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Re: Gratuitous pictures
Jul 08, 2009,23:42 PM
Thanks for the pictures of all that awesome machinery
It looks like it was a fantastic event!
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The Flying Bremont Boys at the Festival of Speed!
By: 219 : July 8th, 2009-02:17
Giles and Nick English (Founders of Bremont Watches). The very rare Bremont Alt-1 Z US Test Pilot School Chronograph. Yup – you have to qualify from the school to be eligible to buy one watch! Name and pass date are sent to directly to Bremont, after whic...
Bremont and Norton
By: 219 : July 8th, 2009-02:20
Bremont chose this years’ Festival of Speed to launch their collaborative watch with Norton motorcycles. In the past year, Norton Motorcycles celebrated a hundred years since the company’s founding and the name ‘Norton’ first started appearing on the petr...
Very nicely done
By: kevster : July 11th, 2009-06:29
I can only wish Norton a strong comeback like Triumph! This watch of theirs is spot on. Had a 74 850 Commando. Best bike I every had.... when it was all sorted.
Bremont and Blériot
By: 219 : July 8th, 2009-02:21
A hundred years ago this year, an innovation in flight took place. For the first time a pilot would fly across a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft. Louis Blériot was a French aviator, inventor and engineer, a serial entrepreneur, and someone...
Re: Gratuitous pictures
By: 1000km : July 8th, 2009-23:42
Thanks for the pictures of all that awesome machinery It looks like it was a fantastic event!
Thank you. The event
By: 219 : July 12th, 2009-01:41
is worth going to - not least for the sponsor tents around the 'village'! Andrew H
Fantastic post, Andrew
By: amanico : July 8th, 2009-03:21
A moderator's life is so painful! Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics of cars and watches. Best, Nicolas
Great Pics of a great event Andrew.
By: G99 : July 8th, 2009-10:15
a friend of mine had an 'in' due to some relative and used to go every year, lucky bug***. i understand the atmosphere is part Formula 1, part Henley regatta and the rest is equivalent to the best motor museum on earth. its very good to see a British watc...
A silly idea.......
By: vernon : July 8th, 2009-13:26
Perhaps next year we should organise a GTG at the Festival of Speed!! Great photo's Andrew. Mine all seem to be of the 917's and the pre war Auto Unions and Mercedes Grand prix cars. Thanks for a great report. Vernon.
Festival of Speed
By: layne_stayley : July 8th, 2009-16:51
Nice watches & Beautiful Cars - what more could one want? Thanks Andrew, I really enjoyed the info & pics!
This post is awesome, Andrew!
By: dxboon : July 9th, 2009-01:03
I love that last guy popping a wheelie! Right on! Oh, wait, was I supposed to be looking at the watches in this post?! Sorry, I saw all the pictures of speeding vehicles and just lost my mind! LOL! Thanks for sharing your pix! Cheers, Daos
That guy popping...
By: BDLJ : July 9th, 2009-21:13
....the wheelie is none other than Michael Doohan. Pity he's on an "improved tourer" rather than a real race bike Excellent post, Andrew.
Ben, where's ya been? long...
By: G99 : July 10th, 2009-02:20
Ben, where's ya been? long time no post, no pm. you no love me anymore :) best Graham
I've found someone else... :-)
By: BDLJ : July 12th, 2009-20:09
Hey Graham, Been on holiday for a week or so. Met up with a mate in Malaysia for a week of diving. No internet.... not that I missed it...
i totally forgot you were...
By: G99 : July 13th, 2009-02:27
i totally forgot you were going diving. did you have a good time and which of your collection of vintage divers did you use? best Graham
Great time
By: BDLJ : July 13th, 2009-16:39
We did 2/3 dives per day. Early starts and then late nights drinking beer on the beach. 34 degree days. 29 degree water. As for watches, I took what I usually take! Old black G-shock and an old Seiko 6309-6040 (that I fixed up about 4 years ago, one of my...
you cant beat a G-Shock...
By: G99 : July 14th, 2009-02:31
you cant beat a G-Shock for roughy toughy activities. i used to sell ex display models on fleabay and made big profits whilst providing superb watches. i've got a couple left somewhere, my 14 year old wears one. i used to have the big lcd compass/baro/tem...
The Bugatti Veyron "Sir Malcolm Campbell"...
By: tempusfugit : July 9th, 2009-04:23
is over the top wonderful. Thanks for this very interesting post. From the early racers to the contemporary ones, quite a treat! tempusfugit