Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Time for a GLUG perhaps? I am almost always home (though at Kirsty's just now) so give me a ring and come over. My new horn speakers are nicely run in! Frank D >________________________________ > From: Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 7:40 >Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting F1 short > > >Frank, > >Another great anecdote about a fabulous car and engine (and let's not >forget the incomparable drivers). Must meet up again soon. > >Charlie > >On 5 Feb 2014, at 07:22, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > >> Thanks for posting that excellent film. >> I was just a teenage fan back then but there are a lot of faces in the >> film I went on to work with and remember with fondness, particularly >> Keith Duckworth who was a great help to me encouraging my early efforts >> and went on to be a close friend. Mind you our telephone calls were >> rarely less than 2 hours. If Keith called your mobile the first thing you >> did was search for the charger and plug it in... >> >> I think the ?100,000 Walter Hayes of Ford UK marketing spent to sponsor >> the build of the Cosworth DFV was probably the best value sponsorship >> deal ever done in motorsport! >> >> Keith himself drew every single drawing of the original engine, did every >> calculation and ran the development programme. >> Doesn't happen like that nowadays... >> >> Incidentally the broken timing gear in Graham Hill's car turned out to be >> due to a resonance in the valve train which required some ground breaking >> work to resolve. >> >> Frank D >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Akhil Lal <alal at poly.edu> >>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 0:44 >>> Subject: [Leica] Interesting F1 short >>> >>> >>> For all you formula one fans. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cm3eWEHM0&feature=player_embedded >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >