Top gear.

[stealthyaroura]

As an engineer you might be interested.

Have you come across Fords new one litre eco-boost engine?

No not a new one mate, is it a neat piece of kit?good reports?Fancy new concept?
I'm familiar with most of the "ecotech engines".Turbos/superchargers are the way forward
IMO when it comes to petrol or oil burners.always room for improvement with the internal
combustion engine.Rotary engines, now there great, the old WANKEL LOL.

i'm not working at the moment pal,here's the thing.....
Last job was sheeting that was 6 month's ago,Now i'm looking for THAT DREAM JOB
and whilst I still keep my hand in I would only get back into a garage for really good money.
You get £7.00 an hour while the boss gets £70.00 an hour! I don't think so.

I like at minimum £10.00 an hour or i'm not happy doing it but I help my mates. 
That's more often than not free or for "a drink" I've moved on in that job area.
I'll always be tinkering with me spanners But no longer as a full time profession

i'm also a welder, Mig, Tig, Arc, Oxy Acette, city and guilds (Free course's so why not)
but again finding work that lasts seems to be a thing of the past thanks to greedy Agency's

I'm multi skilled done sheeting,steel erecting,building work & more A jack of all trades.
Hell I was even A Drum & Bass DJ & worked all over the UK that was a cool time in my life.

where I live there aren't the trades or work, Maybe I will move? not decided.

I'm having a bit of a rethink with the job situation, I need something new.
If I could find the job that would be like a hobby and it made me happy i
would go for it.

i'm not really materialistic now, money is not the be all and end all like it used to be.
all this mad consumerism it's crazy, who needs a 60 inch TV etc.
Don't get me wrong I Like neat new stuff as much as the next bloke
but nowadays it's not my priority, Except MOTORCYCLES
I know i sound a little hypocritical but Do we need all this "stuff"?

sorry for the rant/derail but do ya see where i'm coming from?.

[Elvis Hendrix]

Gold.

[stealthyaroura]

LOL giveth and ye shall receive.
I think it was the "your an engineer" that threw me Elvis,whilst I have applied for
and got the job with that title it means little of value to me.

It took me a long time to figure out that not everyone can wire a plug,change a timing belt
rebore an engine etc I THOUGHT EVERY ONE KNEW THIS STUFF.honest

not the case. I could stretch to building a working 2 stroke engine from a block of alloy IF
I set my mind to it But I would need A cad design for the math Not my strong point
so the word ENGINEER I use it loosely
I certainly don't hold a bachelor's or Phd I'm nothing special believe me.REALLY

you know your way around a toolbox Elvis it's obvious so I guess we're both engineers.
Funny it sounds like such an important Title and for some It fits. REAL engineer's
like Brunel or stephenson! I am not that good hehe

[thorfourwinds]

Greetings:

Back in the day, working for YMC (Yamaha - about half a century ago), we were fortunate enough to meet such greats as Don Vesco and his really crazy brother, Rick, when we campaigned at Bonneville. We say crazy, because he put a Chinook helicopter turbine motor in a 'car'! (If you can call a contraption only 2.5' x 3' x 31' - a car!)

For a brief moment, defending the "Red Dragonfly's" reputation (running Conoco pump gas), we came within a couple of miles of "Honda Rick's" APS-A-125 record of 102.375 - and went back to Colorado with a big smile. After all, we were all of 16 at the time, and a farm-boy who just happened to have found a friend at out first job off the farm (Karl Skoglund, owner at the motorcycle dealership/shop) who built really fast motorcycles. 

That was then.

If the truth were to be told, we really, really like offshore powerboat racing, so much that we hosted and produced the 1998 Offshore Gran Prix at Singer Island, FL.   

Our buddies at Team Drambuie threw a GREAT party - thanks!  wink

This is what offshore racing looks and sounds like.

Palm Beach World Offshore Championship.mov - YouTube

Published on Mar 28, 2012
The OPA offshore power boat association along with Powerboat Palm Beach ?present the palm beach world offshore championships. A four day festival and ?racing extravaganza with the worlds finest offshore racing boats. October 18th ?thru the 21st 2012 right here in beautiful Jupiter FL.

Showing off some of the most beautiful beaches and waterfront in palm beach county.
Featuring Extreme turbines along with the reigning world champions the Miss Geico race team deep ?rooted right here in Palm Beach and the Aquamania G3 race team breathing down ?their backs in the hunt for the prestigious title of World Champions.

This two-race venue is the Grand finally of a grueling racing season. Race boats staging ?and testing on Thursday October 18th prepping for the first race on Friday. ?With a day of rest and repair for the teams on Saturday, Carlin Park will be ?transformed into Race Village.

Live Bands, great food,kids corner, lots of entertainment and of course the race teams
mingling with the fans. Boats from 24 to 50 feet in length will compete in Sundays race
to determine the winners in seven different classes with speeds ranging from 70 to 170 mph.

Be a part of what could become one of the Palm Beaches best motor sports venues ever! With ?potentially one of the largest economic impacts in the month of October ever in Northern Palm Beach County. Don't miss out on this Unique opportunity to bring this world-class event home right here in Jupiter and The Palm Beaches!!

OPA World Offshore Powerboat Championships, Jupiter Beach, Florida 2012 - Day One - YouTube

Published on Oct 20, 2012
Video from the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) World Offshore Series 2012. Racing was held over two days at Jupiter Beach in Florida.

OPA World Offshore Powerboat Championship 2012, Sunday Race Day Juno Beach Jupiter Florida - YouTube

Palm Beach World Offshore Championship Boats Running - Part 1 - YouTube

Published on Oct 20, 2012
A lot of the boats going out and coming in on the Thursday of the event for some practice runs out offshore.

And just for fun, a tribute to an old friend: the of Thunderboat Row.

Donzi Miami Vice Trailer and Promo - Jay Z & Linkin Park Numb Encore - YouTube

Published on Jul 2, 2012
Miami Vice Donzi trailer and Donzi Promotional Music Video.
Through a special agreement with Universal Studios and director Michael Mann, Donzi Marine was proclaimed the Official Boat of Miami Vice. Three Donzi boat models were featured in the film: a 38 ZF, a 38 ZR (Black), and a 43 ZR (Blue). Prior to the movie's release, Donzi boats launched an ambitious media campaign touting its involvement in Miami Vice. Donzis Miami Vice ads ran in all major boating publications, and Donzi boats made headlines in USA Today, the Baltimore Sun, the Miami Herald, and several boating magazines.

What are we doing now?

We're glad you asked.   

EARTH AID - The Concert to Save All Life On Earth

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Peace Love Light
Liberty & Equality or Revolution

[Elvis Hendrix]

Wow Thor that is some mighty impressive stuff you have been involved with

I love the idea of a car with a chinook engine, mental!!
Anything that involves helicopters I love.

and this earth aid thing looks mighty interesting.

Rock on matey.

Elvis

[stealthyaroura]

Love that story THOR. things feel so much faster on water than solid ground.
and them boats absolute power respect to your old crew!
sounds like you were/are real hellraiser's hehe LOVE IT.
That takes some beating the "helicarturbine" LOL. it's one thing to wonder what if......
but to build the thing,That takes a special type of guy. EPICNESS
great vids.

[Elvis Hendrix]

I know this is old hat,

But!

FINGERS ON BUZZERS....

when was the very first electric car sold to a retail customer...?

OK STOP DON'T LOOK IT UP ,JUST GUESS.

then look it up.

Elvis

[Elvis Hendrix]

We've devolved technologically .

Look at bloody Concorde for god sake.

Etc, etc , etc.

The draw down.

That's enough someone said.

Where could or should we be now?

[ArMaP]

We've devolved technologically .

I don't think we did, people just got more interested in making cheaper things instead of better things.

The technology exists, the will to make new technology exists, but an possible large and lucrative market doesn't exist then everything is ignored.

Look at the case of motorcycles: who are the big manufacturers and who are the innovators? Where is the new technology being applied to everyday bikes?

[stealthyaroura]

wrong answer ArMaP I grew up watching TOMORROWS WORLD being a child in the 70's
we were promised all the cool tech! and proved it was on the way. flying cars, home robots
jet packs,etc etc but it all just stopped when the big players in stone age fossil fuel crap
the greedy bastards said NO we will hold all the good stuff back!

And don't you dare come back with a lame "but we have these now garbage" that's not the point!
It should all be common place we should be zooming about on zero point hover boards!

Elvis and this IS a guess I would say 1920's?

[ArMaP]

wrong answer ArMaP I grew up watching TOMORROWS WORLD being a child in the 70's
we were promised all the cool tech! and proved it was on the way.

I was a child in the 70s and I wasn't promised a thing.

As for the electric car, seeing that electric motors are older than internal combustion engines, I suppose it was before World War I.

[stealthyaroura]

I was a child in the 70s and I wasn't promised a thing.

As for the electric car, seeing that electric motors are older than internal combustion engines, I suppose it was before World War I.

But you probably never viewed TOMORROWS WORLD. this was the cutting edge technology show of the day pal and these were encouraging times but then the 80;s came and we seemed to slow down to a snails pace.
Look what was accomplished from 1945-1970 SO MUCH STUFF (roswell )
more was done and released onto the market in those 25 years than there has been in the years since 1970 at least what we know about or is available to select lucky few.NO?

And the electric car, 1st world war era? maybe. time to take a google me thinks

[stealthyaroura]

THOR did you know Donald "DONZI" Joel Aronow ?
What a cool fella bloody cost's serious cash to race them there boats.
A LEGEND I guess he lives on through his boats R.I.P to a great man.

so you competed yourself? get to at least take a ride?
Really enjoyed finding out about the guy thor, & thanks for the vids/links

[Elvis Hendrix]

Yo,
The first electric car was sold to a retail customer in.....

1898!!!

by ferdinand Porsche, to "an english Aristocrat".

1898 for god sake. just imagine were we should be now.

It beggars belief.

yea stealthy, tommorows world eh.
We should be blatting round on air bikes.

Im havind the MV Augusta Cloud Chaser

Elvis

[stealthyaroura]

SO Top Gear Elvis I do watch it on TV occasionally BUT I have to say there magazine
is in a different league.
My sister bought me a copy in april (april issue) I was looking through it the other day and it
had the Ford Ecotech/Ecoboost engine in.That would be the 3 cylinder 12 valve turbo yes?
Nice piece of motor! very revy.
The magazine whilst being £3.99 it's worth every penny there is just month's of reading material.

Great feature on "la ferrari" the  peugeot "onyx" concept car and much much more that probably
won't make it onto the show or it may take a while.I RECOMEND IT IF YOU LIKE THE SHOW.
Also a great piece on the design legend that is http://danielsimon.com/ take a peek.