aaurora
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Post by aaurora on Jun 27, 2008 21:14:07 GMT
He's worth too much you see to be lost at sea. Unless it's for Top Gear of course.  Interesting....Poor James. And as for being the 'real gentleman', awww  |
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Post by lymaze on Jun 28, 2008 21:12:53 GMT
They're in 37th place now by the looks of things. |
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Post by mayniac on Jun 29, 2008 16:02:35 GMT
Garmin have made it to lowestoft...... results not up yet but they seem to be having better luck on the eastern side than the western legs.
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Post by mayniac on Jun 29, 2008 22:13:56 GMT
"The airsea rescue services came into play on the Newcastle- Lowestoft today (Sunday) when Tony Hamilton driving Garmin was thrown against the wheel. The impact left him in a collapsed state forcing owner Iain May to call for help.
Tony was immediately airlifted and flown to a hospital in Grimsby where he was reported to be safely recovering from his experience. "
Hope he gets well soon.
Appears that their luck wasn't as good as I thought, and that could have been James....... maybe a good job the insurance was high!
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Post by mayniac on Jun 30, 2008 20:41:52 GMT
They didn't make the finish..... aw looks like they had to retire on the last leg. really wanted them to complete the race after all the problems, still always next time!!!!!
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PP
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Post by PP on Jul 1, 2008 9:40:56 GMT
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Post by mayniac on Jul 1, 2008 10:06:11 GMT
Will they never forget........................ that or they need lessens inreporting i.e. how to write a report that is relevant to the information. Blimey just think if they did this with everything, repeating old news, you woulden't be able to carry a newspaper!
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Post by starfish on Jul 1, 2008 10:32:21 GMT
It appears that James wasnt in it no.
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Post by lymaze on Jul 1, 2008 10:58:55 GMT
I think they finished 36th overall despite the bad luck at the end.
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Post by dutchdiva on Jul 1, 2008 11:03:32 GMT
No he wasn't and you can then also see that the person that wrote that article had no idea what he was talking about. |
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Post by lymaze on Jul 2, 2008 13:14:11 GMT
Monday 30th June
Team Garmin embarked on the final leg of the race from Lowestoft to Portsmouth with a plucky spirit and determination to finish in a strong position. Unfortunately the engine problems that had plagued the team’s efforts from the outset came back for one last bite! The guys found the nearest port on their Garmin 5012 and stopped briefly at Felixstowe Ferry to repair the engine. The team left Felixstowe but unfortunately the engine problems were too severe and forced them to retire the boat at Shotley Marina. Determind to join their competitors the guys jumped in a car to head down to the awards ceremony where they received an award for 3rd place in their class.
Although they faced some tough conditions on the waters and multiple problems with the boat’s engine, the morale in team stayed high throughout the race and Garmin are a proud sponsor. On behalf of Garmin we congratulate the team for achieving 3rd place in their class. Well done!
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Post by dutchdiva on Jul 2, 2008 13:43:14 GMT
congrats guys, well done
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2008 15:02:42 GMT
That's going to make an amazing programme  |
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theplaguerat
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Post by theplaguerat on Aug 31, 2008 19:39:49 GMT
Yeah I read a bit saying James was going to do the race, then when I read the actual news it said it was Iain May. Maybe there was a confusion  |
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Post by starfish on Aug 31, 2008 23:09:41 GMT
Hi theplaguerat
Nice to meet you hope you are enjoying the board. No there was no confusion about James being in the race. James was supposed to do it but pulled out. Not sure why.
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Post by lindenchase on Sept 1, 2008 8:26:10 GMT
Yeah I read a bit saying James was going to do the race, then when I read the actual news it said it was Iain May. Maybe there was a confusion Iain May (no relation to James) is a cameraman, he also works on Top Gear. The whole powerboat thing was his project. James was supposed to take part, but had to pull out because the insurance companies wouldn't let him. |
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theplaguerat
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Post by theplaguerat on Sept 1, 2008 13:03:25 GMT
OH!!! Ok, that explains it then ;D Nice to meet you too! |
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Post by Bonneville on Sept 1, 2008 13:42:59 GMT
Hi theplaguerat Nice to meet you hope you are enjoying the board. No there was no confusion about James being in the race. James was supposed to do it but pulled out. Not sure why. It was the Garmin boat - he lost his way there of course! |
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Post by lew on Sept 1, 2008 14:00:34 GMT
Maybe thats why the insurers said "No way boyo, you'll get lost and we'll have to pay out millions" ;D Oh and welcome |
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