of 78.54mph. Amazing Drive there Rikki and a Very Well Deserved Second Place.

 

In Third Place was (Chris Murphy) in his BMW Z4 with a Lap Time of 55.891 and a Top Speed of 77.80mph. Super Drive Chris Keeping that Car Glued to the Ground and Taking Third Place.

 

Another All Important Qualifying session over now it Times to get to The Race and Find out Who Managed to Hang onto their Positions and who may have Slipped and Fallen down the Order.

 

Toyo Tires Racing Saloons / Production Golf & BMW Championships-R1

 

In First Place was (Nicholas Bosch) in his Seat Sport Leon with a Best Lap Time of 1:05.406 and a Top Speed of 57.55mph. Congratulations Nicholas a Super Drive and a Very Determine Mind in order to Push a Car to the Limits of what is Possible.

 

In Second Place was (Rikki Taylor) in his Ford Fiesta with a Best Lap Time of 1:06.277 and a Top Speed of 57.42mph. Another Very Good Drive from Rikki to Secure Him Second Place. Amazing Drive there Rikki Keep up the Brilliant Driving.

 

In Third Place was (Chris Murphy) in his BMW Z4 with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.805 and a Top Speed of 57.24mph. Another Amazing Drive there Chris Keeping Back the Other Charging Cars to Keep Hold of Third and Take home some Points for the Team.

 

So it looks like all Three Drivers From Qualifying Have Kept their Positions in The First Race Showing the Incredible Determination and Commitment of Each Driver and the Trust they Have in their Cars. Can Anyone Take them on. Its the Last Race of The Weekend for Them so Lets Find Out.

  

Toyo Tires Racing Saloons / Production Golf & BMW Championships-R2

 

The Final Race for The BMW And Golf Championship and Its Time to see if Anyone can take on the Might of Nicholas Rikki and Chris who currently occupy the Top Three Spots on the Grid. Lets See what The Last Race Brings for Them.

 

In First Place was (Nicholas Bosch) in his Seat Sport Leon with a Best Lap Time of 58.790 and a Top Speed of 64.19mph. Congratulations Nicholas Great Drive and a Beautiful Win for You to Round of The Weekend.

 

In Second Place was (Nigel Innes) in his BMW M3 with a Best Lap Time of 56.362 and a Top Speed of 64mph. Great Work Nigel to gain Second Place and End up on The Podium Fantastic Work.

 

In Third Place was (Cliff Pellin) in his Ford Fiesta with a Best Lap Time of 58.384 and a Top Speed of 63.73mph. Amazing work there Cliff Well Dione and a Thoroughly Deserved Third Place for the Last Race.

 

And That's a warp for The BMW AND Golf Championship. Many Fantastic Winners on the Podium as well as so other Incredible Drives Thought the Field. Good Luck in the Rest of Your Championship and Keep working Hard to take as Many Victories as you can thought the Year.

 

Z Cars & New Generation Production BMW Championship-Qualifying

 

Last Up for The Day was the BMW And New Generation Championship Showcasing many BMW'S from the Much Newer Generation. With tones of Torque and a Lot of Car to Handle thease things were going to be something Special to watch as The Day Drew to a Close.

 

Lets See How Qualifying Stacked up in Preparation for The Race.

 

In First Place was (Chris Murphy) in his BMW Z4 with a Lap Time of 56.079 and a Top Speed of 77.54mph. Fantastic Driving Chris Taking Pole for The Race.

 

In Second Place was (Jack Wood) in his BMW Z4 with a Lap Time of 56.161 and a Top Speed of 77.43mph. Awesome work Jack Good Pace and Keeping up with Chris in His BMW will Make for an Epic Duel Between You two During The Race.

 

In Third Place was (Edd Giddings) in his BM,W Z4 with a Lap Time of 56.352 and a Top Speed of 77.16mph. Fantastic Work Edd Pushing that Car to its Limits and Making sure to Hang onto that Third Place.

 

With Qualifying out of the way Lets Waste no Time in Seeing who Took the First Victory in Race 1 for The Day.

 

Z Cars & New Generation Production BMW Championship-R1

 

In First Place was (Chris Murphy) in his BMW Z4 with a Best Lap Time of 1:08.290 and an Average Speed of 61.46mph. Congratulations Chris Really Good Drive and a Well Build BMW For Brands Hatch.

 

In Second Place was (Edd Giddings) in his BMW Z4 with a Best Lap Time of 1:10.183 and an Average Speed of 60.73mph. Well Driven There Edd Fantastic Work and a Great Battle for Second Place.

 

In Third Place was (Kieran Power) in his BMW Z4 with a Best Lap Time of 1:10.215 and an Average Speed of 60.62mph. Amazing Driving Kieran Good Work and a Fantastic Finish in Third.

 

And With that DAY 1 is Officially Wrapped up Lots of Fantastic Qualifying Battles and a Tone of Intense Races made for a Superb Day and Some Incredible Winners too. Congratulations to Chris Edd and Kieran for Securing First Second and Third and Well Done to All other Drivers Doing what they Love and Sharing a Passion For Motorsport.

 

See You All on Sunday!