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[Tim Murray]

Q20. John Major

(thanks for the clue, Ron. )

[ronmac]

CHIT CHAT 3..
Q27...Sinking Russian ship..I have a video copy of this story,a real shock when it happened,
in N.Z. we all blamed the Russian Captain ,but it turned out that the Kiwi Harbour Pilot was at fault.
Dumb..I used to fish near that reef ,not a place to take a large ship.

Q29..Titanic Movies,Between Timpolly and I ,we came up with 12 Total..

Q30.."Star Trekin."
The Song..Star Trekin accross the universe,Only goin forward cause we can.t find reverse,
We come in peace ,shoot to kill,men,shoot to kill..
Its life Jim,but not as we know it,not as we know it.!!

Sharman..In the N.Z. Air Force Training,18 y.o.,we used to sing."Roll me over in the clover,lay me down
and do it again,, How is life in France ? Plenty of frogs legs ? and rugby coverage ? French team
not popular in England I guess..

[ronmac]

TIM..
How did you find that so quickly..? That is buried deep in that DVD..Are you a Movie buff too.?
Or a mind reader.?

[wagons46]

Q4 was a little ambiguous in that no father/son combination has won Bathurst 500/1000 BUT Jim and Steven Richards have won indvidually. I guess that's why it took 1hr 42min to get a response and if I didn't offer my additional info I may have posted the necessary seconds earlier to beat David.

Still we must not get to technical or the adjudicator will have to bring out sup-regs after each question and that will mean another fun thing ruined by officialdom.

[Tim Murray]

TIM..
How did you find that so quickly..? That is buried deep in that DVD..Are you a Movie buff too.?
Or a mind reader.?

I googled on 'gina girl in the cafe dirty' and one of the first hits was this site:

http://rsparlourtric...pittsburgh.html

which contained this quote from the film:

Lawrence: You'd be surprised how little power politicians have actually got these days, in the end.
Gina: Except John Major . . . Enormous sexual power.
Lawrence: Do you think so?
Gina: Definitely . . . Dirty, dirty, dirty John.
-- from The Girl in the Café (2005)

Life is difficult for quiz setters these days. I used to organise a regular Christmas Quiz which was very popular and raised a fair amount of money for charity, but had to give it up because it became too difficult to set questions that were not instantly solvable via the internet.

Edited by Tim Murray, 11 October 2011 - 23:58.

[CarlRabbidge]

Hi Ron, currently in New York, dates and times are still astray so missed the quiz, looks like everyone had fun, maybe next time we will be in a suitable time/date /sleep zone. I did enjoy reading the question, answers & comments

[ronmac]

HI Wagons 46..Thank you for your comment..
Q 4..During the Bathurst commentary,I believed I heard ...Only father/son combination to win,,
but it may have been drivers to win at different times..Sorry for the confusion.

Q18..Should have been included as an item of interest before the quiz or after the quiz,
I found it an interesting challenge and to fold paper napkin 8 times ,more or less.I had to keep holding it.
(or sit on it ) Difficult whether to give a point for nearest answer..Best I think to leave as is.
With Wagons 46... 6 points,,and Altitude ...6 points. ..2nd equal..and poor E1pix lost a point to leave him 3rd,
With 5 points.(and very distraught..!!) I hate to see a grown man cry..

[ronmac]

HI Carl..From Timaru,New Zealand,,now travelling around the world,,I thought that
he would have gone somewhere else.for a change.!! Sorry that you missed..Even E1pix made the
effort.But I presume he is still asleep.Tucked up in bed with the pet dog.
Carl I sent a wee (Little ) message to you on facebook. Have fun..Keep us informed.

[E1pix]

I think after such dedication you deserve all the beer for yourself, E1. Not sure about the beer and cookie combination, though.

Even if with a Chocolate Stout? Speaking of which, where is said Podium Cookie?

Chit Chat 2.
Yes E1pix..You definately get a Highly Recommended..I stayed awake for 19 hours.
I am sure you beat me ! How many hours ?

872 hours. No wait.... 21, I think. I always get those two mixed up! 'Highly recommended' for what?

2nd equal..and poor E1pix lost a point to leave him 3rd,
With 5 points.(and very distraught..!!) I hate to see a grown man cry..

Even E1pix made the effort. But I presume he is still asleep. Tucked up in bed with the pet dog.

I take severe offense to that, you will be hearing from my legal dream team.

Edited by E1pix, 12 October 2011 - 01:53.

[seldo]

HI Wagons 46..Thank you for your comment..
Q 4..During the Bathurst commentary,I believed I heard ...Only father/son combination to win,,
but it may have been drivers to win at different times..Sorry for the confusion.

Q18..Should have been included as an item of interest before the quiz or after the quiz,
I found it an interesting challenge and to fold paper napkin 8 times ,more or less.I had to keep holding it.
(or sit on it ) Difficult whether to give a point for nearest answer..Best I think to leave as is.
With Wagons 46... 6 points,,and Altitude ...6 points. ..2nd equal..and poor E1pix lost a point to leave him 3rd,
With 5 points.(and very distraught..!!) I hate to see a grown man cry..

That was the first question that I tackled and was fairly sure that no father/son combination (suggests driver/co-driver on same team) had won Bathurst, so I spent 15 unsuccessful mins on Google trying to find the elusive combination......and then the dinner guests arrived....
DarliiiinnnGGG!!!!
SAAARHH!!!!
Sigh....
It's hard being a man...

Edited by seldo, 12 October 2011 - 13:06.

[Ray Bell]

No, no father and sons have won together...

I'm not sure if a father and son team have ever driven together, maybe the McLeods.

[David Shaw]

Graham and Ray Gulson in a BMW 635 in 1989?

[ronmac]

HI Seldo...There you are..I was getting worried..I thought that you would do what
I do..Lock the doors,turn off the lights,crawl under the bed with a torch,(Just as I did 60 years ago
when the Playboy arrived) Not really.!

[wagons46]

No, no father and sons have won together...

I'm not sure if a father and son team have ever driven together, maybe the McLeods.

Certainly the Setons in 1983.

[ronmac]

Congratulations to Tim Murray on another fine win,( assisted by the Polly)13.
Followed by Wagons 46 and Altitude .... 6..each.
Then E1pix (Highly commended)For staying awake. 5.points.
Wenoopy...2 Points.......Gd 66...2 points..
David Shaw...1.point..

Thank you all for your comments..

[ronmac]

Perhaps Ray Bell can tell us about the Eldred Norman Double Ford V8 Special
7.8 Litre.which was entered in the 1950 Australian Grand Prix,,and retired
after 2 laps..??
(Or Anybody Know how it was constructed ?)(or Details )?
Might be interesting.

[Tim Murray]

Thank you Ron for another fine effort. As you say, E1 deserves special commendation for his powers of going without sleep (even if he did drink 'my' beer ). Looking forward to the next one already - with luck a few of the 'absentees' this time round will be able to make it for the next one.

[E1pix]

Congratulations to Tim Murray on another fine win,( assisted by the Polly)13.
Followed by Wagons 46 and Altitude .... 6..each.
Then E1pix (Highly commended)For staying awake. 5.points.
Wenoopy...2 Points.......Gd 66...2 points..
David Shaw...1.point..

Thank you all for your comments..

Thank you Ron for another fine effort. As you say, E1 deserves special commendation for his powers of going without sleep (even if he did drink 'my' beer ). Looking forward to the next one already - with luck a few of the 'absentees' this time round will be able to make it for the next one.

I really enjoyed it, Guys! Thanks Ron for staying on me over the months to participate, it was the highlight of my week. Now, if you'd just give a triple score for exhaustion, then I win!

Yes Tim, Congrats and it looks like I owe you a beer. C'Mon over for USGP 2012 and I'll "over-rectify" that debt, Mate!

Thanks!

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by wagons46
Certainly the Setons in 1983.

Didn't think of them!

A lot of water under the bridge since then, good to know they're on good terms again.

Ron...

The Normal 'Double 8' has been covered on this forum many times, just a few weeks ago there were pics of it. Built on a Dodge Weapons Carrier chassis, two Ford V8s joined together with a double-row chain (of significant proportions, of course!) with a sprocket on the front of one engine and the back of the other, timed to fire as a V16. Wheels were lightened (plenty of scope for that with the Dodge truck wheels), brakes were water-cooled by virtue of an electric fuel pump spraying water on the drums when the brakes were applied.

You didn't see any of this?

And it did a lot more than two laps the following year at Narrogin in the AGP, at one stage it was one of the three Ford V8 Specials in the first three places.

[Tim Murray]

C'Mon over for USGP 2012 and I'll "over-rectify" that debt, Mate!

Not sure about the GP - let's see how Houston pans out first, but one of these days I really want to get to one of the historic events at Laguna Seca or Road America. So - see you there? Perhaps Ron will come and join us.

[E1pix]

Not sure about the GP - let's see how Houston pans out first, but one of these days I really want to get to one of the historic events at Laguna Seca or Road America. So - see you there? Perhaps Ron will come and join us.;)

Pretty sure the wife and I are going to Road America vintage in 2013.... it sounds like it's shaping up as a F5000 reunion, and that would be fab! I have heard on good authority that a few cars "local" to Ron are coming....

I will not, however, make you drink Pabst — nor will I allow you to drink warm beer (is that actually true of the Brits, or a "bloody" stereotype? ). Okay, I might have one Pabst for old times' sake, being I lived a mile from that family for a decade. All "Yous Guys" (Wisconsin slang) would be more than welcome, we'd have a blast.

Edited by E1pix, 12 October 2011 - 23:14.

[ronmac]

Thank you Ray..No,I was.nt aware of it,I spotted the entry when I checked the entries
for the 1950 Australian Grand Prix question. I.ll have to do my homework better..It may be posted
under...Dodge Race Car.?

(P.S. Has anyone else seen a flathead Ford V8 engine running with one cylinder head off.?
.It happened when I was replacing a cylinder head gasket and it began to rain.It started easily
and was able to drive it into the shed..but not before having a look under the bonnet,and giving
it a rev..Very funny to see those pistons go !! Made me laugh )

[Roger Clark]

3. Auto Union, BRM, Alfa Romeo, Packard, Maserati.

The only 16-cylinder Maseratis I can think of were the Tipo V4 and V5 which were not V16s as they had two crankshafts. The same applies to the Tipo 316 Alfa Romeo, although the 164, which never appeared in public, was a V16.

[ronmac]

AHA..Caught out again..Perhaps I should have put....Powered by Sixteen Cylinder Engines.!!
Always learning..!.Thank You.

[Tim Murray]

... nor will I allow you to drink warm beer (is that actually true of the Brits, or a "bloody" stereotype?

None of us Brits would ever (willingly) drink any beer 'warm' but a lot does depend on what you're drinking. Lager beer, like white wine, should always be drunk properly chilled. However, what we in the UK call Real Ale - properly brewed bitter - should, like red wine, be drunk at just below room temperature, ie 12-14 °C or 54-57 °F otherwise a lot of the flavour is lost. Although I enjoy drinking decent lager (not easy to find in the UK except in fairly expensive bottles) I really love my Real Ale.

The only 16-cylinder Maseratis I can think of were the Tipo V4 and V5 which were not V16s as they had two crankshafts. The same applies to the Tipo 316 Alfa Romeo, although the 164, which never appeared in public, was a V16.

[E1pix]

Although I enjoy drinking decent lager (not easy to find in the UK except in fairly expensive bottles) I really love my Real Ale.

That sounds pretty tasty I must say, and your wine analogy is perfect. Bring plenty in 2012, but a keg won't fit on the plane's overhead compartments. That is a real problem....

[David Shaw]

None of us Brits would ever (willingly) drink any beer 'warm' but a lot does depend on what you're drinking. Lager beer, like white wine, should always be drunk properly chilled. However, what we in the UK call Real Ale - properly brewed bitter - should, like red wine, be drunk at just below room temperature, ie 12-14 °C or 54-57 °F otherwise a lot of the flavour is lost. Although I enjoy drinking decent lager (not easy to find in the UK except in fairly expensive bottles) I really love my Real Ale.

I understand you completely. Unfortunately, in Australia you have to pay through the nose for good lager or Real Ale, as mediocre lager is the norm. Or do as I do and homebrew some decent ales.

[Tim Murray]

... as mediocre lager is the norm.

Same as in the UK - fizzy water coloured and flavoured with gnat's piss. Thankfully, due in large part to an organisation called CamRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) which has done great work over the last forty years or so, there are a goodly number of pubs here that serve Real Ale. Unfortunately, not all of them know how to look after it properly (like good bread, it's 'alive' and changing all the time) so when you do find a pint of decent ale that's been well cared for - ah, ecstasy!!!

Edited by Tim Murray, 13 October 2011 - 08:10.

[David Shaw]

In Australia we have a shortage of gnats, but a surplus of camels

I've heard about CamRA and they are fighting the good fight. Wasn't it founded in the early '70s?

[Tim Murray]

Wasn't it founded in the early '70s?

Wiki says 1971. Things were very dire before their activities started to improve matters. We used to travel miles and miles to find the very rare pubs that served decent ale. It's a constant fight, though. The big brewers hate real ale - so much more care and attention required - and would love it if we all drank gnat's/camel's piss (not many camels in the UK). Luckily there's been a rise in recent years in the number of 'microbreweries' (small brewers supplying decent ale mainly to their local area) so at the moment the situation is quite good, but the current economic situation is putting these small firms under threat. In my home city of Bristol we used to have a wonderful small brewer called Smiles, but they went bust a few years back. Anyway, I'll stop rabbiting - this is not the place for it - sorry Ron.

[wenoopy]

None of us Brits would ever (willingly) drink any beer 'warm' but a lot does depend on what you're drinking. Lager beer, like white wine, should always be drunk properly chilled.

Alas, that was not always the case.

My recollection from about 40 years ago was that sometimes they served tea at a lower temperature than the beer! Fortunately, the creations of my Scots forebears were much less susceptible to such vandalism.

Stu

[ronmac]

Hi Tim..No worries ,mate..All good stuff,,nothing like a chit chat..And it will stop Carl who is on
vacation (as they say in the U.S.A.) from getting homesick ,when he checks us out..

[Tim Murray]

My recollection from about 40 years ago was that sometimes they served tea at a lower temperature than the beer!

Stu, I sympathise deeply - it sounds revolting - but I've never had that experience.

Fortunately, the creations of my Scots forebears were much less susceptible to such vandalism.

Ah yes, the joys of taking a glass of fine whisky, warming it gently in one's palms, and sniffing the magnificent bouquet.

[Ray Bell]

Who has a copy of Road & Track with the bumper sticker in the back that read:

"Why do the British drink warm beer?

Because they have Lucas refrigerators!"

[E1pix]

Ray, is that where that joke came from? Must have been quite some time ago, I've used that one for 30 years. I might well have that issue, any idea of era it was in?

It's been all I could do to not post that and drag this out to Ron's dismay, but it seems he's given the go-ahead!

[Ray Bell]

It was in an R&T back page picture, wasn't it called 'Postscript'?

The photo was, IIRC, an E-type Jaguar and this was a bumper sticker on that. So Road & Track didn't invent the joke, they just helped popularise it.

It would have been from some time in the seventies, I'd think.

[CarlRabbidge]

Hi Tim..No worries ,mate..All good stuff,,nothing like a chit chat..And it will stop Carl who is on
vacation (as they say in the U.S.A.) from getting homesick ,when he checks us out..

Ron baby, two weeks on the road and I am hanging out for a Speights at around 2.8 to 3.4 deg C that has been lovingly poured into a fresh cool glass which frosts as the beautiful amber liquid rises slowly up the glass ultimately leaving a small 5 to 8mm head which then reaches the top of the glass.

If the next quiz has a question "What is the worlds worst beer you have ever tasted?" I could think of a couple of contenders from here that would rival Wards, Red Band, Timaru Bitter and that terrible stuff they used to serve luke warm on the Inter Island Ferries.

[ronmac]

Watch out for those New Yorkers Carl,,
It.s life Carl,But not as we know it,Not as we know it,
If you come in peace ,Carl,Shoot to kill,shoot to kill.!!

[D-Type]

Ron baby, two weeks on the road and I am hanging out for a Speights at around 2.8 to 3.4 deg C that has been lovingly poured into a fresh cool glass which frosts as the beautiful amber liquid rises slowly up the glass ultimately leaving a small 5 to 8mm head which then reaches the top of the glass.

If the next quiz has a question "What is the worlds worst beer you have ever tasted?" I could think of a couple of contenders from here that would rival Wards, Red Band, Timaru Bitter and that terrible stuff they used to serve luke warm on the Inter Island Ferries.

Please excuse my asking, but where is "here"? Your profile doesn't say.

[David McKinney]

Timaru, New Zealand
(unless he's moved since I last looked)

[ronmac]

When I saw the name David Mc Kinney on Post 140..I guessed that I was about to get my hand
smacked for not explaining "Carl ,you come in peace,shoot to kill,shoot to kill.." on post 138..........
Which , I explain now ,it was from the lyics of the song,"Star Trekkin'" Whew.!

[E1pix]

It was in an R&T back page picture, wasn't it called 'Postscript'?

The photo was, IIRC, an E-type Jaguar and this was a bumper sticker on that. So Road & Track didn't invent the joke, they just helped popularise it.

It would have been from some time in the seventies, I'd think.

Thanks, Ray, buried and boxed in storage unfortunately, though I do have most of the '70s. My Dad's friend just gifted me with all but a dozen R&Ts from 1951-'62, I'd love to acquire the fill-ins, and those have yet to be boxed (was hoping that was the era for easy retrieval).

Ron baby, two weeks on the road and I am hanging out for a Speights at around 2.8 to 3.4 deg C that has been lovingly poured into a fresh cool glass which frosts as the beautiful amber liquid rises slowly up the glass ultimately leaving a small 5 to 8mm head which then reaches the top of the glass.

Carl, you're hurting me!