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Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7
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The book tells the full story of Donald Campbell's last courageous attempt to take the world water speed record beyond 300 mph. The book will include the background behind the attempt, detailing the modifications and re-engineering of his iconic jet boat boat, Bluebird K7 and the preparations and trials at Coniston in the Lake District in the winter of 1966. Endless mechanical setbacks and foul weather, the financial and emotional pressure Campbell was under, the high speed runs on Christmas Day and the final attempt that ended in tragedy when ultimate success seemed to be only seconds away.
It illustrates the story of the last 7 months in the life of Britain's last true speed king – a superstitious, complex and above all, supremely brave individual who was driven by the desire to keep Britain at the top of engineering endeavour and to prove himself worthy of the mantle of his illustrious record breaking father.
To Donald Campbell, life was a series of mountains to be tackled.
He saw 300mph on water as the latest mountain summit he was attempting to climb... just like the previous summits - his record successes in the 50's and 60's.
He was stepping onto the summit when he lost his life...
"All of us are struggling up and, oh God, isn't it a swine? You get there and you look around and it's great. And you just have time to breathe before you start getting everything in perspective. Then you realise it wasn't a mountain after all. It was a molehill. You look over there and you can see another mountain, the real mountain, and you are going for it, boy, and what hurts, what REALLY hurts, is when you come to the last one and you go down the other side." Donald CampbellCase Study: The website is created using a template and a range of plugins, modules and components to add more functionality to J.1.5. The website has very little interactive functionality and relies on simplistic design to ensure information is found easily.
