A moment of solo skating early on in the race at Goodwood. 

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My grand plan of having two entries into the Gravity Grand Prix have come crashing down to earth.  Having successfully built the Crimson Haybailer my attempt to build the speed cart has ended in disaster.  Having carefully built a frame and ensured that the measurements were correct I had started to paper mache the structure.  [...]

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Congratulations to the Cookham Dean U11’s cricket team on reaching the Berkshire County Championship final. (to be played on Sep 6th. The team were able to field first having lost the toss and they wasted no time getting stuck into the bowling.  Theo took his first wicket in the first over giving away no runs.  [...]

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The kart is almost finished.  There is just one or two cosmetic things to do and we will be ready to race.

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Having bought a gazebo to cover the go-kart to ensure that it would stay dry, I was dismayed to have it blown over today and in the process the legs bent and it is now not usable. Before throwing it away I realised that the components were worth salvaging as they can be used in [...]

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I am totally gobsmacked.  For the second time in a few days Usain Bolt has managed to reduce the world record by 0.11 seconds, this time in the 200m!  He was running into a headwind and was tired, just imagine what might happen when he is fresh and the wind is at his back! Well [...]

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Having sacrificed a weeks holiday to build the go-kart.  I am pleased to see that there is some distinct progress being made! The gun has been designed and built The wing structure and tail structures have been designed.  They are a bit too real! The cart is now papered and ready for paint. Now to [...]

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This is the base cart.  Starting with the go-kart with the steering and brakes (disc on rear axel) and wheels from Northern Tool. The frame has been constructed from some cheap timber, marine ply and hardboard.  It is a bit “cartoon-esq” with an oversized body and little wings. With a little help from a friend [...]

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The Cookham Dean Gravity Grand Prix (September 13th) is sneaking up and so I have started to build this years entry. Starting with the bare kart that I used last year I have decided to attempt to build the Crimson Haybailer from Wacky Races. From the race this is Car Number 4: The Crimson Haybailer, [...]

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The Cookham Dean Kites  (u11 cricket team) won their quarter final match in the Berkshire Youth Cricket League. COOKHAM DEAN KITES 111-5 (Cameron Bruce 26 retired, Angus Eglinton 18*, Theo Toaldo 14) WEST ILSLEY 81-9 (Angus Eglinton 3-8, Cameron Bruce 2-7, Theo Toaldo 2-17) Won by 30 runs An outstanding team performance by the Kites [...]

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