The TPU UK Clubhouse

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Im not ashamed to admit i watch all the practice and qualy sessions for all 3 classes.

Silverstone is going to be epic.

 

[Beastie]

Moto3 is usually the most entertaining anyway IMO. Banzai moves start at the first corner .

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Another amazing success for GB sport, our first winner in the Premier class for 35 years.

MotoGp........Cal Crutchlow 1st (and he became a Dad a couple of weeks ago)
Moto2...........Sam Lowes 3rd
Moto3...........John McPhee 1st

for some reason i had the song 'its a kind of magic' by Queen when watching this gif.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

The Silverstone race is 4th September. watch it free on wiziwig.

The bikes didnt get a mention on the BBC news, they did say that each Olympic medal cost on average 4 million quid.....

 

[FreedomEclipse]

The Silverstone race is 4th September. watch it free on wiziwig.

The bikes didnt get a mention on the BBC news, they did say that each Olympic medal cost on average 4 million quid.....

well who wants to see a few boy racers speeding around the track anyway? we get enough of those pillocks on the roads as it is!

Spoiler

 

[dorsetknob]

well who wants to see a few boy racers speeding around the track anyway? we get enough of those pillocks on the roads as it is!

at least around the Track they don't have to dodge/carve up the,,,,,,,,,,hang on might be fun if they put a few pushbikes and prams on the Track

 

[dorsetknob]

Well we did it 2nd in Olympic medal table


Great Britain & N. IrelandGB 27 Gold 23 Silver17 Bronze for a total of 67 medals
Congratulations to all our Winners (of medals )

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

20 years ago in Atlanta we won one gold.

 

[Beastie]

The bikes didnt get a mention on the BBC news,

When Carl Fogarty won everything the BBC never mentioned him.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

In other news -- Ursain bolt is cheating!

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Has he been tested for viagra?

 

[dorsetknob]

In other news -- Ursain bolt is cheating!

Mucho disappointed gangsta lass
Fastest man on the Planet " in - out- wipe it- out the door sub 10s Time"

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Every Xmas day since i was a tot my Dad wrote down the price of common items, it was interesting to see how bread/petrol/milk and the like changed in price. My elder brother has the book now and maintains the record.


e.g in the year that i was born a litre of petrol was 6p (or equivalent in gals) and a loaf of bread was 7 pence.



i found an interesting price calculator site

http://www.hillarys.co.uk/back-in-my-day/

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Last airworthy all-British Sea Vixen jet-fighter

http://www.navywings.org.uk/aircraft/all-aircraft/sea-vixen/


The Sea Vixen is an iconic all-British twin-boom, twin-turbojet fighter that flew from Royal Navy aircraft carriers at the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 70s, helping to transform the nation’s carrier aviation capability. She was one of the UK’s most notable aircraft designs of the time, with cutting edge technology and the capability to go transonic. The Vixen was the first British aircraft to be armed with guided missiles, rockets and bombs instead of guns and was formidably capable.

With power-folding swept wings and hinged nose-cone, she epitomised the radical and innovative thinking of British engineers and designers of the time, whose designs overcame the challenges of operating the UK’s all-weather interceptor at sea, day and night.

Today, Sea Vixen G-CVIX XP924 is the only flying Sea Vixen in the world. Based at RNAS Yeovilton and flying in 899 Naval Air Squadron colours from HMS Eagle, she plays a key role in the story of the evolution of the nation’s carrier aviation heritage.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Last airworthy all-British Sea Vixen jet-fighter

http://www.navywings.org.uk/aircraft/all-aircraft/sea-vixen/


The Sea Vixen is an iconic all-British twin-boom, twin-turbojet fighter that flew from Royal Navy aircraft carriers at the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 70s, helping to transform the nation’s carrier aviation capability. She was one of the UK’s most notable aircraft designs of the time, with cutting edge technology and the capability to go transonic. The Vixen was the first British aircraft to be armed with guided missiles, rockets and bombs instead of guns and was formidably capable.

With power-folding swept wings and hinged nose-cone, she epitomised the radical and innovative thinking of British engineers and designers of the time, whose designs overcame the challenges of operating the UK’s all-weather interceptor at sea, day and night.

Today, Sea Vixen G-CVIX XP924 is the only flying Sea Vixen in the world. Based at RNAS Yeovilton and flying in 899 Naval Air Squadron colours from HMS Eagle, she plays a key role in the story of the evolution of the nation’s carrier aviation heritage.

Just a little food for thought.....

Not many people knew that de Havilland - the folks behind many many great WWI & WWII aircraft such as the biplane Moth & famed twin engined Mosquito was eventually sold to another british company who was then bought by an American company called Beechcraft -- known for their small single engine, 2 seater civilian planes who went bankrupt in 2013 and now exist as a much smaller company. While the Mosquito had hitler pulling his hair out with rage, it is a sad fate for the company to end up in the hands of the Americans

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Just a little food for thought.....

Not many people knew that de Havilland - the folks behind many many great WWI & WWII aircraft such as the biplane Moth & famed twin engined Mosquito was eventually sold to another british company who was then bought by an American company called Beechcraft -- known for their small single engine, 2 seater civilian planes who went bankrupt in 2013 and now exist as a much smaller company. While the Mosquito had hitler pulling his hair out with rage, it is a sad fate for the company to end up in the hands of the Americans

Could be worse, could be owned by the Russians or Chinese who are buying up most of London

I got offered a new job yesterday, been out of work for close to 6 months apart from the odd bit of cash in hand/temp work here and there to keep my head above water (barely) hence I have been running on my IGP for the last 3 months unable to afford a GPU since I FUBAR'd my HD 290 removing the cooler and breaking off a couple of pretty important capacitors in the process....

Anywho... it's not "great" pay but is at least 20k basic with the potential to earn 30k+ with good performance... I did think I would just buy another GPU but tbh I think in a couple of months time when I have gotten back on track with bills and taken care of Christmas etc a new rig will be on the cards as my current 3570k is getting a little bit long in the tooth though it has served me very well for 3-4 years!!!

I'm really hoping AMD pull a rabbit out of the hat with Zen as I miss my AMD days Athlon 2500+ FSB OC to 3200+/Athlon 64 3800+ (my first x64 chip ever, I drove a long way to go and pick this up when I won it on eBay when they first came out) and my last AMD chip a dual core that unlocked to quad core and clocked up to 4ghz alas all of this was many years ago, since then I have owned an i7 860, i7 920, i5 2500k and my current i5 3570k..... the latter having lasted me that long that I haven't done a complete build for close to 4 years as I have just incrementally upgraded bits and pieces as needed and I really miss that buzz of having all brand spanking new components for a build and waiting for them to be delivered like I was a 5 year old waiting for Santa to cum come

 

[dorsetknob]

I got offered a new job yesterday, been out of work for close to 6 months

congratulations on the offer of a job hope it suits you and things work out

 

[NdMk2o1o]

congratulations on the offer of a job hope it suits you and things work out

Me too man, being out of work for a week or 2 is awesome, anything longer than that and I'd rather walk through razor blades and tend my wounds with salt n vinegar.... lol it sucks

 

[dorsetknob]

Not "worked for nearly 3 years" (last worked for a Wage Sept 2013 ).
I know how you Feel
Since Sept 2013 been Careing For my Dad 24/7 (366 days a year )
Sod All money From the State just a Carer Allowance (Savings slowly leached away)

WOULD NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BECAUSE I WANT TO AND NEED TO CARE FOR MY DAD

 

[dorsetknob]

HEY @RCoon
did you buy and try that Rum or did you pussy out

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Not "worked for nearly 3 years" (last worked for a Wage Sept 2013 ).
I know how you Feel
Since Sept 2013 been Careing For my Dad 24/7 (366 days a year )
Sod All money From the State just a Carer Allowance (Savings slowly leached away)

WOULD NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BECAUSE I WANT TO AND NEED TO CARE FOR MY DAD

Completely understand that mate and hats off to you, I just need to get back into work for mine and my fiances sanity lol but you are a trooper man, my circumstance isn't the same as yours so we have different views on being out of work and I feel less hard done by knowing your back story

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Could be worse, could be owned by the Russians or Chinese who are buying up most of London

The way i see it is like the formal surrender scene from the band of brothers.

"It is better than to lay it on the desk of a clerk"

except in this case, it totally went to the clerk. I doubt Beechcraft truely understood what an outstanding achievement the mozzie was in such troubled times.

 

[RCoon]

HEY @RCoon
did you buy and try that Rum or did you pussy out

Not bought it yet because my family are hosting my birthday party today a week late. Waiting to see what drinkies I get before I go out and buy hard liquor

 

[dorsetknob]

Not bought it yet because

Refund offer still stands if you buy and try and you don't like i will take whats left for a reasonable price
Cannot be fairer than that for my recommendation

 

[Beastie]

Tomorrow at Cadwell Park Shakey and Leon Haslam go head to head. To celebrate I give you wheelie/burnout over the mountain with Lotus T98 in Project Cars.