castrol r

[Badger]

I think my neighbors thought I was smoking pot. Wish I had been.Badger To: MR.BADGER@msn.com; e.worpe@surrey.ac.uk; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com From: joecurto@aol.com Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:31:56 -0500 Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Castrol R You guys are going to kill me but I always thought Castrol R smelled like burning Crayola Crayons, also never mix R with Mineral oil, that was what was in my PA and talk about molasses Joe -----Original Message----- From: BADGER MR.BADGER@msn.com> To: e.worpe@surrey.ac.uk; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:39 am Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Castrol R You better believe it and I drifted through the corners of the yard and around the tree!Badger To: MR.BADGER@msn.com; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com From: E.Worpe@surrey.ac.uk Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 14:44:08 +0000 Subject: [mg-tabc] Castrol R Hi Badger, I hope you were on "full throttle". -----Original Message----- Back in New England, I used to run Castrol R in my walk-behind lawn mower just to make the chore of grass cutting bearable. Here in New Mexico, I don't have grass anymore thus totally eliminating that mixed blessing. Badger A number of years ago I attended a MMM annual meeting in the UK with my wife. They ran a rally and I was a passenger in Mike Allison's N type. My wife Barbara was a passenger in Roger Thomas's 4 seater. The rally was held in a rural area on one lane (single carriageway) roads, the kind where your car brushes against the hedge rows on both sides. Mike Allison drove down these lanes at breakneck speeds. He was way in front of the other cars and out of sight. My wife Barbara told me after the event that they were able to follow, by stopping at all forks and intersections and then deciding which way to go by following the scent of the Castrol R from Allison's car. As a boy growing up in Paterson New Jersey (the home of the original Gasoline Alley) My father took me to the midget races at the city stadium. I really don't remember much about the races, but I vividly remember the smell of the Castrol R like it was yesterday. I am told that our sense of smell has a longer and more accurate memory retention then our other senses. Mike -----Original Message----- From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of E.Worpe@surrey.ac.uk Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:54 AM To: lizandtweed@yahoo.co.uk; clive.sherriff@ntlworld.com; Mg-taBC@yahoogroups.com; usaj24@earthlink.net; pgh1949@shaw.ca; emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk Subject: [mg-tabc] Castrol R Hi Tweed, I read somewhere of a some Army chaps in North Africa during the war who hightened their motor-racing reminiscing by burning off some Castrol R in a mess tin placed on a fire. They would all sit down-wind sniffing at the heady fumes. I'm sure "Health and Safety" would ban such activities now, or insist that "gas masks" should be worn. It's all very well putting some in the petrol, but only those behind you will benefit. Regards, Eric. -----Original Message----- .....Ahh that smell!.... Back when a 500 Goldie with clip-on`s was King of the Road we used to put a drop in the petrol.... actually got pulled over by a copper for it cos he thought it was a `silly thing to do`.... he would no doubt have swapped it for the Speed Twin he was on though.

--- On Wed, 4/3/09, David Lodge wrote: Well, the smell's the thing. Unforgettable! Regards, lodge in Vancouver --- On Tue, 3/3/09, pgh1949 wrote: Had to have it of course for > the sweet smell of the exhaust. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[1939mgtb]

The M prefers a drop of R occasionally! And, so do I. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Chip Hellie]

All die hard racing fans love the smell of castrol R. Sometimes Burger King gives off a similar sniff. There are modern oils which have Ricin added and smell exactly like the Old Castrol R or Blendzall for all you old two stroke racers. I assume the Ricin they talk about adding isn't the powder form which is something like 6000 times more deadly than cyanide! You sniff first! Chip Hellie .

--- On Wed, 3/4/09, MGLeckstein mgleckstein@monmouth.com> wrote: From: MGLeckstein mgleckstein@monmouth.com> Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] Castrol R To: E.Worpe@surrey.ac.uk, lizandtweed@yahoo.co.uk, clive.sherriff@ntlworld.com, Mg-taBC@yahoogroups.com, usaj24@earthlink.net, pgh1949@shaw.ca, emmgeeteecee@yahoo.co.uk Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 5:10 AM A number of years ago I attended a MMM annual meeting in the UK with my wife. They ran a rally and I was a passenger in Mike Allison's N type. My wife Barbara was a passenger in Roger Thomas's 4 seater. The rally was held in a rural area on one lane (single carriageway) roads, the kind where your car brushes against the hedge rows on both sides. Mike Allison drove down these lanes at breakneck speeds. He was way in front of the other cars and out of sight. My wife Barbara told me after the event that they were able to follow, by stopping at all forks and intersections and then deciding which way to go by following the scent of the Castrol R from Allison's car. As a boy growing up in Paterson New Jersey (the home of the original Gasoline Alley) My father took me to the midget races at the city stadium. I really don't remember much about the races, but I vividly remember the smell of the Castrol R like it was yesterday. I am told that our sense of smell has a longer and more accurate memory retention then our other senses. Mike -----Original Message----- From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups .com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups .com] On Behalf Of E.Worpe@surrey. ac.uk Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:54 AM To: lizandtweed@ yahoo.co. uk; clive.sherriff@ ntlworld. com; Mg-taBC@yahoogroups .com; usaj24@earthlink. net; pgh1949@shaw. ca; emmgeeteecee@ yahoo.co. uk Subject: [mg-tabc] Castrol R Hi Tweed, I read somewhere of a some Army chaps in North Africa during the war who hightened their motor-racing reminiscing by burning off some Castrol R in a mess tin placed on a fire. They would all sit down-wind sniffing at the heady fumes. I'm sure "Health and Safety" would ban such activities now, or insist that "gas masks" should be worn. It's all very well putting some in the petrol, but only those behind you will benefit. Regards, Eric. -----Original Message----- ...Ahh that smell!.... Back when a 500 Goldie with clip-on`s was King of the Road we used to put a drop in the petrol.... actually got pulled over by a copper for it cos he thought it was a `silly thing to do`.... he would no doubt have swapped it for the Speed Twin he was on though. --- On Wed, 4/3/09, David Lodge wrote: Well, the smell's the thing. Unforgettable! Regards, lodge in Vancouver --- On Tue, 3/3/09, pgh1949 wrote: Had to have it of course for > the sweet smell of the exhaust. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[walkerdon43]

To all the oldies, the name 'Castrol' came from 'Castor Oil', remember that stuff they used to give us if you did something wrong, or had an ailment? It may have contributed to my longevity or indeed that of my TC. Anyway, it smells great! Ahhhhh. Don in Adelaide Sth Oz TC9716 YD2 2448

--- In mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com, "1939mgtb" wrote: > > The M prefers a drop of R occasionally! And, so do I. > Ray > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >