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    Sticky: And there was me thinking I was getting soft in...

    And there was me thinking I was getting soft in the head and computer illiterate ?
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    Sticky: Been there, got the t shirt-----site looks dead...

    Been there, got the t shirt-----site looks dead and buried to me-----no point in flogging a dead donkey.
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    Sticky: Iv'e known Steve for over 40 years and he is as...

    Iv'e known Steve for over 40 years and he is as keen a racer as you are Lassie, i'm sure he didn't wander far off the main topic---you probably pissed him off by being a tad pedantic.
    Change it's...
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    Sticky: [QUOTE=Lars Strom;134807]Please..I put lots of...

    [QUOTE=Lars Strom;134807]Please..I put lots of time in to this thread about Molinari and his boats. Please try to stay on topic..!![/QUOTE

    Er, 'mescuse, where did we go off topic ?..... Renato and...
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    Sticky: Good to see the Italians are still running a...

    Good to see the Italians are still running a powerboat school, government funded I bet.
    That's why they produce great champions, Scotti, Molinari,Cappolini etc,
    Probably do the same thing in race...
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    Sticky: Phew, Lars, I'm glad you cleared that one up. My...

    Phew, Lars, I'm glad you cleared that one up.
    My dear old mum always used to say------before you have grandchildren----- you need to have children------wise old biddy my mother.
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    Sticky: No, it's not just you my friend, I have 11 of the...

    No, it's not just you my friend, I have 11 of the little blighters, (some not so little, Craig weighs in at 200lbs and stands 6'plus) and 8 great grand kids.
    The smile comes from thinking how rich...
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    Sticky: Inland revinue moved into the Torriggia factory,...

    Inland revinue moved into the Torriggia factory, stayed there for four years.
    Nailed Renato's hide to the wall and left him skint and broken.
    Didn't matter a toss to them he was a national icon,...
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    Sticky: When you take over the lead boat in any marathon,...

    When you take over the lead boat in any marathon, you sure as hell know if a boat passes you or even threatens, Renato had the lead at 2 hours and nobody passed me, he said the same thing.
    Where the...
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    Sticky: Remember it very well indeed, the guy who...

    Remember it very well indeed, the guy who commissioned the Levi tunnel was Phil Hook.
    There was much speculation and a lot of leaked secrecy about the project and the consensus of opinion was, it...
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    Sticky: Every time that damn 1970 Paris 6 hrs rears it's...

    Every time that damn 1970 Paris 6 hrs rears it's ugly head it brings back a wealth of good and bad memories.
    Until that race, I had been friends with Renato for over 5 years, I had sat down at the...
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    Sticky: Ain't that the truth Ron, the sign on my 26' GMC...

    Ain't that the truth Ron, the sign on my 26' GMC 6 wheeler pump up camper van read, RACING FOR FUN---did just that,then the factories got involved. That would have been OK if they had just stuck...
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    Sticky: John Merryfield and Len Melly were the...

    John Merryfield and Len Melly were the aristocracy of British powerboating in the 50/60s,they got Sonny Levi to design a V bottom 16' cold moulded ply about 1962.
    Another smart move was to get the...
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    Sticky: You missed a treat Lassie----beautiful inside and...

    You missed a treat Lassie----beautiful inside and out, as were her brothers Roberta and Mario.
    Did a swop with father Carlo------his kids stayed at my house to learn English--(after we had been...
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    Sticky: [QUOTE=Lake X Kid;133350] Sorry to disagree...

    Sorry to disagree with you m'boy, Chasewater is and always has been one of the premier venues of English power boat racing.
    It's official title is 'SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE HYDROPLANE AND SPEED BOAT...
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