Club Arnage

Bleedin' bored, need some spicey convo to brighten up a droll day (but please do not take this as an excuse to restart tales of derring do and bravado in the toilet/chunder department like my innocent cycling post did!!!).

Must be something we can "bollock talk" about while we wait for the dates announcement! (Other than ticket confirmation - which I have yet to receive incidentally  :o )

Bored, bored, bored ........

Dear Mr. R. Meister,

I was speaking to a friend at the weekend who commented that he thought the British GP this year was the best GP race he had seen for many years. He commented that it had 'everything'. Now I couldn't possibly comment as I was in Egypt at the time and haven't seen even a seconds footage. (that's the disclaimer sorted anyway!!)

Now lets open this one up to the floor...

All GP's have become exceedingly booring since the retirement of Mr. Walker.  Now that was fun :D

Yeah, good old "Muddly Talker". His departure from the scene pretty much coincided with my own. Got to the point now that, brilliant that old spoon face is, I tend to tape the race and get Mrs. R to check text and if he hasn't won then I watch it later!!!

Hah! 'Spoon Face'  excellent!!  ;D

So did you tape & watch the British GP? As I seem to remember somebody saying 'spoon face' didn't win. But I may be wrong about that... can't remember... which is quite poor really...  ???

Yeah, it was the other red car and it was good to see Monty doing the business in SF's backyard.

Saw some good old F1 machinery at the weekend at Donington Park in the FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix series. Bit of a limiting field (several Williams, Lotus and Ensign, a brace of Tyrrells plus a few others) but some cracking machinery nonetheless!

Contemporary F1 is still a tad too uninspiring, even when SF doesn't win. Haven't been to a GP in Britain since about 1986. Managed Jerez in 1989 but that was it! On the other hand, this year's LM was no. 22 for me - I know where to enjoy myself most!

 ;D

It's got that 'good' that's its sad to wait for Spoon Face to lose before it becomes interesting.  Used ot watch id avidly, but now....................... ???

LM is not only better, it's cheaper, and so much fun.  First time this year, but already saving for next year.  Came to it late in life, but seriously converted ;D

To anyone who shows just a modicum of interest, I always say that "everyone should go to LM at least once .. but be warned, it might not be the last!" and it seems I have been proven right again!!

Recently I was asked by a lady from the US who was trying to sort a surprise for her soon to be betrothed as to whether Le Mans or the Monaco GP was "the" race to take him to. I like to think I summed it up well; as Monaco being a glass of champagne but Le Mans was a whole bottle of fine malt whisky!!

 ;D  ;)

Cheers!

Rick

Recently I was asked by a lady from the US who was trying to sort a surprise for her soon to be betrothed as to whether Le Mans or the Monaco GP was "the" race to take him to.

Does this question worth to be raised ?

Let's her know that more Americans attend to LM than Monaco, that the show is all along the week and not simply during 2 hours, action and suspense are even not comparable, it's a more friendly and less jet-set atmosphere, IT COSTS AT LEAST 3 TIMES LESS (especially if you add accomodation, food, transport, extra,...)

Rick

The whole bottle of pure malt whisky :o  What a splendid idea.......make mine a Laphroaig ;D

Don't worry I left her in no uncertain terms of all the above and more!!

And Gib, Laphroaig would be fine by me too!

Rick

You are obviously a gentleman of true refinement :)

That's not one of the words Mrs. R would use!!!  ;D

... especially after have drunk the whole bottle of pure malt !  ;)

It is the reason I have my nickname 'Gibbeerish' ;D  It is how I speak after the whole bottle ::)

 :D

You mean you can still speak after a whole bottle????  ;D

Err grimbleweed gnoofart shnootythings, or something like that.

So I'm told ;D

I was once partial to Lafroaig(still am)......but have you tried balvinie

It  soooo....... much smoother than than old peaty stuff ........and if you drink enough of it at LM.

You end up with seriously bruised ribs ;D

Wishy

balvinie eh Wishy.  Seen it but never tried it.  Will have to correct this oversight ;D

Tried it - in fact the it was dregs of Wishywashyman's last bottle to make it to LM. Highly recommended if you prefer the less peaty taste but still good quality.

As for the bruised ribs - well that's another story......... Wishy blames me but I suspect other forces were at work ;)

The forces at work after a bottle of the finest, are not for us mere mortals to comprehend 8)  We simply accept the risks involved, and a few bruised ribs seem like a fine momento to me ;D

It's alright for you to say..................its a memento of the occasion,but you wetre not the one with the bruises

wishy

Does anyone really know how they got bruised, or is all far too embarrasing? :)

Yep!!!

On one of the rides in the fairground.........and I hasten to add not the sort of ride you may be thinking of!!!!!!!

It was a bit like the Octopus but as it went round the arms were raised and lowered on pneumatic rams. So every time the ram went down Pretzel slammed into me on the outside of the chair as he had a "little trouble" hanging on securely.

So that is how I got my bruised ribs

Wishy

Well.......'Twas the night of LM 2000 and it was a balmy evening. Many a drink had been quaffed and we thought aha! wouldn't it be a great idea to go to the fair. The effects of Balvenie making many a sane man think he is half the age he really is.

So, having done the big wheel and the dodgems there we are looking at one of the less exciting rides, and Wishywashyman says 'that looks like fun, lets try that one next', at least that's how I recall it.

So on we get. Wishy taking the outside seat, me on the inside. It was one of those rides that went round and round and, at the same time, up and down with quite a violent movement.

As you know centrifugal force has more effect the heavier the body that is being moved. Well; the net effect was that Wishy was crushed against the outside of the car by the force of his own body weight. Not particularly funny on the page I know but hilarious to drunken onlookers at the time. I have it on video too just for posterity.

As for me, no bruising at all  ;D

I'm sure Wishy remembers it differently.....

Looks like you are calling me a Fa tb*****d" again.I find it truly offensive, even if I have to read between the linesof your rambling.

However as you say my rendition of the story is completely different and some what more accurate than your"drivvel" :) ;) :D ;D!!!!!!!

Wishy

Must 'ave been the mind altering properties of the Balvenie  ;)

The Balvenie must have halucenegenic properties as well as being smooth.  I suspect the video evidence would prove conclusive, but how can one video such an event when you are in the thick of it, so to speak.  No puns, etc. intended. ;D

There's always someone in our party that is less pi**ed, more scared etc. etc. so it's usually them that end up with the task. It was my other half at this particular moment.

Having said that I have taken some memorable movies whilst completely sh*tfaced. If only I had trhe capability to convert some of the older VHS stuff to digital............

Looks like the video evidence will have to be reviewed by an independant referee.  Wast it Pretzels fault, or not?  :-\