LJK Setright - RIP
19 September 2005, 08:58 PM
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LJK Setright - RIP
I see from the obituary column that we lost a fine motoring journalist a few days ago.
Didn't see any notice of this on SN so I thought I'd put it up for the cogniscenti.
Didn't see any notice of this on SN so I thought I'd put it up for the cogniscenti.
19 September 2005, 10:01 PM
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He was the "ordinary car" equivalent of Jenks (who was "racing cars"). RIP. Bit of an oddball, but certainly knew his stuff. I still don't know what bmep is (I know it stands for brake mean effective pressure, and it's a measure of engine power, but that's it).
20 September 2005, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Chip Sengravy
I seem to remember that name...did he have a massive grey beard?
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20 September 2005, 09:18 AM
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He never made it to 'Men & Motors' channel though, did he...
I used to read him in Car but I found his writing tended to veer too much towards esoteric engineering principles and eulogising Soichiro Honda. Not what I thought the readership really wanted.
Now if he'd done an article on Carbonfibre splitters...
I used to read him in Car but I found his writing tended to veer too much towards esoteric engineering principles and eulogising Soichiro Honda. Not what I thought the readership really wanted.
Now if he'd done an article on Carbonfibre splitters...
20 September 2005, 01:52 PM
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I met him at a bike show years ago (the late 70's). He was riding a Honda CB1000 (the big heavy six cylinder thing), I was on a little Honda 250. He comically introduced himself as "NGK SPARKRIGHT". What he didn't know about all things automotive wasn't worth knowing about. Probably the most knowledgable people I've ever met.
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
I see from the obituary column that we lost a fine motoring journalist a few days ago.
Didn't see any notice of this on SN so I thought I'd put it up for the cogniscenti.
Didn't see any notice of this on SN so I thought I'd put it up for the cogniscenti.
I couldn't get on with his style of writing. Probably because I don't understand words with two syllables or more
In anycase, it appears that most of the motoring journo's had a lot of time for him.
21 September 2005, 12:27 PM
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Marvellous writer - truly an original and one of the great engineering journalists of the 20th century. Used to love his Frontline column in Car 20 years ago....
Car mag is a sadder place without LJKS and Russell Bulgin.....
Car mag is a sadder place without LJKS and Russell Bulgin.....
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