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The Porsche nomenclature for the early cars is a bit strange. Basically there's the 356, the original, which is now known as a pre A. These are further sub divided into ones with a two piece...

356 Oops. Pesky typos

So, now you have all seen it, I can confirm that its a 1965 Porsche 355SC, from California.

However, it does look a bit better in the pictures than in reality. I bought it from a dealer, sight...

So, this is what's currently residing in my garage. Yes, it is a red one! :D

So, its been quite a while since I had a properly good project on the go. Looking back, my venerable '74 Triumph TR6 has been in my garage for 11 and a bit years, I've been driving it for about 7 of...

Don't forget, it might be a little less simple than just stating that a car weighs, say 1000 kg, and produces 1500kg of downforce, so it must be able to drive upside down.

Taking the maths simply,...

I used to enjoy chatting to Gannex, but I think that he's got far more important stuff on his mind these days. Fausto was fun too.

Ah, but racing cars and classic aircraft are very different beasts from a risk perspective. Aircraft engines are built to be as reliable as possible, racing cars break at will, at considerably lower...

As far as I know, no one offers any sort of insurance policy which would cover the costs of mechanical faliure in any racing car, and certainly not one which was 40 years old, and known to be rather...

Interesting reading the AAIB account. First thing you realise from reading it, is that the pilot was very busy in the minutes before the accident. Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, in that order. ...

Sorry, bit of a misunderstanding...

SVFR isn't VFR from a legal standpoint... The two are seperate things. SVFR is what allows people with no IMC qualification into class A airspace.
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Fair point.

There can be no VFR flight inside class A airspace, that is the principle defining characteristic of this type of airspace compared to the 'normal' class D zones which exist around...

Commerical single engine operation is forbidden in the EU for both fixed wing and helicopters in IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) conditions known as IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions), as...

Rolling resistance will be constant. It doesn't change with speed, when you negate the effects of air resistance.

It does interest me that you say that some eco-ists have warm air intakes in...

Back on topic...

May I suggest that when the air is colder, and denser, the quantity of drag goes up too.

Colder, denser air allows the engine to run better. Denser air allows wings and...

I always wondered where Wade91 went...

If you are as great as you think you are, and your budget is tight, I could recommend motorcycle racing, specifically Forgotten Era, or the Classic Club we...

[attachment=1:2f2on98l]tag-heuer-monaco-watch.jpg[/attachment:2f2on98l]Like most on here, I have always admired nice watches, and when I was younger I used to spend quite a while on the look out for...

Hey there forumites.

I quit last summer, and it was all going very well, then just a week before christmas, life went spectacularly wrong, and I fell off the wagon quite badly (well, back to a...

Few people actually know the true, incremental cost per megawatt of power produced by a wind farm.

Because of the subsidy provided to the wind farm operators by the government (called a Renewable...

Have you lot been talking about me behind my back?

Dunno how Daniel can confuse me and Knockie...

Great to see you back Mr. On.


Anyhow, how did you guess that I had joined the ranks of the...

The old Duke is still going strong, but Im not really sure if its the same bike I bought back in '97! It started life as a 750ss/sp, the homologation one with the dry clutch, but its now got a 904cc...

I seem to do rather less these days in terms of maintenance. Im lucky, in that I have my daily driver, play car, and two motorcycles to choose from, all in working order, or can be with no more than...

Thats rather strange, I could say exactly the same! I can only hope that we are talking different lists?

Glad that someone else has noticed the conspicuous crapulence of that device. I didn't get how expensive hirecars were in Oz.

Still, it was less expensive than the PA28 I hired from Aldinga...

Current: Boxster 2.5 for everyday, owned for 6 years, 106k miles up. 1974 TR6 for fine day fun. Ducati 750/900ss, and Laverda RGS1000.

Best: Got to be the Boxster, but a 997 might be in the...