Battle Mountain - Guardian article
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Battle Mountain - Guardian article
Mike Burrows and Glen Thompson have designed and made a bike called the Soup Dragon as a record breaker. The Guardian article describes an attempt at the record at Battle Mountain (currently 89 mph held by a Canadian Team):
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ord-nevada
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ord-nevada
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It appears that the Soup Dragon arrived in the States but not at the agreed delivery point !
Russell Bridge stated on the BHPC Forum " but is in Cincinatti customs (four day drive away)"
Latest news ……...The D.TEK supplied training recumbent "Red Baron" (actually its blue ) might be pressed into service .
Now that was not in the script ………..when I agreed to loan the bike to the team !"£$%
Further reports to follow …………...lets hope the Dragon is released in time
Russell Bridge stated on the BHPC Forum " but is in Cincinatti customs (four day drive away)"
Latest news ……...The D.TEK supplied training recumbent "Red Baron" (actually its blue ) might be pressed into service .
Now that was not in the script ………..when I agreed to loan the bike to the team !"£$%
Further reports to follow …………...lets hope the Dragon is released in time
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Re: Battle Mountain - Guardian article
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Unless your shipping a Soup Dragon from the UK to Battle Mountain USA
DHL cann't find it .............dispite phone calls .....it appears to have gone into a dark hole
What a great story for the Guardian Newspaper
Here’s the fastest way to check the status of your shipment. No need to call Customer Service – our online results give you real-time, detailed progress as your shipment speeds through the DHL network.
Unless your shipping a Soup Dragon from the UK to Battle Mountain USA
DHL cann't find it .............dispite phone calls .....it appears to have gone into a dark hole
What a great story for the Guardian Newspaper
Re: Battle Mountain - Guardian article
Have they tried whistling at the moon?
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
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A few years ago (2001) the BHPC World Championship were held on Brighton Seafront.
I was privy to a "gentle discussion" between Mike Burrows and a gentleman who was insisting he could put deckchairs along the route.
With that experience in mind, I would not like to be the Manager of the DHL deputy that "misplaced" the Soup Dragon
I was privy to a "gentle discussion" between Mike Burrows and a gentleman who was insisting he could put deckchairs along the route.
With that experience in mind, I would not like to be the Manager of the DHL deputy that "misplaced" the Soup Dragon
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DHL have now found the Soup Dragon
Bad news …………...its been damaged in transit whilst in the safe hands of DHL
It was collected by the SD team after a long drive across country and finally it has arrived looking a bit sad
However folk from other teams have offered help with repairs
It should be out on the road by Friday morning with Wing Commander Russell at the the controls
if anyone has pictures of the Soup Dragon arriving at Battle Mountain with all the battle scars could they pop them on here please .
Bad news …………...its been damaged in transit whilst in the safe hands of DHL
It was collected by the SD team after a long drive across country and finally it has arrived looking a bit sad
However folk from other teams have offered help with repairs
It should be out on the road by Friday morning with Wing Commander Russell at the the controls
if anyone has pictures of the Soup Dragon arriving at Battle Mountain with all the battle scars could they pop them on here please .
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D.TEK HPVS wrote:DHL have now found the Soup Dragon
Bad news …………...its been damaged in transit whilst in the safe hands of DHL
It was collected by the SD team after a long drive across country and finally it has arrived looking a bit sad
However folk from other teams have offered help with repairs
It should be out on the road by Friday morning with Wing Commander Russell at the the controls
if anyone has pictures of the Soup Dragon arriving at Battle Mountain with all the battle scars could they pop them on here please .
There are some pictures here http://forum.bhpc.org.uk/battle-mountai ... page3.html Doesn't look pretty.
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Neither does the steering wobblefossala wrote:There are some pictures here http://forum.bhpc.org.uk/battle-mountai ... page3.html Doesn't look pretty.
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Re: Battle Mountain - Guardian article
The team might be tempted to bid on a bright orange HP Speedmachine listed on Ebay as a late replacement
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Surely not! (I'd lend them mine if that were the case, though I am in the wrong country)
If I had a baby elephant, I would put it on a recumbent trike so that it would become invisible.