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Forum: General Racing Topics 05-02-2009, 06:28 PM
Replies: 518
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Posted By cfun
Here we go ML your very own opportunity to own a...

Here we go ML your very own opportunity to own a fantastic Apache, it is said the selling price has to be $120k if only it was still $2.1 to the £1 it would have been a snip at £60k
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Forum: General Racing Topics 29-01-2009, 11:01 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Ouch ... at least you won the 1 engine boat race...

Ouch ... at least you won the 1 engine boat race :hugegrin: is the boat all good to go for this years endurance series?

I think my appetite may have vanished if that had been me, thinking about...
Forum: General Racing Topics 28-01-2009, 07:39 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Just watched very enjoyable thank you, certainly...

Just watched very enjoyable thank you, certainly seemed like a Ferrari team order jobbie to me as Silicon Fire had a good lead at the half way stage, then on the return after lyme bay Buzzi FPT was a...
Forum: General Racing Topics 26-09-2008, 11:17 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Hi Scand is it poss you could put up on boatmad...

Hi Scand is it poss you could put up on boatmad that's if you have it of course, FB's early years leading up to his inspirations for the design of CESA :up:
Forum: General Racing Topics 26-09-2008, 11:07 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Hope you have brought your Euro lottery ticket ML...

Hope you have brought your Euro lottery ticket ML

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080926/tuk-your-chance-to-win-100m-jackpot-45dbed5.html

Just think what kind of events you could put on if...
Forum: General Racing Topics 20-09-2008, 11:37 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Thanks Scand that was a great read, the only down...

Thanks Scand that was a great read, the only down side I thought was that Fabio did not talk in any great detail about his 20's and 30's as by the time of the article in 86 Buzzi was 43ish, although...
Forum: General Racing Topics 19-09-2008, 12:05 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Thanks Scand when I have a quite spell at work I...

Thanks Scand when I have a quite spell at work I will read it all ... looks very interesting although you did have me worried when I downloaded the first and it was all in Italian, I started to look...
Forum: General Racing Topics 19-09-2008, 11:05 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
I wonder if Fabio Buzzi had always intended...

I wonder if Fabio Buzzi had always intended putting the wing on Cssa as in 85 in it's first season, and racing as Nitro it had two giant air intakes each side that could have supported a wing but it...
Forum: General Racing Topics 10-09-2008, 05:42 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
What a pity it would of been really great to have...

What a pity it would of been really great to have had a Pro Vee boat mix it up with the other classes

And like many I am sure if you run the CTC again or are involved in any way we will stand a...
Forum: General Racing Topics 10-09-2008, 05:11 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
ML posted in wanted some time back for the CTC,...

ML posted in wanted some time back for the CTC, he was after a prop for a Pro Vee boat, so as regards different classes racing against each other P1 V Classic, I was hopping a Pro Vee boat was going...
Forum: General Racing Topics 07-09-2008, 10:22 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
I'm afraid I stated it all with the comparison...

I'm afraid I stated it all with the comparison between the 84' Cinzano and the 2008 RB re-born Cinzano, by trying to unearth facts between the 2 boats although 24 years set apart something I thought...
Forum: General Racing Topics 07-09-2008, 11:34 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
I had pondered what the difference in lost HP to...

I had pondered what the difference in lost HP to the prop would be for either drive and had assumed the same Jon, plus I also again agree with the conclusion the engines today would have a more...
Forum: General Racing Topics 07-09-2008, 10:44 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Recall you pointing out Tim in another thread you...

Recall you pointing out Tim in another thread you got her up to 113mph with the mod enough to leave the mono CUV's way behind except perhaps in the very rough where they always excel, but back in...
Forum: General Racing Topics 06-09-2008, 12:57 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
dam ... That's impressive how do you guys do it...

dam ... That's impressive how do you guys do it Flying fish and TimB-C guess you guys were their racing, Tim I gather did or was still racing at this period in the 80's still great knowledge you 2...
Forum: General Racing Topics 06-09-2008, 10:52 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
:drain:

:drain:
Forum: General Racing Topics 06-09-2008, 10:39 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Not wishing to cast aspersions here ... BUT...

Not wishing to cast aspersions here ... BUT Cinzano is an Imposter:aaahhh: ... it says in the ad posted by Scand it's an 86 CUV in 1986 that CUV raced by Della Valle was EBERHARD & CO and by now it's...
Forum: General Racing Topics 05-09-2008, 10:13 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
And inspirational they were too

And inspirational they were too
Forum: General Racing Topics 04-09-2008, 11:17 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Yes I realised that after posting, trying to be...

Yes I realised that after posting, trying to be clever and multitasking by posting and doing orders for the weekend at the same time and I failed miserably, and then a delivery turned up so I could...
Forum: General Racing Topics 04-09-2008, 09:21 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Tim Mellery Pratt ... is that you Tim from this...

Tim Mellery Pratt ... is that you Tim from this Forum? if so quick ain't I (not) ... I was under the impression that that Tim worked for rebbecks as a surveyor back then and sunk a few of my des res...
Forum: General Racing Topics 03-09-2008, 05:03 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
A couple of links from past posts regarding...

A couple of links from past posts regarding Jaguar the legend's scraping plus JF mentions a few other boats scraped along the way...
Forum: General Racing Topics 03-09-2008, 01:39 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Dam it's all coming back now ... did speak to...

Dam it's all coming back now ... did speak to many of the class one guys in those years they were kinda our hero's, think they regarded us kids in 3c boats back then as something to squish for...
Forum: General Racing Topics 03-09-2008, 01:30 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
OH my gad so it may not be the very same Cinzano...

OH my gad so it may not be the very same Cinzano CUV that raced at Cowes and Camden trophy that year:aaahhh: That Della Valle must of had some kinda cash flow for powerboating to throw money around...
Forum: General Racing Topics 03-09-2008, 01:03 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Actually it's funny you should say that having...

Actually it's funny you should say that having been at the 84' to race and looked over the boat and taken a few pics, I seemed to recall it had as you say Mercs Style big blocks no doubt from the GM...
Forum: General Racing Topics 03-09-2008, 12:00 PM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
I know I'm barking ... you have to be a bit...

I know I'm barking ... you have to be a bit barking mad to like boats, anyhow it was my interpretation of which were the quicker CUV's through the years, as I had assumed Follett the quickest...
Forum: General Racing Topics 02-09-2008, 11:37 AM
Replies: 518
Views: 82,124
Posted By cfun
Stunning CUV pic, got me pondering as Cinzano...

Stunning CUV pic, got me pondering as Cinzano Ilmore closes up on the start boat on a calm day with a light breeze the flag drops, out of the mists of time to their port side a familiar sight appears...
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