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Idle Moments
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From
time to time the V8 Webmaster is sent amusing contributions from
members - most often from Alan Kingwell who seems to be a magnet
for such material! - so we felt other members might find some of
them entertaining too. For those with politically correct sensitivities,
please return to the homepage now!
Another low flying case  Kev Lillywhite thought we might like this video clip just to prove that we can still fly lower and faster than anyone else! Turn your sound up well. (5.9.06) Harrier 
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What's the main reason for motorbike accidents in Jamaica? Alan Kingwell's careful research of motorcyclists in Jamaica has discovered the reason - quite surprising really. (27.4.08) More
Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours Mike Russell has spotted this one. (21.4.08) More Not such a clever way to shop online! Beware of membership rip-offs with some online discount stores is the message in the latest contribution sent in by Gordon Hesketh-Jones. He has passed on a note from one of his friends of their experience with an online discount store that requires users to sign up for "membership". As his friend says "this is just me passing on one of those life experiences that may save others from the same grief". (7.4.08) More Bugger! Alan Kingwell has sent in a video clip where this Australian expletive seems appropriate! (4.4.08) More
Giving a Russian helicopter a wash Alan Kingwell has spotted another gem and says "Oh dear!! - or something like that in Russian". (31.3.08) More
Irate letter to a minister from a passport applicant Bob Grieves has sent in this item. (12.3.08) More Announcements on the London Underground
How to get someone to cough up! An amusing contribution from John Targett. (4.3.08) More Horror landing in Hamburg
Crosswind landing tests!
When does stop mean stop! Mike Lane has sent in this contribution to the series with the comment - at least it's clean! (11.2.08) More Now that's what I call low! Aviator Ron Gammons has sent in a clip of a Jumbo landing in windy conditions - and it is low! (8.2.08) More Trunk monkey Fred Jenns has sent in a set of clips from adverts in the US for an in-car device known as a trunk monkey and says "I so want one!". (8.2.08) More It's good to focus on what's important!
Bridges - civil engineering feats
Photos of the year 2007
When the shark bites Alan Kingwell has spotted another scary moment! (30.1.08) More
What a picture! Angus Munro in Stavanger has spotted an extraordinary photo and comments "Sometimes nature smiles upon us . . . . what a picture". (27.11.07) More
Whoops - that's a big one!
Ferrrari on the road!
Costly way to get into your car!
Missing red hankie
Don't honk at Granny!
Dumb pilots are overpaid and underworked!
Zapping a radar gun!
The big squeeze at the toll booth
This is your captain speaking . . .
Stay of the course or else!
What a wonderful story!
Mosquito flying
Low pass by Blue Angle #5
Vulcan flies again!
The big kite
Consequences of a butterfly landing on a wing mirror
Example of a multi-user space! John Bolt has sent in a video clip of a scene in Bangkok. Quite amazing. (17.10.07) More Cleaned up and pure! Angus Munro has sent in a vido clip which shows how the environment can be cleaned up. I half expected to see some trolls emerge at one stage! It may take 10 seconds or so to download and start even on Broadband. (15.10.07) More Psychiatrists on emotional extremes John Hilleard has sent in this brief but amusing exchange. (11.10.07) More Mind that chainsaw!
Does it count as a goal?
Sheltering from a storm in a widow's barn Mike Lane has spotted an amusing V8 Idle Moment. (30.9.07) More Doctors and decisionmaking Mike Russell has spotted an amusing V8 Idle Moment. (30.9.07) More Coltrane says "the V8 is the absolute business"
The sound of a Bentley Merlin
Coltrane on superchargers
Now that's what I call a burnout!
Helpful road signs John Targett has sent in some road signs. (24.9.07) More Blonde at a local garage It was inevitable that another blonde item would appear and this one from Ian Quarrington has a motoring connection. Two dumb blonde jokes must be enough. (10.9.07) More Captain - there's a bridge ahead!
Tattoos are real cool - what about removal?
Hurricane at the Goodwood Revival 2007
Spitfire Mk 11 in action
The pregnant blonde Mike Lane has come up with what he terms a "Friday joke"! V8 Idle Moments can surely have one dumb blonde joke, but that will be more than enough. (31.8.07) More Don't step on the ducks! Robert Crowson has sent in this classic. (29.8.07) More Hot air balloon
Amazing musical instrument
Suggested auto-responders for emails Ian Quarrington is plagued by spam emails as we all are and has a series of auto-responder messages which could deal with all your emails whilst you are out! (21.8.07) More Ronnie Barker remembered David Boniface in Tokyo spotted this the other day and has sent it in commenting "this was originally shown on on BBC TV back in the seventies". (16.8.07) More Manure or a right load of . . . !
Thoughts whilst enjoying a Summer drink Another contribution from Ian Quarrington, presumably from a source in the US (14.8.07) More For those who love aircraft photos
Incident at Mid Ohio race meeting
Simply amazing - can this really happen?
The Nun and the Cabbie Another lighthearted contribution from Gordon Hesketh-Jones. (30.7.07) More Clare . . . . . what are you doing?
Seen in Guildford . .
Blend it like . . . !
Isn't it nice when things just work?
Fermentation in the wild! David Boniface has sent in this extraordinary natural history video clip! (25.7.07) More Bought a barn "as seen"!
Funding college!
Careful with that cake . . !
Toll booth - what toll booth . .
Renault F1 car sounds good!
How does Gordon get away with it?
Bollards bollox!
They will make you groan
Heard at a dress shop
Snowboarding fright! Mike Lane has sent a clip of some snowborders having fun until . . . (5.7.07) More Car crash - one car or two?
RV8 on TV with Lovejoy 
Jeff Swann found another video clip using an RV8. Stuart Middlemiss commented "an RV8 was also used in an episode of 'Lovejoy', the British TV series with Ian McShane playing an antiques dealer (of sorts)". (1.7.07) More A movie with leading lady RV8 
Andeeas Stelloh posted a note on the V8BB saying "does anyone know a movie in which Kyle Mclachlan drives an MG RV8? I saw this film seven or eight years ago on German TV; it was the "activator" for my RV8-Passion!" Stuart Middlemiss came up with the answer - "I think it may have been a movie called "Solitaire for Two" starring an actor called Mark Frankel who looked rather like Kyle Mclachlan. A theatre trailer is available which features what I should imagine was an RV8 press car". (1.7.07) More Understanding engineers Alan Kingwell has this piece which tries to understand an engineer's mind. (28.6.07) More Why grandmothers shouldn't skydive! Another extraordinary video clip from Alan Kingwell - just where does he get them! (28.6.07) More Aircon test RV8 members with a reimported RV8 who are not sure whether their aircon system is working well might like to use an attractive test suggested by Alan Kingwell. (28.6.07) More Dealing with negative people Gordon Hesketh-Jones provides something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing and cares less tries to make your life miserable. (28.6.07) More Violent storm in Newcastle Australia Jim Dolbel has sent over some pictures of an unprecedented violent storm tthat hit Newcastle Australia. Jim notes Newcastle has a high population of MGs and two MG clubs and hopefully the storm has not damaged any of our treasured MGs. The storm caused a billion Australian Dollars worth of damage and the city is still counting the cost. (20.6.07) More Who needs a delivery truck in Vietnam? Jim Dolbel, who runs the popular RV8 website downunder, has sent in a set of slides. You would not imagine so much could be carried on a moped! (19.6.07) More Sweet encounter!
Annoying office colleagues Mike Lane has sent in this video clip which has a message - a rapid cost benefit analysis can be useful! (8.6.07) More Selling Toyotas in Scotland Angus Munro has sent in this amusing advert via Stuart Middlemiss which might better be titled "Never touch a parked Toyota in Scotland!". (7.6.07) More Juggling to music - incredible!
Biker talks to God!
Fancy a takeaway?
Fire hose rodeo What seemed like a good idea was fun for the spectators but a painful experience for the rider! (8.4.07) More . . Fire sprinkler test David Boniface has a video clip of a fire sprinkler test which went wild. (8.4.07) More . . More lucky moments on a rally section David Boniface has sent a couple of breathtaking video clips of a near miss on a rally section. (8.4.07) Lucky and Very lucky Spitfire Mk IX
Beware the treadmill! Alan Kingwell has sent in a short video clip which shows just how dangerous home workout equipment can be in the wrong hands. (3.4.07) More . . Idiots at large James Heaton has sent in two extraordinary video clips which he feels "might raise a smile from V8 Idle Moments enthusiasts". (29.3.07) Vandals suffer - Insanity on the railway Pharmacy Alan Kingwell has sent in this amusing encounter with the pharmacist. (29.3.07) More . . Environmental protection officers beavering away! Terry Starkey has sent in a copy of some correspondence which shows how bureaucratic process can fail to see reality. (29.3.07) More . . Now that's impressive! Three video clips of parking techniques from Terry Starkey who comments " So cool, oh so cool! Any ideas on where we could start practicing?". (29.3.07) Parking 1 - Parking 2 - Parking 3 On the edge
Billiards and Dominoes
Gutenburg helpdesk This video clip sent in by John Targett in Ohio seems to have been made by the Norwegian equivalent of John Cleese. It suggests helpdesks may well have been in use several centuries earlier! (10.3.07) Gutenburg helpdesk & Johann Gutenburg The growl of the exhaust and wind in your hair Mike Lane has an amusing tale of an RV8 member enjoying the sound of a new twin exhaust system! (27.2.07) Red mist turns blue Niagara Falls frozen - in 1911!
Firefighting in the marketplace!
An eye for the lady! Another contribution to the V8 Idle Moments series from Gordon Hesketh-Jones in Cornwall. He certainly has an eye for this type of material! (1.2.07) Eye for the lady Political adverts & good taste Another contribution from Alan Kingwell who comments "As good a reason as any to choose a political candidate...." . Seen on a billboard in the US. (29.1.07) Choosing a political party Scottish drink drive test
Motor-mouth a nuisance?
Heard in court Chris Hunt Cooke came across a book called Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History, which has things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. (20.1.07) Heard in court Heard on the Grapevine ... Stuart Middlemiss, one of the V8 Burblers from Norfolk, has sent in a brief news snippet of a development in wine making heard on the grapevine. (20.1.07) Heard on the grapevine Close flying!
The Secret behind the number 11 is Pretty Chilling Ian Quarrington, the organiser of the V8 Curry 2007 on Saturday 24th February 2007 in Cambridge, has sent in this extraordinary item! (17.1.07) Number eleven Two hands on the tiller! Jonathan Smith in Oslo enjoys the V8 Idle Moments webpages and has sent in this amusing video clip. (15.1.07) Two hands on the tiller  Jim Dolbel, who runs the excellent rv8.com website downunder, has sent in this slide show. It simply defies comment! (11.1.07) 2005 Stella Awards
More air traffic gems John Targett, an English V8 enthusiast living near Cleveland Ohio, has sent in some more air traffic control exchanges which are real gems. More . . . (27.12.06) What are your best three V8 Idle Moments? In the last few days before Christmas and the New Year, we are running a lighthearted survey to find which three V8 Idle Moments are most fun for V8 enthusiasts. It's a very simple questionnaire.(21.12.06) V8 Idle Moments for 2006 Man of the Year Awards 2006 Mike Lane has sent in three contenders for the annual Man of the Year award. He says "bet you know someone who would fit the bill?" Maybe but hopefully not a V8 enthusiast! Man of the Year Awards 2007 (21.12.06) ATM theft scam Gordon Hesketh-Jones has provided an interesting slide show on how the ATM card scam is operated. A useful caution in the run up to Christmas so you can keep your eyes peeled for signs the miserable low life who are using the scam are at work! (15.12.06) ATM theft scam The six smart ass answers of 2006 John Targett, an English V8 enthusiast living near Cleveland Ohio, has sent in his suggestions. (11.12.06) Six smart ass answers What is Bush senior saying to GW?
Driving in Bolivia David Boniface in Tokyo has sent in this hair-raising clip of roads in Bolivia. (3.12.06) Driving in Bolivia Flash of road safety genius The video clip was picked up on 9th November 2006 and posted as a V8 Idle Moment. In today's Sunday Times in the UK it has been picked up as a news item because the PC bandwagon is swinging into action (so to speak) with the usual cries of "it's degrading". British Labour MEP, Mary Honeyball, bounced into action saying "it's tantamount to soft porn" which needs to "be raised as an issue with the women's rights committee in the European parliament". Well I suppose they need something to complain about but surely there must be many more areas needing far more urgent attention! (3.12.06) Flash of road safety genius & Speed bumps! Another use for a dead V8 engine Stuart Middlemiss has spotted this one! (24.11.06) Dead V8 engine Rugby rituals The All Blacks and their haka, plus the answer from Scotland... another video from Alan Kingwell! (21.11.06) Rugby rituals What do retired people do for fun? Derek Lyons is not a V8 owner but enjoys the V8 Idle Moments webpage and has sent in this contribution which is an amusing tale. (12.11.06) Parking meter attendant Speed bumps Danish style Alan Kingwell has spotted this video clip which clearly gets drivers taking note of speed limits! The original link closed down, so we have tracked down the original file so it is up and running again. (9.11.06) Speed bumps! Facilities for drink drivers Alan Kingwell has sent in another item for the V8 Idle Moments series. (7.11.06) Facilities for drink drivers Another accident with a fishing boat! Mike Russell has sent in this story and photo of another accident with a boat! (5.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
