From my office window I could see a Air Force rescue helicopter  fly low over the fields near the River Thames, I rushed out to find out why and discovered that there was a river rescue in process.  A large river boat had caught fire and a number of its occupants had ended up in [...]

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The Gravity Grand Prix made it onto the BBC.  There is a great clip of the Crimson Haybailer and me following it down the hill on Roller Blades   http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_8262000/8262059.stm  Forward this video on to 1:02 and there is a 20 second piece about the event

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Dressed to impress! I had intended to simply push the cart across the start line, but you know what it is like, you get a bit carried away and follow the cart down the road a bit.  I then realised that the flare that we had taped to the wing had in fact started to [...]

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The big day finally arrived and the carts were prepared, the course was set and crowds started to arrive.  The Crimson Haybailer’s big day had arrived and we were ready. The course is about 750m down hill powered by a push in the first 50m.  by two of the team. This cart was a previous [...]

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BEST TURNED OUT KART 1. Crimson Haybailer, driven by Nigel Downes, 2. The Bar, driven by Michael Farquhar, 3. Bloomin Fabulous, driven by Nikkie Thompson MOST NOVEL KART 1. Yaba-Dabba-Doo driven by Charlie Bartlett; 2. Ice Age 3 (The CurlySaurus) driven by Curly Carver; 3. Jolly Roger driven by Roger Hill SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE [...]

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Putting in some late nights and some spare time at the weekend the second cart has been raised from the ashes just in time to race. The recumbent trike has now been covered and is ready to race. 

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These images are of trucks demonstrating the cargo they are carrying. Makes you just reach out and grab it “Lite” reading material? Imagine if the fish actually moved……. This would freak you out as you came to over-take.  Gravity defying Pepsi Danger, transporting hot cargo…. Giant bags.

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