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Post by mayniac on Jun 26, 2008 9:04:41 GMT
And the plot thickens.....................
Team Garmin regroup and relax
Jun 26, 2008 2:58:04 AM |
Tuesday 24th June
The team arrived in Inverness safely by road and started preparing for the next leg from Inverness to Edinburgh. Jeff Hunton, Iain May, Nick Knowles and James May have all been in high spirits from the outset regardless of any complications faced. The guys took full advantage of thier time in Inverness to soak up the race atmosphere with their fellow competitors and the Scottish locals.
talk about mysteries eh
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Post by mayniac on Jun 26, 2008 9:46:54 GMT
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Post by lymaze on Jun 26, 2008 9:54:36 GMT
Soooo, any reports on James not doing the filming at TG yesterday? He's being very secretive. I like it.   |
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Post by Spud's back!!! on Jun 26, 2008 10:06:11 GMT
GRRRRRRR I am gonna have to go to Queensferry just incase on Saturday morning aren't i?  Jillian xx Spanner Convenor Operation Spanner Ping 2009 |
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Post by mayniac on Jun 26, 2008 10:08:40 GMT
Think they arrived in inverness on the 24th and re grouped at 3am today!!! so he may have been to filmed TG,
but no rumours around.... yet.
talk about keeping it close to your chest............ he's practising for the scarlet pimpernel!!!!
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 26, 2008 11:31:58 GMT
is it just me or does marinetrack not working again? I get the first pages but it's not correct
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 26, 2008 12:26:00 GMT
hey DD, yes it works fine for me also again. oh shopping.. bought anything interesting?
So no movement yet
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 26, 2008 12:31:13 GMT
oh ok
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Post by bayleaf on Jun 26, 2008 12:50:31 GMT
It is not unknown for James to be economical with the truth . Mayniac's James laughing his head off avatar seems strangely appropriate... |
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 26, 2008 12:57:09 GMT
you like it? I made it. It made me laugh just to hear him laugh
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Post by bayleaf on Jun 26, 2008 13:03:17 GMT
I do like it.
But in this thread he looks as if he's laughing at having us all on.
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 26, 2008 16:14:40 GMT
ok overall standings are here www.roundbritainrace.co.uk/overall.htmGarmin Racing are standing 40 of 47 with a time of 32 hours and 10 minutes. First is Lionhead with 8 hours 50 minutes and 46 seconds |
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Post by mayniac on Jun 26, 2008 17:29:56 GMT
well at least there not last, so determination is paying off, hope they have more success on the remainder of the race.
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Post by Spud's back!!! on Jun 26, 2008 18:31:25 GMT
"I'll gie him cocking about" if i miss him
Jillian xx
Spanner Convenor
Operation Spanner Ping 2009
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Post by mayniac on Jun 26, 2008 18:34:33 GMT
make sure you give him one for us an all spud!!!!
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 26, 2008 18:38:33 GMT
Garmin, the outfit entered by the Top Gear team, is living up to form providing minute by minute excitement for its crew Iain May, Jeff Hunton and Rowland MacDowie. Not only did they have to suffer two blown turbochargers on the opening leg to Plymouth forcing them to transport Garmin by road to Milford Haven, they caught fire on their next leg to Northern Ireland.
It seems yet anther turbocharger overheated but this time under a leaking fuel pipe which ignited. Although the fire was extinguished almost immediately, it ruined their chance of completing at least one western leg of the course.
Now they wait in Inverness after covering more of the Britain by road than water hoping their fortunes change as they race the rest to Edinburgh.
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Post by Spud's back!!! on Jun 26, 2008 18:40:22 GMT
too right mayniac - let me near him and i'll sort him oot for being so secretive
Jillian xx
Spanner Convenor
Operation Spanner Ping 2009
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 27, 2008 6:12:43 GMT
I think that they just forgot him. If you can see the pictures there are always 4 people on the boat. Or maybe he is gone and James is taking his place for the rest of the race (yes just my idea)
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 27, 2008 8:57:27 GMT
And they are off again. good luck guys!!
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 27, 2008 16:30:24 GMT
looks like them made it ;D |
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 27, 2008 17:11:34 GMT
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Post by mayniac on Jun 27, 2008 17:30:40 GMT
it looks like there's five in there. Still no real confirmation re James's presence then?
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Post by mayniac on Jun 27, 2008 17:50:38 GMT
found this on"the pievy" quoted from message from Jan.........
"At this point I could recognise Iain May the TG camara man, and was feeling too much of an idiot to ask when James was joining. However after he did some filming, it began to rain and we ended up sheltering under the pier with him. It then seemed very natural to make conversation so I asked him which leg James was joining in with the answer "He's not" The real reason behind all this insurance! To quote IM "They allow them to kill themselves while filming TG, but not for fun!" He went onto say it was such a big programme the costs were too great. I mentioned that we'd met James last Oct, at the Wigtown Book Festival, and he went onto say James is a good laugh, but of the three of them he is the real gentleman! Awww. That was the extent of our conversation. But at least we know the real story. It's amazing how rumours fly around."
So it looks like James isn't going to be doing any of the legs on the boat....... sad eh
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 27, 2008 18:03:26 GMT
finaly mayniac you finally found it out. thanks
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Post by lymaze on Jun 27, 2008 18:19:29 GMT
Insurance! What sort of an excuse is that.  Oh well. Probably explains a lot then. But we will still follow their story I hope.  |
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Post by dutchdiva on Jun 27, 2008 18:31:20 GMT
they did a good job today. Left a bunch of boats behind them today
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Post by mayniac on Jun 27, 2008 18:43:41 GMT
Oh I will still follow the race, got quite into it now. Shame about james though, he's doomed to a sedentary life style now I guess unless someone is willing to fork out for the insurance.
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Post by lymaze on Jun 27, 2008 18:58:47 GMT
He's worth too much you see to be lost at sea. Unless it's for Top Gear of course.  |
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Post by adco on Jun 27, 2008 19:00:10 GMT
Insurance is the root of all evil |
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Post by Spud's back!!! on Jun 27, 2008 20:31:36 GMT
I'll no need to go and sort him out then
Jillian xx
Spanner Convenor
Operation Spanner Ping 2009
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Oh well. Probably explains a lot then. But we will still follow their story I hope.