Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely! Will give you a call. Maybe separate GLUG from hi-fi. Lara is fine with cars, as she is a car nut. But she is most definitely not into hi-fi. Charlie On 5 Feb 2014, at 14:32, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information