Normal Service Will Be Resumed... Right After This Break
I know I've been consistent in posting my stories over the past few weeks, but today, we're off on a 'Jolly' - to see some new Steemit Members!
I suppose this could be the First Lake District Meet!
'Normal Service', therefore, will have to wait until tomorrow. Sorry!/Not Sorry :p
We'll be close to the place where a number of World Water Speed Records were set.
In the 20th century Coniston Water was the scene of many attempts to break the world water speed record. On August 19, 1939, Sir Malcolm Campbell set the record at 141.74 miles per hour (228.108 km/h or 123.168 kn) in Bluebird K4. Between 1956 and 1959 Sir Malcolm's son Donald Campbell set four successive records on the lake in Bluebird K7, a hydroplane.
In 1966 Donald Campbell decided that he needed to exceed 300 miles per hour (483 km/h) in order to retain the record. On January 4, 1967, he achieved a top speed of over 320 miles per hour (515 km/h or 278 kn) in Bluebird K7 on the return leg of a record-breaking attempt. He then lost control of Bluebird, which somersaulted and crashed, sinking rapidly. Campbell was killed instantly on impact when decapitated by the K7's windscreen. The attempt could not be counted as a record-breaking run because the second leg was not completed. The remains of Bluebird were recovered from the water in 2001 and the majority of Campbell's body was recovered later in the same year.
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The article is very good, and the story is very remarkable. I have never heard of this story before @michelle.gent
Okay, read you tomorrow then as always.
Enjoy!
oi reet lass, off thee goes and 'ave gud 'un.
(hard to write 'lancsashire', -an' I'm from there! lol)
that is really very awesome place....and i like the history/story behind that race......
@michalle.gent good story, you have been instrumental in developing steemit users.
I hope you can also develop us, even though we are not new. but I personally still have many shortcomings. and I still have much to learn from you and other steemit users.
thanks for sharing.
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@Michelle.gent !I wish to see Bluebird sometime and pictures are awesome.
Thank you so much for continuing to publish this important content @michelle.gent
Nice day for a "jolly". Don't apologise for taking a day off. I thought only Canadians do that. LOL kind of a tragedy For Donald Campbell. Too bad he didn't complete the second leg :(
Wow, Started out soo "Jolly", and ended on such a tragic note ... lol