Reality check

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

Reality check with so much to do have decided 2018 will be my last season with the model hydro even in this size the work involved in going faster is so similar to the full scale search for speed.

When every thing right has lapped at 6 mph to ? faster than my record until it became an aircraft then a submarine.

Frustrating to know it’s not reached its peak speed but like many record attempts you can have many problems to go that bit quicker than your best recorded speed.

Have videos of many attempts and documentation from when I started running the flash steamer plus spares I will put it all up for sale after the 2018 season.

Concentrating on the full size project fingers crossed no more stays in hospital as about two years behind with it.

The Guys you meet in the amateur side of model and full scale speed record attempts are so great if they can help in any way even if you are in competition with them is true sportsmanship.

A typical example in 1975 at an Elvington record attempt to try to raise the UK motorcycle record to 200mph my Jag overdrive locked in direct drive after doing a one way run of 200mph on my scrap heap special but could not back it up with a return run.

One of the record contenders who I think was a motorcycle main dealer offered to send his mechanic over to help me such are speed record attempts.

Later on a bang with a big hammer might have sorted it.

All the best to all you mechanical nuts in 2018.

[WindyParticipant @windy30762]

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I've never met anyone in the paddock not willing to lend a hand/tool/part/tyre or whatever. Seems to go with the sport.

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