Mornington Crescent, anyone?

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Phil P
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2451 Post by Phil P »

Still there Terry?
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2452 Post by TerryG »

Sorry, forgot about this.
I am R, male, English and deceased.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2453 Post by Grumpy Northener »

Hello R - do you have a motoring connection ?
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2454 Post by TerryG »

I do indeed have a motoring connection.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2455 Post by Grumpy Northener »

R would you be one of the founding partners of RR ? - Charles Rolls / Henry Royce
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2456 Post by TerryG »

If nothing else this teaches me to pick someone more obscure (you would think I would have learnt by now). I was indeed Henry Royce.
You are it :)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2457 Post by Grumpy Northener »

Ok - I'm M, male - no longer about - born in New Zealand
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2458 Post by TerryG »

Hello M,
Did you die in the last 113 years?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2459 Post by JPB »

Hello M, were you involved in medical science by any chance?
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Re: Mornington Crescent, anyone?

#2460 Post by Phil P »

Are you Bruce Mclaren who founded the F1 team and killed in a Mclaren sports car about 35/40 years ago?
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