History of the land speed record

[LSP_Ron 11,350]

Not plane related but plane inspired.  I thought this was pretty interesting

 

 

[GrahamF 814]

Very interesting, I take it everyone knows that Donald Campbell's Boat was recovered from the bottom of lake Coniston and restored last year to run on the lake again?

Graham 

[PhilB 1,099]

On 2/10/2019 at 9:45 AM, GrahamF said:

Very interesting, I take it everyone knows that Donald Campbell's Boat was recovered from the bottom of lake Coniston and restored last year to run on the lake again?

Graham 

Funnily enough there is a new article on the BBC today about running it on Coniston as opposed to the Scottish Loch where they ran it recently.

Apparently there is a row brewing about the museum wanting to display it.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46386257

[Out2gtcha 26,457]

On 2/10/2019 at 3:45 AM, GrahamF said:

Very interesting, I take it everyone knows that Donald Campbell's Boat was recovered from the bottom of lake Coniston and restored last year to run on the lake again?

Graham 

 

1 hour ago, PhilB said:

Funnily enough there is a new article on the BBC today about running it on Coniston as opposed to the Scottish Loch where they ran it recently.

Apparently there is a row brewing about the museum wanting to display it.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46386257

 

 

Yep, IIRC it was put in Loch Fad last year in August after restoration was finished.  Anyone know if they made it to Coniston Water with her yet?

 

[AlanG 157]

3 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said:

 Anyone know if they made it to Coniston Water with her yet?

 

 

Nope 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-47073731

[Out2gtcha 26,457]

1 minute ago, AlanG said:

 

Nope 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-47073731

 

 

Thanks.

I wonder what the "unforeseen circumstances" were. 

[AlanG 157]

No idea. It's a shame really as i think it would be great from a heritage point of view and also the amount of tourism it would generate would be amazing too.

[GrahamF 814]

Surely a compromise is possible? Have it in the museum but occasionally move it and run it, The Railway fraternity do this all the time with their locomotives.

Graham

[rigor 287]

Like graham said. Union Pacific does that with there locomotives. Love to see there big boy running when they finish restoring it now that would be a site