Didnt have any $ with me today...looks a bit bland this issue but I will get one anyway.
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 05:27 PM
actually, a great story on Jack Brabham. It's made me want to see what books are out there about him
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 05:50 PM
thank you rory...i know to go to the newsagent now..
i'll subscribe one day.....
i'll subscribe one day.....
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 06:47 PM
Sorry Red, Having worked with Frank Matich who was Jacks team mate..I already have the books..which are very interesting...Ron Tauranac was the engineer for the Repco race team and the main lynch pin on it all happening...I guess I am getting old!! I keep forgetting the younger generation havent read or got his info! You are correct..it is all worth looking at again..makes you proud to be an aussie...only guy who used his designed own car, with an aussie design engine with all aussie crew to win the world championship. It will never happen again. Sort of like Surtees winning the motorcycle and F1 champs...Tho Rossi worries me! The young bugger might just do it.!!! 
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 06:59 PM
I certainly knew about jack, but this has just stirred something in me to find out more. It sure does make you proud to be Aussie, and if anyone out there was to beat old Mick, then I don't mind if it's Rossie, he seems like a top bloke.
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 07:09 PM
i'm reading the jack brabham story (ie the book called that) atm...very good.
and what you talkin bout rory, of course aussies can win the world championship again, we have the skills, ect ect ect. call me a stupidly blind patriot but i recon we can do it...one day.
perhaps i could just blow up all the oppositon???
and what you talkin bout rory, of course aussies can win the world championship again, we have the skills, ect ect ect. call me a stupidly blind patriot but i recon we can do it...one day.
perhaps i could just blow up all the oppositon???
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 07:27 PM
Hey Bomber, take it easy there champ, you might develop a reputation that you cant shake.
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 07:29 PM
bit late, all i get all day at work is "hmmm, can't get this bolt to budge, wanna blow it out for me??" or somethign to that extent.....
plus, all in good humer....
plus, all in good humer....
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 08:13 PM
So now your not a BOI , what trade are you doing young man ? TREX
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 08:57 PM
not doing a trade atm. i'm working for a drilling company, kicking around the shed. technicaly im a spray painter but it has been rainy the last few days so i havn't been painting, just kicking around working on the rigs. also have been doing a touch of fabricating....
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 09:16 PM
Bomber, what drilling company do you work for and where are you based? l am in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry myself.
The new AMC issues looks good, well the cover does, havent got any further
Cheers
The new AMC issues looks good, well the cover does, havent got any further
Cheers
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 09:20 PM
depco drilling, rockhampton.
we do mostly core samples for mining companies, ventalation holes and bores.
coolest toy we have is a big ass soilmec...not sure what model it is (only been there a couple of months) but have done a bit of work on it and it's bgucking unreal.
like i said i'm just a shed kicker atm, but im trying to get put on a rig doing some offsider work...
we do mostly core samples for mining companies, ventalation holes and bores.
coolest toy we have is a big ass soilmec...not sure what model it is (only been there a couple of months) but have done a bit of work on it and it's bgucking unreal.
like i said i'm just a shed kicker atm, but im trying to get put on a rig doing some offsider work...
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 09:23 PM
Good luck with getting on a crewdepco drilling, rockhampton.
we do mostly core samples for mining companies, ventalation holes and bores.
coolest toy we have is a big ass soilmec...not sure what model it is (only been there a couple of months) but have done a bit of work on it and it's bgucking unreal.
like i said i'm just a shed kicker atm, but im trying to get put on a rig doing some offsider work...
l know a little of Soilmec rigs, Mitchell Drilling whom we are involved with for CBM Drilling run some of their rigs.
Cheers
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 09:31 PM
what types of toys do you guy's have???
our soilmec is basicaly a full semi trailer, weighs 42 tonne and costs....well lets not go there lol. most the bigger rigs have there own air compressors and hydraulics motors, aswell as the motor to run the truck. ie three turbo deisel engines on one rig. soilmec just has one motor to run the hydraulics (bgucking big cat) and uses three (yes, three) very very very large compressors, all running turbo deisel 6 cyl cat motors, for air. serioulsy just unreal. i was working on one of the compressors a few days ago, painting some bits and then putting a few bits in them, and one of the blokes fired one up. absolutley amazing, i was in love lol. i want one now....only gotta save up 100g or so....
but yeah, we have 22 rigs all up, aswell as a few water trucks. it's a reasonably big operation.
our soilmec is basicaly a full semi trailer, weighs 42 tonne and costs....well lets not go there lol. most the bigger rigs have there own air compressors and hydraulics motors, aswell as the motor to run the truck. ie three turbo deisel engines on one rig. soilmec just has one motor to run the hydraulics (bgucking big cat) and uses three (yes, three) very very very large compressors, all running turbo deisel 6 cyl cat motors, for air. serioulsy just unreal. i was working on one of the compressors a few days ago, painting some bits and then putting a few bits in them, and one of the blokes fired one up. absolutley amazing, i was in love lol. i want one now....only gotta save up 100g or so....
but yeah, we have 22 rigs all up, aswell as a few water trucks. it's a reasonably big operation.
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 09:34 PM
We dont get involved with rigs but downhole tools such as MWD, Logging tools, motors etc. There is some serious horsepower involved with the big offshore rigs, especially when you start talking a 1000000 pounds of pullwhat types of toys do you guy's have???
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 09:37 PM
aaaaahhhh yeah arright. i had the joy of experiencing a v16 out of a mining dump truck....that was unreal. i assume you would use something of similar size, or bigger, in some of the larger gear?
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Posted 02 March 2006 - 10:01 PM
Not sure what they use Bomber, we are not involved with the rigs. Many Austrian made 4000+hp bloody huge donks is about all l know!aaaaahhhh yeah arright. i had the joy of experiencing a v16 out of a mining dump truck....that was unreal. i assume you would use something of similar size, or bigger, in some of the larger gear?
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Posted 03 March 2006 - 07:08 AM
BOI
I meaNT NO ONE WILL EVER AGAIN DESIGN, BUILD, AND RACE THEIR OWN CAR TO AN f1 tITLE.JB WAS THE ONLY ONE TO DO IT.
Oops! Hit the caps button.
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I meaNT NO ONE WILL EVER AGAIN DESIGN, BUILD, AND RACE THEIR OWN CAR TO AN f1 tITLE.JB WAS THE ONLY ONE TO DO IT.
Oops! Hit the caps button.
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Posted 03 March 2006 - 06:15 PM
bah, never say never.
but i know what yoru getting at, it's a bloody amazing feat. seriouisly a brilliant man.
but i know what yoru getting at, it's a bloody amazing feat. seriouisly a brilliant man.
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