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[Reynard]

You called me the keeper of keys and grounds, then he says he was once that.

Have you actually watched any of the Harry Potter films? Or read the books?

I am not confused. Nor drunk on cooking sherry.

 

[Reynard]

Bit of a downer tonight after what happened at Spa earlier. Have seen the footage, and it's horrific - think Marco Simoncelli and you kind of get the idea.

 

[classic33]

Have you actually watched any of the Harry Potter films? Or read the books?

I am not confused. Nor drunk on cooking sherry.

I'd to watch the Harry Potter movies for work. (Only managed two though.) Training films, before you ask, and one of three who got to watch them whilst at work.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Bit of a downer tonight after what happened at Spa earlier. Have seen the footage, and it's horrific - think Marco Simoncelli and you kind of get the idea.

I've heard the sad news though I don't know any details.

 

[Reynard]

I've heard the sad news though I don't know any details.

The lad in question lost it on the climb up from Eau Rouge to Radaillon and hit the barriers. In itself it wouldn't have been a major issue, but it was only the second lap of the race, the cars were tightly bunched and accelerating up the hill. Car rebounded off the barriers and broadside into the oncoming traffic. The lad who t-boned him had nowhere else to go.

Absolutely horrific incident.

Cuts me even more as I spent five years doing strength of materials research in a bid to make single seater cars more resilient to side impacts. Alas, at the speeds involved in today's incident, even with the best will (and chassis construction) in the world, those kinds of impact are not survivable.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The lad in question lost it on the climb up from Eau Rouge to Radaillon and hit the barriers. In itself it wouldn't have been a major issue, but it was only the second lap of the race, the cars were tightly bunched and accelerating up the hill. Car rebounded off the barriers and broadside into the oncoming traffic. The lad who t-boned him had nowhere else to go.

Absolutely horrific incident.

Cuts me even more as I spent five years doing strength of materials research in a bid to make single seater cars more resilient to side impacts. Alas, at the speeds involved in today's incident, even with the best will (and chassis construction) in the world, those kinds of impact are not survivable.

I've been on crash.net reading about him, it sounds like he was a very talented up and coming driver, it's very sad to lose him like that.

https://www.crash.net/championships

 

[Reynard]

I've been on crash.net reading about him, it sounds like he was a very talented up and coming driver, it's very sad to lose him like that.

https://www.crash.net/championships

Indeed.

I also really feel for the lad who hit him.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning.


Today is "clearing out the leftover wreckage from the holiday" day.

 

[fossyant]

Argh. Getting drowned out by two sets of crappy euro pop at the pool being played on 'phones'.

Why is euro pop so bad, a very good reason for Brexit.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning. It is a lovely sunny clear day today. Just about to get ready to go to the beach again .

I'll catch up later .

 

[Salty seadog]

Ham & mustard sammich and two for lunch.

I boiled a gammon joint yesterday and will be having some with fried or poached eggs in a bit.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Just to let you all know, I'm still tidying up the remains of the holiday.

 

[classic33]

Just to let you all know, I'm still tidying up the remains of the holiday.

And the others involved are involved in this part?

 

[Andy in Germany]

And the others involved are involved in this part?

To some extent: Often with teenagers it is quicker just to deal with the tidying than spend half an hour persuading them to do a 15 minute job...

 

[TheDoctor]

Woman has house full of hedgehogs following "spike in new arrivals" - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-49498137
Sounds like a prickly problem.
*gets coat*