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Babs was the land speed record car built and driven by John Parry-Thomas. It was powered by a 27-litre Liberty aero-engine.
Babs began as 'Chitty 4', one of Count Louis Zborowski's series of aero-engined cars named 'Chitty Bang Bang'. As it was built at Zborowski's estate of Higham Park near Canterbury, it was also known as the Higham Special.
Using a 450 hp (340 kW) V12 Liberty aero engine of 27 litres capacity, with a gearbox and chain-drive from a pre-war Blitzen Benz, it was the largest capacity racing car ever to run at Brooklands. Still not fully developed by the time of Zborowski's death in 1924, it was purchased from his estate by J.G. Parry-Thomas for the sum of £125.[1]
Parry-Thomas rechristened the car "Babs" and rebuilt it with four Zenith carburettors and his own design of pistons.[2] In April 1926, Parry-Thomas used the car to break the land speed record at 171.02 mph (273.6 km/h).
Babs used exposed chains (covered by a fairing) to take power to the drive wheels. It has been rumored that the high engine cover required Parry-Thomas to drive with his head tilted to one side. This story is not true; photographs show that the driver could see straight ahead.
During a later record attempt at Pendine Sands, Wales on 3 March 1927, the car went out of control at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The car rolled over and Thomas was killed. Following the inquest into Thomas's death, Babs was buried in the sand dunes at Pendine.[3]
At the time it was speculated that Thomas may have been decapitated by the drive chain. Later investigation of the recovered wreckage suggested instead, that the rear right-hand wheel had failed, overturning Babs.[4]
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View of the work site on Hayden Island, near the I-5 bridge landing in Oregon during driven pile testing. A crane suspends the diesel-powered pile driver. Two previously-driven piles are located on each side of pile being installed.
Driven by Dr. Dudley Benjafield and Giulio Ramponi
in the 1930 lemans race, the car expired after 144 laps.
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Screen caps from the special preview trailer of Henry’s episode from the Shell Helix Driven to Extremes TV series (Discovery Channel UK). Watch Henry's trailer on: paultan.org/2013/02/28/shell-helix-driven-to-extremes/
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It's difficult to read this much text while driving... especially at 60 MPH and trying to hold the camera steady! Garmin FAIL!
Screen caps from the special preview trailer of Henry’s episode from the Shell Helix Driven to Extremes TV series (Discovery Channel UK). Watch Henry's trailer on: paultan.org/2013/02/28/shell-helix-driven-to-extremes/
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Can we say Bell Keeper's irresponsible?
Why does this progress have to be?
Old Bell out of action, what do we see?
Confronted by this new atrocity
OK, so the new Taco Bell next-door (1171 Main St.) isn't exactly atrocious, although I'm sure some would disagree! Either way, this is one pic dreaded but expected. On a Wednesday when I took the "Tea in the Drive-Thru" photo, the old road sign was up, by Friday it was unceremoniously knocked to the ground. It did appear days later some guys may have been mulling over de-branding this old structure, obviously that has already started here.
One would like to think this will still look like a mission-style Taco Bell when it's all over, stay tuned...
On Nov 8, 2018 at approximately 2PM a brush fire, driven by high Santa Ana winds, broke out in Ventura County which grew to impact Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles. As of Nov 14, 2018 7:00AM the fire is at 97,620 acres with 47% containment. There are no remaining evacuation orders for residents in the City of Los Angeles.
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I've spent too much time this week glued to CNN watching coverage of the manhunt in Boston and the fertilizer plant explosion in West, TX (which has gotten too little coverage because of the events in Boston). For those that don't know...six firefighters and four emergency responders lost their lives in the initial fire and subsequent explosion along with four others.
For me, the tragedies of this week have served as a reminder to be extraordinarily grateful for the men and women - fire fighters, law enforcement, EMTs, emergency first responders, and the citizen soldiers of our state National Guard units - who rush in to save us and provide aid.
//Part of the "Between Morning and Midnight" statue by Rodney Carrol.
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Title: Alexanders Motor Driven Winch
Creator: Unknown
Date: February 15, 1912
Part Of: Hardinge Bridge Construction, India
Series: Album 4, Hardinge Bridge Construction, India
Place: Paksey, Bangladesh
Description: This photograph is from the third album in a set of eleven albums documenting the construction of Hardinge Bridge over the lower Ganges River at Sara, India (now Paksey, Bangladesh) on the Dhaka-Kolkata railway line. Sir Robert Gailes was the chief engineer for construction of the steel railroad bridge.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print; gelatin silver, part of 1 volume (75 gelatin silver prints); 11 x 16 cm on 30 x 41 cm mount
File: ag1991_0812x_3_36a_opt.jpg
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