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As previously mentioned, the 74th members Meeting at Goodwood this year featured a number of Porsche 917's both on display and doing demonstration laps round the circuit. Quite possibly the most iconic of these is the Gulf liveried 917 that featured in the Steve McQueen film Le Mans. At the 74MM there were 3 917's that were shown in the Gulf livery, including this car, chassis 917-031, which forms part of the Rofgo Collection of Gulf Liveried cars.
The Porsche 917 was designed by Hans Mezger, chief engineer at Porsche. The car was built using a light spaceframe chassis that was pressurised with gas to detect cracks in the welding. Hans Mezger designed the original 4.5ltr V12 engine, which used two Porsche 2.25ltr flat-6 engines mated together. The gearbox, mounted longitudinally, was designed to take a set of four or five gears as dictated by the circuit and conditions. To ensure that the size of the car remained compact, the driver actually sits with feet positioned ahead of the front axle.
The 917 made use of components made of titanium and magnesium to provide strength and lightness, while the the gear knob was made from balsa wood. One of the clever techniques used to save weight was to put the oil through to the front cooler via the tubular spaceframe chassis itself rather than adding independent pipework that would add weight and complexity.
The Porsche 917 ran in the 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Sportscar Championship. Initially it was described as being incredibly unstable, using all the road at speed by factory driver Brian Redman. When suspension modifications did not resolve the issue, it was found that the long tail was creating an amount of lift not seen in sports racing before. As the 917 was significantly faster than anything that had run at Le Mans before, the aerodynamic lift was a new experience for the teams involved in this kind of racing.
Interestingly, the works racers at the time preferred the Porsche 908 due to its stability, especially on the more complex and technical tracks. This however caused a problem for Porsche who had a surplus of 917's to sell and so wanted to continue promoting the car. To do this they initially approached BMW and asked for their drivers Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester to compete in the 917 at the 1000km Nurburgring, but after initial testing BMW refused. This led Porsche to turn to Englishman David Piper and Australian Frank Gardner, but they struggled to finish in 8th place whereas the Porsche Team entry of six 908's finished in the top 5 places.
At the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, the inexperienced privateer and British gentleman-driver John Woolfe crashed and was killed when his Porsche 917 came off the track at Maison Blanche on the opening lap.
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Possibly Lichenomphalia umbellifera | Hygrophoraceae
Samsung NX1 & Helios 44-2 - 58mm f/2
26mm Macro Tube | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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Allen County, Indiana
Possibly a male Wabash River Cruiser taken in Swinney Park in my town of Fort Wayne.
I do believe that possibly this to be the rare Wabash River Cruiser (Macromia wabashensis). There is still much debate among scientist (Odonatologists) if this is a true valid species or a hybrid of the Gilded River Cruiser and the Royal River Cruiser. This species have been found in Ohio and Indiana.
On the Wabash River Cruiser the moth shape marking on segment 8 is the most distinguishing feature, where on the Royal River Cruiser that segment is more like two elongated dots.
The first photo in comment section shows the close up of the abdomen showing the moth shape marking on segment 8.
The second photo shows the Royal River Cruiser showing more of two elongated dots on segment 8.
Possibly Bright Horsefly, tho she doesn't seem to have the expected "extensive orange on abdomen" mentioned in Brocks book. Alternative suggestions welcome. Taken at Flanders Moss, (Scottish Natural Heritage Reserve), near Stirling.
Edit - Is Hybomitra montana. Thanks to Andrew Schild for identification.
"Possibly the last Chinese junk to be painstakingly handcrafted in Hong Kong, aqualuna was created using age old designs and traditional materials by an 80 year old local craftsman. Also known as “Cheung Po Tsai” in Cantonese, Aqua luna is named after the infamous Cheung Chau island pirate who used to terrorize these waters."
Possibly the most beautiful bridge in Europe.
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Possibly a type of small orb weaving spider resting on one of my favorite plants early in the morning.
The length was approximately 15mm from front leg claw tip to the back leg claw tip.
Possibly not the most iconic photograph of the Stockholm skyline but that’s what I’m offering today.
The business end of a small carbon fiber brush for cleaning a phonograph stylus (needle) as safely as possible. The bristle cluster itself is ¼ inch (6mm) diameter; the overall length of the brush is just under 2⅜" (exactly 58mm) long.
The very fine-bristled brush, when used correctly, is a lot easier on the stylus and the fragile cantilever (stylus support arm) of a modern cartridge than the time-worn tactic of using your index finger to knock those little dust bunnies off the needle. Of course, keeping records clean minimizes the likelihood of those bunnies multiplying ;).
Possibly my favorite of these so far--hard to beat olive green for one thing. Unlike the other two though, no room for a minifigure in this cockpit...
I built this in March or April, photographed it in July or thereabouts, and finally am getting around to posting it because I want more on my end-of-the-year collage. Isn't that awful.
Shout out to Isaiah for the epic edit.
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So many mountains we passed. Just after this the "town" of Cass with permanent population of One!
Thanks for following the journey!
Plumbago, possibly Ceratostigma griffithii. Common name Griffith's leadwort. Flowering for the first time in two years after planting in my garden in the north of Scotland.
Possibly a Birch shield bug.
Looking for bugs and beetles in the garden recently.
What's the difference between beetles and bugs?
Bugs suck. No really, they do. Unlike beetles with their biting jaws, bugs (which are their own biological group - or order - of insect called Hemiptera) have piercing, beak-like mouthparts for extracting the juices from plants and other invertebrates.
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2021/05/shieldbug-identific...
A possibly unintentional bit of juxtaposition, spotted on the streets of Rome, Italy.
This was part of my flags project, where I attempt to evoke or explore the flag and identity of a nation I am visiting through a particular image.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Possibly a red saddlebags, based on the reddish blotch showing on one of its wings.
Seen at the north edge of the natural pond at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California
This is absolutely true and possibly many will believe it is False and/or fanciful and because I needed it to be true….no matter because I know what I believe….
Many will know that my late husband Brendan was Irish…sadly he died aged 65 in 2012
4 years later I met Jonathan and we became friends and he walked his dog with myself and my dog Beau and Beau’s sibling Phoebe the pet belonged to my niece Mandy and we walked together for a year and a half then became a couple and married in 2017…We went to the Lincoln Christmas Market together in 2018 but I was desperately uncomfortable but I had gone every year with my soulmate husband Brendan. I wandered miserably from stall to stall till we came across a lady selling these peg doll Christmas tree fairy’s and I picked a beautiful one for my sister with blonde hair and a candy cane in her hand. I didn’t intend buying one for myself. However I stayed at the stall and couldn’t make myself leave - eventually telling the stall holder that I was drawn to the green fairy wearing a top hat hanging just above my head. “Oh she replied, that one’s an Irish fairy and if you look she’s holding a bunch of shamrock in her hands “
The feeling the went over and through my body can’t be imagined I’m sure. I just knew it was Brendan’s way of telling me everything was fine and I could go around the Christmas market with his blessing. I was and still am elated. This shot actually a blend of three shots and is of the fairy that still hangs in our bedroom. The the tiny seed head is balanced on a vase and I have a piece of original copper artwork and the orange and turquoise come through off that. How the copper settled so beautifully in the seed head remains a mystery. All shots were taken by my Nikon d850 and the blend and crop plus border done in photoshop…..now a tip for you. I took a shot minus the back border and had a free print photo that actually cost a little more because I had it upgraded to acrylic…they only expect smartphone shots so I took a photo of it and downloaded it as a screenshot and sent it to my mailbox and it was readily accepted and came back looking perfect 12 inch x 12 inch and is above a small oak table in my front room….Jonathan thinks it’s beautiful and I love it and feel comforted by it every day 😊
Btw….I have printed this myself too because a few people I know love it and fyi it print's off with these exact colours…been done over a year and never loses any vibrancy :)
Possibly the ugliest parking garage I've ever seen (and yet I find it fascinating: things humans build for themselves)
St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus Parkhaus, Geilenkirchen (Germany)
Possibly in northern Sweden near Kiruna they can have the joy of celebrating a white Christmas the rest of Sweden is hardly any snow at all. Therefore, I now pick up a small nugget from my photo archive (from 2010).
Kvarnarp, Adelöv, Tranås - Sweden