deltic1989
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Johnuk123
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Incorrect, note I asked whose face it is supposed to be.
deltic1989
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Ah sorry. In that case im sure that its Charlotte Bartholdi, she was either the sculpter's wife or mother can't be certain which.
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deltic1989
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Thank you.
Who is next in this sequence?
George
Sean
Roger
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Who is next in this sequence?
George
Sean
Roger
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EM2
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I was going to say Timothy, but in the sequence I was thinking of, Sean would come before George
EDIT - actually, from the start it's Sean, George, Sean, Roger...so I'll stick with Timothy
EDIT - actually, from the start it's Sean, George, Sean, Roger...so I'll stick with Timothy
deltic1989
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EM2:1219638 said:
Well that didn't last long
You are correct in all respects as Sean Connery came back for one film after George Lazonby but before Roger Moore.
They are of course forenames of actors who have played James Bond.
Your turn.
EM2
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'The Spirit Of Rett' holds a specific world record. What is it?
Xenophon PCDGS
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Land speed record for a vehicle. Utah Salt Flats seems a likely location.
EM2
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It's a specific type of vehicle, though. A little more detail is needed.
I should add that it holds a number of records, all broken at the same time, but there is one particular record that I am interested in.
I should add that it holds a number of records, all broken at the same time, but there is one particular record that I am interested in.
Xenophon PCDGS
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A single-engined car?
EM2
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Nope. Are you going to go through *all* of them? 
Xenophon PCDGS
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Nope. Are you going to go through *all* of them?
Not all all, that would be rather selfish if I did that. I will let other forum members try their luck.
deltic1989
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Is it something to do with a speed record for a piston engined car?
D841 Roebuck
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"Spirit of R(h)ett" sounds like it has connections to a very famous film of 1939.
Presumably it "went with the wind" and therefore is the fastest sail-powered land vehicle?
Presumably it "went with the wind" and therefore is the fastest sail-powered land vehicle?
EM2
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Deltic is much closer than Roebuck, but still not quite there.
Xenophon PCDGS
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I'll try again. Was the engine used the same as those used in drag racing event cars ?
EM2
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Well, it is a regular internal combustion engine.
deltic1989
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A diesel engine?
EM2
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Nope. That is held by a JCB! http://www.jcbpowersystems.com/aboutus/dmaxrecord.aspx
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A clue.
The record would, until the mid-1960s, have qualified as an absolute Land Speed Record. After that, a rule was relaxed that allowed a different type of car that could not hold this record.
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A clue.
The record would, until the mid-1960s, have qualified as an absolute Land Speed Record. After that, a rule was relaxed that allowed a different type of car that could not hold this record.
deltic1989
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So I was close with piston engine? I'm going to put it all on the line here my final guess is fastest normally aspirated car.
EM2
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Again, this is one of the records broken but is not the specific record I'm after.
It is the fastest single-engined car, the fastest normally-aspirated car but there is one other, which is related to these two.
Think about the output from the engine.
It is the fastest single-engined car, the fastest normally-aspirated car but there is one other, which is related to these two.
Think about the output from the engine.
EM2
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That's close enough!
It is the fastest wheel-driven car, in other words the drive from the engine is transferred to the wheels, rather than the wheels not being connected to the engine (as is the case with jet and rocket cars).
It is the fastest wheel-driven car, in other words the drive from the engine is transferred to the wheels, rather than the wheels not being connected to the engine (as is the case with jet and rocket cars).
4wd was coming next…
Let’s have a music question.
Written by a British band’s frontman for their fourth album.
Having recorded the track (except vocals), he then decided that it needed to be sung by a woman and the track was never released by them.
Two years later he offered the song to a female US singer who recorded it and it became the title track of her most successful album.
What was the track and the two artists concerned?
Let’s have a music question.
Written by a British band’s frontman for their fourth album.
Having recorded the track (except vocals), he then decided that it needed to be sung by a woman and the track was never released by them.
Two years later he offered the song to a female US singer who recorded it and it became the title track of her most successful album.
What was the track and the two artists concerned?
deltic1989
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My Mum is a big Tina Turner fan I grew up listening to songs like Private Dancer which was written by Mark Knoffler. Coincidentaly this seems to fit your criteria.
Open floor if correct. As i have a busy day ahead.
Open floor if correct. As i have a busy day ahead.
deltic1989
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D6975:1220996 said:
Sorry, I always spell his name wrong
. The silent p catches me out.