David Phelps

#FerrariFriday The wonderfully curvaceous #Ferrari 330 P4. The most beautiful & arguably most valuable car in the world, driven by 3x #F1 World Champion Jackie Stewart @FormulaOneWorld #FOS 2017

Remembering Austrian driver Jochen Rindt, who was born #OnThisDay 18th April 1942. He remains the only driver in F1 history to win the Formula One World Championship posthumously, following his tragic death during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix. Rindt’s first victory of the 1970 season came in dramatic fashion at Monaco, where he snatched the win from Jack Brabham on the final corner. Armed with the revolutionary Lotus 72, one of the greatest Formula One cars of all time, he went on to dominate the mid-season, securing four consecutive victories in the Netherlands, France, Britain, and Germany. However, tragedy struck at Monza when a crash in practice led to fatal injuries, with his throat being cut by his seatbelt. Despite his passing, his lead in the championship remained unassailable, making him Formula One’s only posthumous World Champion. #f1 #formula1

A shot from 1960 of cricket on the green at Bearsted in Kent where the game has been played for almost 300 years

Today would have been Jochen Rindt's 84th birthday. Rindt became #F1 World Champion after winning five races in the 1970 season but was killed in an accident at Monza, just four races before the end of the season. Rindt's prior wins meant that he was crowned the world champion posthumously. As well as the championship and six grand prix wins over his career, the young German was also a #LeMans winner, as he raced to victory alongside Masten Gregory in their #Ferrari 250 LM.

S/Ldr. (The Honourable) John William Maxwell Aitken. DSO. One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/airmen/AitkenJ… He survived the War.

🧵 1/7 The US Navy called it one of the most daring single actions in the history of combat aviation. One pilot. Eight bombers. 34 seconds of ammunition. This is the story of Butch O'Hare.

Born this day 18th.April 1916. PO. Harbourne Mackay Stephen. One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/airmen/Stephen… Awarded the DFC. DSO. He survived the wWar (Interesting man and life…All in Link above)

If the Whitsun Trophy is your favourite race at #GoodwoodRevival, make sure you're tuned in to the Bruce McLaren Trophy at #83MM this weekend. We'll be seeing some of the Can-Am legends return to Goodwood Motor Circuit in the fastest race of the event, including Lola T70s and McLaren M1s in a field of V8-engined savages. Will you be following along with our live stream?

Oxford University’s famous commuting cat Isambard Kitten Brunel, known lovingly as Issy, has been stealing hearts for six years. The fluffy Siberian forest cat rides to the library every day on librarian Jamie Fishwick-Ford’s shoulders, complete with a little harness and lead, then curls up in her office at Lady Margaret Hall. Stressed students pop in just to stroke her, bring friends to meet her, and say the gentle purring mascot is the best stress relief on campus. The college even made special outreach stickers featuring her adorable face. A proper little campus legend bringing daily joy to everyone at one of the world’s most famous universities. Too cute.

. 🏁jochen rindt 1970 #F1 🏁 Karl Jochen Rindt (AUT) (Gold Leaf Team Lotus), #Lotus 49C - #Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1970 " 🏆 internal-combustion.com/nuvolari/joche… 🏆 .

🧵 1/7 He shot down a British pilot. Then flew over the enemy airfield to drop a note saying he had survived. Days later he came back with another. This is the story of Hans-Joachim Marseille.

Newlyweds were strolling through Boston right after their wedding when they ran into this… Love it 🤣🤣

A single bird has completed a journey covering nearly one-third of Earth’s circumference, without stopping to eat, drink, or rest. A five-month-old Bar-tailed Godwit, set a new record for the longest nonstop flight ever documented in a bird. It traveled from Alaska to Tasmania, Australia, covering about 8,425 miles in just over 11 days. This remarkable migration took place entirely over the Pacific Ocean, with no opportunity to land. What makes the achievement even more striking is that it was the bird’s first migration, yet it navigated thousands of miles of open ocean with extraordinary accuracy. The journey is made possible by extreme physiological adaptation. Before departure, the bird builds up large fat reserves, nearly half its body weight, to serve as fuel. At the same time, some internal organs, including parts of the digestive system, temporarily shrink to reduce weight and conserve energy. Unlike seabirds that rely heavily on gliding, this young godwit maintained continuous flapping flight for the entire trip, enduring changing winds and weather conditions along the way. Researchers at the Pūkōroro Auckland Shorebird Centre say findings like this are reshaping our understanding of what migratory birds can achieve. Their endurance, navigation, and energy efficiency highlight biological capabilities that rival even advanced human engineering.

Did you know? RAF tail gunner Nicholas Alkemade survived an 18,000 ft freefall from his exploding Lancaster bomber in 1944 - without a parachute. He landed safely in snow-covered pine trees, walked away with only bruises, and was taken prisoner by the Germans.

Bo Jackson was built different man lmao.

. 🏁tony brise sweden 1975 #F1 🏁 Anthony William "Tony" Brise (GBR) (Embassy Racing with Graham Hill), Hill GH1 - #Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (finished 6th)1975 Swedish Grand Prix, Scandinavian Raceway (Anderstorp)" 🏆 internal-combustion.com/nuvolari/tony-… 🏆 .

Krystyna Skarbek was a Polish woman who joined the British SOE in World War II and became a successful spy. Her espionage feats included persuading a Gestapo commander to just let two captured spies go hours before their executions. She survived the war unscathed but was killed in 1952 by an obsessed stalker. Rare WW2 photos: bit.ly/45acOKL

On Christmas Eve 1971, a 17-year-old girl fell 3,000 metres into the Amazon rainforest, still strapped to her seat, after the plane around her broke apart in mid-air. Juliane Koepcke and her mother had boarded the flight in Lima, Peru. Her father had begged them not to fly with that airline because it had a terrible safety record. But it was the only flight with seats available on Christmas Eve, and Juliane had just graduated from school the day before. They wanted to get home. The plane flew into a storm. Lightning struck. The last thing Juliane heard her mother say was: “That is the end, it’s all over.” She woke up alone on the floor of the rainforest the next day with a broken collarbone, a deep cut on her arm, and could only see out of one eye. There was no wreckage around her. No other passengers. Just the sound of rain. She walked for 11 days. Her only food was a bag of sweets she found near the crash site, which ran out after four days. Her wounds became infested with insects. She followed a stream because her father, a zoologist who had raised her in the rainforest, had taught her that streams lead to rivers and rivers lead to people. On the tenth day she found a boat moored near a shelter with fuel still in the tank. She poured it over her arm to drive out the insects. She’d once watched her father do the same thing to treat a dog in the jungle. She counted 35 as they came out. The next morning, loggers arrived and found her. They thought she was a spirit. She spoke enough Spanish to explain who she was. Of the 92 people on board, 14 had survived the fall. All of them, including her mother, didn’t make it while waiting for help. Juliane was the only one who walked out. She became a biologist. She studies bats. She married a fellow scientist and still runs the research station in the Amazon that her parents built. She’s 71 now. Werner Herzog, the filmmaker, later made a documentary about her. He had been booked on the same flight but changed his plans at the last minute.

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