The Bluebird Project

I should be nice to Fred anyway - he has promised me signed copy #1 of the outstanding Three Cheers print....which I think makes me very lucky

Mike Bull wrote:

what evidence (if any) is their to confirm the fact that Donald Campbell played THE ACE OF SPADES

To be honest, I had no idea he was into Motorhead!

I have only just started contributing (in a very minor way!) to the Project, but would like to echo all of the above comments. I only visit the workshop once a month, but really look forward to it, p#ss taking and all! I learn something new each time I visit and watching K7 come together again is ju...

These are great period photos and very interesting. My guess is that it may have been related to production of Donald leisure boat "Jetstar", a project he was working on quite intensively right up to his death in 1967. This was a small speedboat with inboard engine and driven by a steered ...

A personal favourite:

"semper in excretia sumus; solum profundum variat"


(Always in the manure, only the depth varies...)

I think the greatest impressions I've got from the 'Price...' documentary are that 1, no matter how much you read and see dramatically portrayed etc, in this film you really can see just how miserable the entire 66/67 campaign was, and how aged-looking Donald Campbell was. Also, you can see just ho...

Static Tests of K7 in 1966/7: There is some coverage of static engine testing in the "Price of a Record" documentary film by John Pett. There is no sound of surging, but it's not clear whether the tests are pre or post intake re-build. Where might one get a copy of this (video, I presume?...

Have never seen 'Price of a Record', am I missing something good? Mike - I was given a VHS copy of the original many years ago and it started to deteriorate, so I copied it to DVD and made a backup. I will bring the backup to the workshop when I visit on Saturday. You are welcome to borrow this and...

Static Tests of K7 in 1966/7: There is some coverage of static engine testing in the "Price of a Record" documentary film by John Pett. There is no sound of surging, but it's not clear whether the tests are pre or post intake re-build.

Keith -regarding the noise associated with surging - to the best of my recollection I heard no such noise.