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I watched the new(ish) F1 movie w/ Brad Pitt on 4k with my daughter in our HT a couple weeks ago. I had absolutely no idea where it would lead, but she is now a huge F1 fan - in just a couple weeks, she knows all the drivers, is learning a lot of the tech, and is even learning the history. Unbelievable. Her newfound interest has pulled me back in to the sport too (I haven’t followed seriously for several years).

So last weekend, we went to watch the Austin GP…. Well, turns out that is a bit harder than I thought. We have no cable of satellite service - we just stream with Prime and HBO (we don’t watch a lot of TV, mostly movies and music). Needless to say, we missed last weeks race, but I prepared for this weekend ahead of time by doing some research. I found the F1 channel, and I honestly thought it would be crazy expensive - after all, most things associated with F1 are not cheap. Sure enough, I pull it up on the Roku, and I see that it’s $28.99 a month. Bummer. But then I notice - it’s actually $28.99 for an ENTIRE YEAR. Wow! So today we watched qualifying, and tomorrow the race. What a value, in a world where these streaming service fees seem to be out of control.

First flown in 1947, the B-45 has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter service with the United States Air Force, as well as being the first multi-engine jet bomber in the world to be refueled in midair. The Tornado saw action during the Korean War, performing conventional bombing and aerial reconnaissance missions.

(Don't remember seeing a picture of this plane)

SCompRacer wrote: »

schwarcw wrote: »

327 in that Nomad?

I don't think so. Might have been 350 or 400.

One of my holy grails of the classic car world would be a 1957 Nomad with a 409.

Next year Apple TV has exclusive rights in the USA for $12.99 a month. It's been on the ESPN channels (commercial free) for years, which are included in most cable packages.

I forgot to say, screw you Apple.

A real old pic, a friend of BIL, half in the bag. I did some Quadrajet carb and distributor curve work for him. The old I put a cam in and it idles too rich because of insufficient vacuum to hold the metering rods down in jets. You had to play with metering rod spring tension.

You ran into that with Holley carbs power valves too. Sometimes you had to drill holes in the primary metering plates to keep only ~ .040" of the idle transfer slots showing beneath throttle plates or they dribble too much fuel in. Idle transfer slots compensated for slight lag of accelerator pump fuel getting into intake. Great memories.

This wonderful old lady spins a fascinating story of a time long past. Interesting twists and turns of events throughout the entire interview.

This is my Grandmother.

https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/making-silk-for-parachutes-wiring-airplane-cockpits-and-marrying-a-navy-man-the-story-of-an-american-rosie-the-riveter?fbclid=IwdGRjcANp5P5jbGNrA2nUQGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe0SNBSJUMELjyodEL2hDhgIOB-Q7UtdRPvr94yxftyBcg7swZlIGw78S7gYM_aem_wvk1A5jF3eInw0AdExes6w