Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, The exhibition was held for the first time at Ascot racecourse in September 2007 and this is the last of the reports about the marine entries. The marine section was situated on the top floor of the ultra modern…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 9, Pic 10, Pic 1: The raised footpath around the Kingsbury lake affords a good view over the course for the drivers. Pi 2 £30 for recovery of models? Not on race day or wed all be broke!…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 1: A nice day at Mote Park, Maidstone for the 8th round of the 2007 Z class championship. Pic 2: Gary Wilkinson and Dave Willson carry out some fine tuning to Daves Fast 4 Wood Astra. Pic 3: Dave Clay used a geared, submerged…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 1: Bristol Harbour is a very interesting place especially when there is powerboat racing! Pic 2: Keith Weller and his new Harpoon design. Pic 3: Paul Weller and his new Absolute Zero design. Pic 4: A model built to a…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, Pic 1: The tent provided by the organiser. Pic 2: The beach with rescue boat and the navigation course. What a beautiful view! Pic 3: Peter Arnot watching ‘Lady Liz’. Pic 4: John Schofield (left) working on Charles West-Thomas’s…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 1: Detail on the Gold Medal winning drifter Formidable, built by Grahame Palmer (photograph by Dave Abbott). Pic 2: Excellent detail on the foredeck of Formidable. Pic 3: Wonderfully neat and precise work on Formidable by Grahame Palmer. Pic 4: A VHC for Peter…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, May is synonymous with Harrogate and the annual model engineering show that has developed over the years into a major national exhibition. Under the guidance of Lou Rex and his team, the event this year was one of the best, certainly from a model boating…
Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 1: The venue – the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens – a general view. Pic 2: From about 10am vintage yachtsmen began to arrive and rig their yachts. Pic 3 & 4: Some superb workmanship was on display. It’s not too often that your scribe gets…
